Friend of Julie: Get Your Grill On

Today I'm pulling my grill out of my garage and it's staying outside until it starts snowing. To up my game and my skills of grilling meats and veggies, I went to YouTube for recipes and tips. What about you? Are you ready to get your grill on?


Grilling Fish

This video above includes tips (if you want to avoid burning your fish - don't walk away from your fish) and recipes for veggies, shrimp, swordfish, salmon, and grilled veggies seafood salad (skip the rice) that you can make the day before and serve chilled. My favorite tip here, which is near the end of the video, is to use your skewer sticks to poke the fish to make sure it's cooked right, as you can take a peek without ruining your fish.


How to Grill the Perfect Steak

The video above shows how to cook a 1-inch medium-rare steak in 8-10 minutes. If you want it cooked more, plan on a few minutes longer. After pulling the steak from the grill, add the final touch of blue-cheese butter to your guests steaks and skip this on yours if you don't want the additional fat.


How To Grill Boneless Chicken Breasts 

The recipe above calls for preparing the chicken an hour before adding it to the grill, so plan ahead. After you marinate the chicken in your favorite sauce, then head out to the grill.

These are just a few tips and recipes to get you started. Now get out there and enjoy this beautiful weather, because after the winter we had, we need some gorgeous weather!