Recently I added a sweet copper colored Grill Dome ceramic cooker to my arsenal of smokers and grills. Since then, I have been enjoying coming up with some great new recipes that utilize its extreme versatility, including this flavor packed grilled pizza featuring pear, blue cheese, and arugula!
Read MoreSeared Scallops with Smoked Pea Puree and Crispy Country Ham
I love, love, LOVE scallops but they can go from super tender to rubbery very quickly if they aren't cooked hot and fast so they are nicely seared on the outside and still opaque in the center. To do this, I like to fry them in a pre-heated pan, finishing them by basting with clarified butter (butter which has had the butterfat removed in order to give it a higher smoke point) then serving with a creamy smoked pea puree and crispy strips of country ham.
Read MoreSmoked Olive Oil
Recently I was wandering the aisles of a major home goods store and came across a bottle of smoked olive oil. While I could have dropped $18 on the bottle, I decided to save my money for a rainy day and try to create my own smoked olive oil at home, to be used as a compliment to any number of dishes included grilled vegetables, grilled polenta, steaks, and so much more!
Here's the how-to...
Read MoreGiveaway: Chef Works' Ultimate Griller's Apron, Chef Knife and More
Top culinary apparel company Chef Works will kick off a new retail program at the 2015 EGGtoberfest, an annual event hosted by leading ceramic smoker and grill manufacturer Big Green Egg to be held October 10th at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, GA.
For those of you who will not be able to check them out in person, though, Grillocracy is hosting a giveaway during which one lucky reader will receive a prize pack valued at nearly $325.00 including...
Read MoreGrilled Cheese Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Burger
I love me some meat, so much so that you might as well add another "carne" to carnivore. That said, I am never one to pass up grilled vegetables so when Chef Eric Crowley of LA's highly popular Chef Eric's Culinary Classroom offered to share his recipe for Cheese-Stuffed Portobello Mushroom Burgers I immediately put the ground beef aside and fired up this flavorful vegetarian burger!
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