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Great Grilling and Barbecuing

Take advantage of the weather and fire up the grill on the Fourth of July – Check out these great grilling and barbecuing recipes to help make your holiday event a masterpiece
your Fourth of July guests will love.

There is something compelling about the smell of food being cooked over a charcoal pit, open flame or barbecue.


Barbecue, Grilling and Smoking Recipes
Beef, Pork, Poultry, Fruit & Vegetable Recipes

Take advantage of the weather and fire up the grill on Father's Day! Check out these great grilling and barbecuing recipes to help make your Father's Day event a masterpiece he will love. There is something compelling about the smell of food being cooked over a charcoal pit, open flame or barbecue.
 

North Carolina Pig Pickin'
Any month of the year is good for a pig pickin' in North Carolina. The barbecue style will vary according to what area you're in. Unlike other food preparation in the South, which is usually dominated by women, barbecue is a male domain.
 

Beer Butt Chicken - Beer Can Chicken - Drunken Chicken
Beer Can Chicken, Drunken Chicken, Beer Butt Chicken - no matter what you call it, this is a delicious way to barbecue a whole chicken. This chicken is the juiciest cooked chicken you'll ever try!  Do this recipe when you are having a group of people over.  Everyone likes to watch the preparation and the cooking of this chicken as it looks so weird on the barbecue grill. Great entertainment!


4th of July Celebrations!

Each year on July 4th, Americans celebrate our freedom and independence with  barbecues, picnics, parades, fireworks, and family gatherings. So - let's celebrate our country's fight for freedom! 


S'mores
How To Make S'mores

This American classic is everyone's favorite childhood treat!

Learn To Make
S'mores.

If your children haven't tasted them yet, then you need to make sure to bring the right stuff to make them for your next camping trip, because they are missing out on an American classic. Learn To Make S'mores.

There is no "right" way to make a S'more. Anyway you like it, is the right way. This recipe is one that has been passed down through years of family and scout camps.

 


How about an old-fashioned Picnic?


Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers The elements of the perfect hamburger are a patty of ground beef in a soft round bun, served with ketchup. What people prefer on their hamburger can vary from region to region in the United States.
 

Louisiana Crawfish Boil What looks, tastes, and smells like seafood, but doesn't come from the sea? It's crawfish, a freshwater shellfish that is considered a Louisiana delicacy.
 

Fried Chicken
T
he quintessential southern dish is fried chicken. There are as many recipes for fried chicken as there are southern cooks, with most being passed down through generations.
 

Cajun Fried Turkey
This is the best way of cooking a turkey I've ever tasted. The turkey is anything but greasy as the deep-frying process seals the outside and the turkey remains incredibly juicy, while the skin gets wonderfully crispy. These fried turkeys were a big hit at our festival!


 


Check out all of Lea Schneider's monthly helpful
Organize Right Now columns.

Whisk Those Gadgets into Shape
When I whisk into the kitchen to organize, those darn whisks, spatulas and scrapers can sometimes leave me scratching my head. They are the hardest things for which to find a kitchen home. There are long handled tools, short stubby tools, fat swirls of tools, and tiny skinny things. From the soup ladle to the cake tester, these different size items make it ever so hard to organize.
 


Southwest Cooking - The Heart and Soul of Southwest Cooking by Cynthia Detterick-Pineda. Learn about the history and recipes of southwest cooking. Includes Mexican, New Mexican, Tex-Mex, and Cal-Mex Recipes.

Cynthia's Southwest Recipes
With Cynthia's family recipes, you will be able to make the most mouth watering southwest food that you have ever tasted - Guaranteed!

 


The Baking Pan - Check out my sister's, Carol Arroyo, new baking web site.

Tea Travels - Check out Ellen Easton's  interesting articles on tea and tea parties. Plus lots more!
 


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