grilled shrimp and mushrooms by maeghan

good with hot cooked rice or green noodles(spoon remaining sauce over,if desired) steamed vegetables in season and a spinach salad

Mediterranian Spice Mix for Meats by Sandyg

Chicken Cream Cheese Enchiladas by Maria Gross

Torte di granchio ( Crab Cakes) by J. Gino Genovesi

Crab cakes became popular along the coastlines of mid Atlantic States, the Gulf Coasts and Italy as well. It is a simple and tasty way to serve crab meat and can be fried or baked. Crab cakes can be made ahead of time and later reheated to sweeten the appetite. Ideal for picnics and outings. Try making sandwiches topped with…

Bean Soup, a Simple One by Dave McFarland

This is a crock pot soup, so you can just soak the beans over night, then add all the ingredients. Let the crock pot do the rest. I chose the faster method, here. You can also do the slow method, and let it cook the whole time on low for 8 hours. This is the kind of soup the I like to make a little different, each time I make it.…

Beer Grilled Pork Chops by Chef Smith

Grilled Pork Loin with Pineapple Salsa by Chuck Trimble

Adjust the level of sweetness or heat in the salsa as a perfect compliment to the smokey-citrus flavor of the pork. I have had great success using much larger pork loins and putting them on my smoker for larger gatherings. Leaving the pork in the marinade for 24 or more hours will produce more intense flavors in the meat.

Basil-Walnut Pesto by Chef Feiny www.feintastingfoods.com

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.

Pork Chops with Bell Pepper and Caper Sauce by Chef Feiny www.feintastingfoods.com

ONE OF MY FAVORTIES!!!!!! The combination of the bell peppers, shallots, capers sets for an AMAZING marriage to the pork chops. ;-)

White Dry Rub by John Greenler

I was using my red rub for all meats. It was good but thought the beef needed to treated differantly. I came up with this rub for my red meats. Now I still use my red rub on Brisket but that is the exception. We have also found this to be a great inplace of salt and pepper on your table.

Garlic Rosemary Grilled Leg of Australian Lamb by Maria Bjornsdotter

Crown of Roast Pork by Chef Smith