It's Almost Winter And Your Grill Still Works In The Cold

grill, all,

Well, it's already cooled down here in New England and we've certainly packed up all of our summer clothes and pulled out our winter coats, hats and gloves. Many of us are hurrying out to our local tire store to get winter tires put on for the traitorous conditions we drive in. At the same time some people have packed away their grill until spring returns and reminds us that it's okay to go cook outside again. I say, are you crazy?

I use my grill year round. It's not that cold out their and even if it does get 25 below, come on it's only for a few minutes at a time. The grill is a sacred piece of cookery. There really is no substitute! The flavor that the grill gives to the food you cook on its beautiful grates is unlike any other. That charred, crispy delicious skin that it creates just can't be imitated by a sauté pan or the oven.

So I say, come on everyone, don't say goodbye to your grill. Instead, embrace it even more! It's cold out their and your grill misses you. Remember, your grill puts off a good amount of heat as it adds that amazing flavor to your food and it will keep you warm while you turn that beautiful steak or that tender chicken leg. There's just something about cooking over an open flame. Why deny yourself this pleasure and the luxury of not having to scrub those pots or pans.

Just think! The possibilities are endless. With the change of the seasons, comes fresher and new ingredients. Right now, we are being introduced to some of the most beautiful produce, such as: an assortment of wild mushrooms, butternut, hubburd, spaghetti, and acorn squashes, sweet potatoes, beets, brussel sprouts, mustard greens, fennel, onions, carrots, parsnips, rutabaga, turnips, celery root, cabbages, fresh figs, pears, cranberries and all kinds of citrus.

Meats, such as: venison, all cuts of pork, rabbit, pheasant and duck. All of these ingredients, in hundreds of combinations would make yet another amazing meal for your grill. So please, utilize your grill for what it is worth. It wants to yield great food for you, so let it. After all, that's what it was designed to do. When you do it remember cook with the season!