Category Archives: Grilling

Grilled hamburgers and salad. 1/27/25

It’s chilly out but not too cold to grill hamburgers! We had a summer dinner at the end of January. John did a great job grilling our burgers to medium rare. I made a fresh salad to go along side. … Continue reading

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Grilled lamb chops. 1/22/25

On Tuesday along with our purchase of rotisserie chicken from Costco we also got a package of loin lamb chops. John does such a good job grilling them and we all enjoy gnawing on the bones. For my part I … Continue reading

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Grilled steak, sweet potato, cauliflower. 1/13/25

Tonight we are having a grill and sheet pan meal. John grilled the steak to perfection and put the sweet potatoes that I had microwaved on the grill to give them some char. I pumped the oven up to 550F, … Continue reading

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First day on vacation, 11/3/24, Grilled Hamburgers

We spent all day Saturday, 11/2/24, driving to St. George, Utah with our son, Jon, for a week full of golf (for Jon), and some tennis, perhaps some hiking, and cooking together. The night we got in we went to … Continue reading

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Grilled Hamburgers. 10/15/24

Hamburgers made out of Kobe ground beef and grilled outside along with a southwestern inspired salad with tomatoes from the garden makes for an excellent late summer/autumn dinner. (Summer lasts a little longer here than in other climes.)

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Grilled Lamb Chops. 9/16/24

I love these little lamb chops that look like miniaturized T-bone steaks! John grilled them to a perfect medium rare. I microwaved the halved sweet potato for about 4 minutes and then handed the halves over to John for finishing … Continue reading

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Grilled burger with salad. 9/10/24

Yum, dinner!

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Grilled Steak, Potatoes, and Salad. 9/5/24

It has been very hot here in Northern California. Unless you live close to the ocean, which we do not, temperatures have been over 100F. Due to our inept electric company we are asked to conserve energy 4-8 PM. That … Continue reading

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Grilled NY Strip, Grilled potato, Brussels Sprouts. 8/21/24

Gosh, we are having tasty meals this week! John grilled the steaks to a perfect medium rare and tended over the potato I had baked earlier so that the surface slightly charred. I made what my family calls IDBS, incredibly … Continue reading

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Grilled Hamburgers with Coleslaw 8/8/24

I think every time we have this dinner I say to John, I wish I could have another hamburger! They are so good! Tonight the little char on the bun was the perfect complement to the medium rare burger. A … Continue reading

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