| The smell of the grill, the smoke on the air, the tang | | | | hunks of garlic and some fresh herbs. Wrap it all up in |
| of the sauce; all signs of the beginning of summer | | | | the foil and seal the edges well. Be sure to poke a |
| and its greatest pastime, barbecue. Families and | | | | hole or two to allow the steam to leave the pouch, |
| friends across the globe share the primal enjoyment | | | | or you might have a mess to clean off of your grill |
| of cooking over a flame, outdoors under the sky. | | | | when the nifty pouch explodes from the pressure of |
| There are many schools of thought as to approach, | | | | the steam off of the veggies. Or, for a sweeter |
| hardware, fuel sources, sauce or no, and what to | | | | approach, take some of those frozen blueberries |
| char and what not, but all can agree that there is | | | | that I mentioned earlier and mix with some sugar, a |
| little more satisfying than the taste of a perfectly | | | | squeeze of lemon and some zest (if your handy in |
| grilled morsel on a hot summer's day. | | | | the kitchen) a pinch of cinnamon and salt and mix |
| Personally, I choose my dad's old half can grill, | | | | well. Spoon single serving portions onto a square of |
| charcoal (of course), tangy vinegar-based sauce and | | | | foil, then sprinkle with a mixture of brown sugar and |
| anything and everything is welcome on my grill. I | | | | instant oats. Fold, grill, and enjoy! |
| barbecue meat, fruit, vegetables, and even some | | | | The magic of barbecue is the freedom you have. |
| more creative preparations in handy little aluminum | | | | Desserts, appetizers, kabobs, and meat; all excellent |
| pouches. My current favorite barbecue recipe is a | | | | choices and wonderful any time of the year. |
| Barbecue Steak and Blueberry Sauce recipe, and it is | | | | Nowadays, you can even bring your grilling indoors |
| completely off the chart. The sweetness and tang of | | | | when the weather turns and the leaves fall. Indoor, |
| the sauce combined with the smoke of the steak is | | | | cook top grill pans are becoming more and more |
| amazing. Plus, blueberries are one of my favorite | | | | popular. With the ridged design and often made out |
| fruits and this is a great way to get some of those | | | | of cast iron, these pans and griddles are a great |
| amazing little berries into my day. I always keep | | | | choice for the griller on the go. They heat quickly and |
| some frozen in my freezer so that I have them on | | | | provide a satisfactory result when cooking meat and |
| hand when the need should arise. | | | | heartier vegetables. Even so, there is still nothing that |
| I have also discovered the art of the pouch. Grilling | | | | tops the thrill of the flame and the smell of the |
| vegetables, stir fry dishes and nifty desserts is super | | | | smoke in the backyard, on the porch or at the |
| easy using a pouch. This method simply requires | | | | neighbors. So to all of you grillers and barbecue |
| some aluminum foil and whatever you can think of to | | | | experts everywhere, I say, go forth and grill! |
| stick in it. I like vegetables, drizzled with olive oil, | | | | |