Kitchen Bitch

Cooking in the Kitchen with Sass & Class

Grill It! Bell Pepper and Quinoa Salad July 10, 2012

Filed under: Greek,Grill It!,Grilling,Healthy,Italian,Man Meals,Mediterranean,Recipes,Rices and Grains,Side Dishes,tomatoes,Vegetables — thekitchenbitch @ 9:36 AM
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Things are (sort of) back to normal around here now that we’ve made it through the holiday and four surprise birthday parties in one week! Yes, you read that correctly: four. surprise. parties. How we managed for them all to actually be surprises is beyond me, but the important thing is that everyone is happy and feels well-celebrated.

This, my friends, is what summer is all about: enjoying (or avoiding) the summer sun together, eating and drinking until our hearts are content, and spending time with the ones we love. Since we returned from our honeymoon, I’ve actually had more time to do just that, and it makes me so happy that life is finally coming to a more relaxed juncture, one where I can actually enjoy my day, rather than just rush through it to make it to the next one because I have so many things that need to be done. (more…)

 

Grill It: Chipotle Pork Chops with Apple Chutney June 11, 2012

Filed under: Bring on the Heat!,Entrees,Grill It!,Grilling,Healthy,Herbs and Spices,Man Meals,Man Meals,Pork,Pork Chops,Recipes — thekitchenbitch @ 9:13 AM
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I have to tell you, I’ve been really digging the weather in my new home, Cincinnati. Summer is already in full force here, which means I can cook many of our weeknight meals (and my client’s meals) on the grill. I just love being able to cook outside—and the fact that there aren’t so many dishes to wash after we’ve finished dinner. Granted, I know the humidity index will skyrocket in July, but I’m trying to pretend that’s never going to happen. Let’s see how long I can keep up the delusion, eh? (more…)

 

Grill it! Rosemary-Citrus Chicken Thighs May 9, 2012

Filed under: Chicken,Entrees,Grill It!,Grilling,Healthy,Herbs and Spices,Man Meals,Man Meals,On the Grill,Recipes — thekitchenbitch @ 8:57 AM
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I’ve been really digging marinades lately. They’re so easy to prepare (Mix all the ingredients together. Add meat. Wait.) and, with a little planning, you can have all the work done the night before so you just have to throw the meat on the grill when you’re ready to eat the next evening. Score!

I made a chicken kabob marinade similar to this one a few weeks back at a 50-person party I catered, and it was such a huge hit that I thought I’d recreate the flavors here for you. Let me tell you, juicing citrus for four is so much easier than juicing it 50. That’s task I wouldn’t wish on many, but having my super-awesome new citrus juicer attachment for my stand mixer made it a whole lot easier. (more…)

 

Man Meals: Garlic-Jalapeno Sliders with Creamy Tomatillo Sauce December 1, 2011

Filed under: Appetizers,Beef,Entrees,Grilling,Ground Beef,Man Meals,Recipes — thekitchenbitch @ 12:19 PM
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We’ve made it through Thanksgiving intact. Well, almost. My five-year-old camera took it’s final beating on Thanksgiving Day, never to see battery-operated light again. It was really perfect, actually, because it gave me an excuse to buy a new camera, this one, in fact. And it’s coming in the mail today—yay! So this is the last of the pictures I took with my old camera. Enjoy :)

But that’s besides the point, because we’re here to talk about sliders. Garlic-Jalapeno sliders. The perfect party food. Comfort food. Man food. Woman food. Sports food. Everybody loves sliders (don’t let those naysayers fool you), and they’re bound to make at least one woman around you squeal in delight with how cute they are. Because lots of women love little things and for some reason think they’re cute. (Me included.) (more…)

 

Grill It! Eggplant, Tomato and Mozzarella Stacks September 5, 2011

Filed under: Eggplant,Grilling,Healthy,Herbs and Spices,Man Meals,On the Grill,Recipes,Side Dishes,tomatoes,Vegetables,Vegetarian,Weeknight Meals — thekitchenbitch @ 1:10 AM
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I didn’t really spend much time at my third-floor apartment this summer. And with Doug’s grill out of commission, I’d been dying to put my grilling skills to good use. Just as I started to think my grilling know-how was getting rusty, I landed at my parents’ house in Kentucky and saw a gleaming new grill staring back at me.

Why had my parents gotten a new grill, you ask? No, it wasn’t because the old one had gotten rusty. Or because my dad felt the need to upgrade to the newest model. Nope, the reason we got a new grill is:

My mom blew up the old one!

Mom, being the great woman that she is, offered to make my friend Rae and I dinner a few months back. She put her beautifully butterflied chicken on the grill, set a brick on it, and closed the lid—completely forgetting to the the dials down from smoking hot to medium low. The long-term smoldering heat of the 500-degree grill blackened the chicken and melted the grill grates, ruining the grill altogether.

Of course, Mom being Mom, she still served us the chicken, suggesting that we just remove the skin before eating. You gotta love her :)

Well, this isn’t a post about burnt chicken, but it is a post about the brand-spanking new grill that came out of that culinary meltdown. I went nuts cooking everything I possibly could on during my weekend home a few weeks ago: lemon-scented salmon with basil-walnut pesto; peppers, onions and sausages for Italian dogs; corn on the cob; and last, but not least, these Eggplant, Tomato and Mozzarella stacks.

Every component of these yummy stacks is done on the grill, and then they’re assembled grill-side for easy entertaining. (more…)

 

Yogurt-Marinated Chicken Kabob Flatbreads with Aleppo Pepper August 12, 2011

Filed under: Barbeque,Chicken,Dips & Sauces,Entrees,Grilling,Healthy,Man Meals,On the Grill,Recipes,Sandwiches,Vegetables — thekitchenbitch @ 10:23 AM
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My trusty Weber grill seemed sad that I hadn’t used it much this summer. (Or was it the other way around?) Either way, my charcoal grill needed to see some action, and I needed to feast on some grilled meats—which always taste better when cooked over charcoal, by the way.

It’s meals like these where I really enjoy the cooking process. I literally do everything on the grill, including my side dishes if I can. There’s just something so fun about cooking outside (besides the fact that I’m not in my sweltering kitchen) and over an open flame.

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