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5 Ways To Better Enjoy a Barbecue

Published June 30th, 2011 | By russoscooking

by Chef Shane Russo, Owner/Chef of Russo’s Cooking Personal Chef Service

Since Americans in the South began publicly roasting pigs at parties and get togethers, Barbecues have been a common item in the lives of North Americans.
For most of the population using a grill is a essential part of cooking and for the hard core barbecuers once the summer comes in it’s barbecues all the way.
Every barbecue is always a good fun family event. Here are 5 ways to make your routine evening barbecue a more unique experience:
1) Who said you have to only barbecue meat? There is quite a lot that can be done with bread or fruit and veg over a naked grill. One way to make barbecues and grilling more fun to the whole family is to use pastry cutters for what ever it is you are grilling. It is up to you or your kids what design and type of food you use.
2) Try some of those foil packed recipes which cook in less than 20 minutes which are very handy and clean and kids will also love the surprise element. Combos can be great fun as you can mix it up any way you want and it makes a great game for the kids mixing different items of bread, fruit and veg.
3) They say variety is the spice of life so if you only ever cook the same old sausages and steaks why not try something different like a nice bit of cod or a juicy bit of venison. Similarly, try to mix it up with condiments and seasoning.
4) Barbecues should not be rushed, they are supposed to be fun. Many of the die hard barbecue fans out there will state that broiling is an insult to the barbecuing criteria. Barbecues should represent a process of slow cooking on low to high heat and while you wait for the food to grill its a great opportunity to have a good laugh with who ever is in your party be it friends and family.
5) When we were all small children our moms told us never to play are food. Well, there is an except to every rule isn’t there? Barbecue games are a great way to have really good fun while cooking. In the game Glutton, every player gets either mashed potatoes, turnip, or mac and cheese. Then, they must pick at random a utensil from the kitchen and eat and the first person to eat all of their dish wins.
Hope you guys are having as great a summer as I am!
Chef Shane
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Yummy Fall “Recipe”

Published September 25th, 2010 | By russoscooking

Chef Shaneby Chef Shane Russo; Executive Chef/Owner of Russo’s Cooking Personal Chef Service

Ok, so this isn’t so much a recipe as it is an alteration of an awesome Autumnal dessert: The Apple Pie! I was eating a store-bought no-sugar-added apple pie the other day and boy was it BLAND! Urg! I mean, B-L-A-N-D! I know I know, I should have made it myself and I will next time. But that isn’t the point here. The point is how do you take something store-bought and terrible and turn it into something you can tolerate? Here is what I did:

I took a sugar-free Caramel Syrup and put about 1tbs on top of the pie along with a few sprinkles of cinnamon. Then I popped it into the microwave for about 45 seconds to make it all warm and gooey.

Just this simple little addition turned the apple pie into an amazing treat. I can’t wait to try it on my own home-made recipe! MMMMMMM!!!

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