Andrea Meyers

Italian Grilled Eggplant Cakes

August 8, 2008 By Andrea 15 Comments

Some beautiful foods just aren’t pretty to look at, and these eggplant cakes fall into that category. They taste wonderful and take on a beautiful brown color, but on the plate it looks like fried mud and grass clippings. In spite of their unassuming looks, we enjoyed these little tidbits from Marcella Hazan’s tome Essentials [...]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Vegetables Tagged With: autumn, eggplant, grilling, herbs, Italian foods, summer, vegetarian

White Grilled Pizza

May 9, 2008 By Andrea 8 Comments

First things first: there’s still time to enter the Grilled Pizzas & Piadinas cookbook give away! Visit the original post and tell us about your favorite pizza toppings to enter! The dessert pizza with the cinnamon and ice cream was delicious, but then so were the savory pizzas we made. I chose to top one [...]

Filed Under: Breads Tagged With: budget meals, Cookbooks, grilling, low-fat, pizza, vegetarian

Grilled Fish Tacos with Mango-Avocado Salsa

May 6, 2008 By Andrea 7 Comments

I wish I could come home after picking up the kids from school and have time to cook a nice meal. I long for a calm, zen-like cooking experience each day, but instead I find myself chasing after my sons who prefer to run amok, trying to keep them from raiding the refrigerator and the [...]

Filed Under: Main Course, Salsas & Dips, Seafood Tagged With: avocados, budget meals, fish, fruit, grilling, herbs, low-fat, mahi-mahi, mangos, Mexican

Grilled Pizzas & Piadinas Cookbook Give Away

May 4, 2008 By Andrea 38 Comments

I know what you are thinking. You are thinking, “Andrea botched up this post because that is definitely not grilled pizza.” Guess what? It is grilled pizza enrobed in cinnamon sugar with French vanilla ice cream in the middle and chocolate sauce on top. How’s that for an insanely good dessert pizza? Yes, my hand [...]

Filed Under: Dessert, Reviews Tagged With: chocolate, Cookbooks, grilling, ice cream, pizza

Grilled Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs

April 29, 2008 By Andrea 11 Comments

Summer grilling season is fast approaching, and the bug has already bitten us. We started grilling a couple weeks ago when we had a few warm days, and we’ll probably grill every weekend and a few days during the week between now and winter. We usually do at least one simple grill a week with [...]

Filed Under: Vegetables Tagged With: gluten-free, grilling, herbs, low-fat, potatoes, vegan, vegetarian, WHB

Thai Grilled Chicken with Cilantro Dipping Sauce

September 10, 2007 By Andrea 16 Comments

I’m having trouble letting go of summer. Labor Day has passed, so no more white pants or shoes, and I guess I should start thinking about autumn-ish foods, but with temperatures remaining in the 90s my mind is still geared towards grilling and cooking light foods. Chicken may be the main ingredient, but cilantro is [...]

Filed Under: Poultry Tagged With: Asian, budget meals, chicken, grilling, herbs, low-fat, Thai, WHB

Tequila Lime Chicken Fajitas and the Great Chicken Marinade Controversy

July 15, 2007 By Andrea 7 Comments

The big Asian grocery store not far from my house had a great lime sale—20 limes for $1.00—so I came home with a bag of 20 limes and plans to make several lime dishes. This weekend we grilled some of this tequila lime chicken, which has become a favorite for us. How long should you [...]

Filed Under: Poultry Tagged With: budget meals, chicken, grilling, herbs, low-fat, Tex Mex

Barbecued Ribs

July 3, 2006 By Andrea 7 Comments

I can’t imagine summertime without barbecue…ribs, chicken, pulled pork, you name it. When it comes to ribs, I love sticky, sloppy, finger-licking sauces, although I like dry rubs as well. This is a family favorite that we enjoy when we visit Michael’s parents at their camp in the Adirondacks. The ribs are great for 4th [...]

Filed Under: Pork, Recently Updated Tagged With: barbecue, budget meals, grilling

Experiment: Jamaican Jerk Chicken

June 12, 2006 By Andrea 4 Comments

We both enjoy jerk chicken, but we’ve never made it, so with the summer grilling season upon us, it just seemed like a good time to give it a go. Boy, do we feel silly for not trying it before now! It’s really, really simple—you just marinate and grill. I used only one habanero instead [...]

Filed Under: Poultry Tagged With: barbecue, budget meals, chicken, experiments, grilling, herbs, low-fat, spices

Lemon Herb Marinated Chicken

February 7, 2006 By Andrea Leave a Comment

Delicious! We’ve had this at the Meyers camp several times. It’s juicy, tender, and flavorful. Serve with some wild rice or rice pilaf and a light salad. You can also slice up the meat and use it to top off a green salad. It makes a wonderful light meal. There is a family joke that [...]

Filed Under: Poultry Tagged With: budget meals, chicken, gluten-free, grilling, herbs, lemons, low-fat