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You Should Be Grilling Everything!

I was listening to a very wise man at work today, telling me his trials and tribulations of smoking ribs over the weekend.  



He loves to cook and appreciates everything that I bring in for work-folks to enjoy.  After our conversation I realized I should have asked him for his beans and BBQ Sauce recipe... (putting that on the list for tomorrow).  I adore men who cook...and not just grill but really cook. 





 They get into the science of it.  I, first and foremost, am a baker and that in it's simplest form is chemistry.  From day one really.  


I remember my first summer job, a bake shop in Wasaga Beach (long gone now)... no A/C, Central Ontario Canada summer's with humidity that would choke a goat.  My job was to make Rum Balls.  From 7:15am to 5pm, make...rum...balls.  



To this day, I can't look at a rum ball.  The added bonus to this "summer job" (where I was paid $2.15 and hour) were the huge picture windows at the front of the shop where I could see all my friends driving by on their way to P1.  







(those of you who are reading this and are familiar with the Lorna Doone and all the Beaches at Wasaga, well, you know what I'm talking about.)







It. Was. Torture.







But, I digress.  As I was listening this wise man talk about BBQ and smoking ribs, I started thinking about all the things that you could and CAN grill.  Lord knows summer here in Shadow Hills, the grill is your only friend when dinner time comes-a-callin'!

Grilled pineapple... that's a given.  Grilled watermelon skewers... seen it a few times. Strawberry, cantaloupe, cherry tomato (remember, tomatoes are a fruit), apricots, kiwi, the list goes on.  







One of my favorites though and will always be, grilled peaches.








It's peach season here and that lasts till around the end of August if yer lucky.  Seriously, a little sugar and balsamic, through them halved and pitted on the grill.. BOOM, Bob's your Uncle.

No, seriously... Robert is your Mother's Brother on this one!

Here's a super quick, yummy Sunflower recipe for grilled peaches and chicken Scallopini... (Sal, you gotta put this on you summer menu!)


Whatcha Need:



Chicken:

1 pound boneless skinless chicken
breasts (pound the snot out of it... the thinner the better)

Salt and freshly ground pepper

¼ cup almond or rice
flour

2 tablespoons canola oil 


Peaches:

¼ teaspoon ground ginger


½ teaspoon ground cinnamon


4 teaspoons honey

6 large yellow peaches, pitted and
halved


How You Do It:
Heat grill to medium-high. Brush the chicken with 1 tablespoon of the oil and season with ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
Step 2
In a bowl toss  peaches, 1 tablespoon of the oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper, ginger, cinnamon, honey


Step 3
Grill the chicken it is cooked through... 5 to 6 minutes per side. Grill the peaches until charred, 2 minutes per side (delicious).
Plate it all up, give a random squeeze of fresh lemon (why not?)
Enjoy!
With Love from The Sunflower
xoxoxo













 








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