One of the best things about the warm weather is cooking outdoors! Not only is grilling an excellent way to enjoy the beautiful weather but it is also a great healthy option to cooking! As opposed to frying, or other cooking methods which employ lots of butter, oils, and grease, grilling cooks food with no fat or extra calories added! In addition it provides it with a great smoky flavor with a beautiful crust and crispiness. There is an endless amount of things that you can cook on the grill. Some of my families favorites are marinated chicken, burgers- beef and turkey, chicken sausages, or even shrimp and other seafood. Other great options are sides or appetizers such as grilled vegetables, on kabobs or not- but onions, peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, asparagus, corn and/or zucchini. From appetizers, mains, sides and even desserts grilling provides a great (nutritional) way of cooking that gets the family outside and enjoying the weather, while keeping health in mind!
Every summer my family and I go to Cape Cod. One of our favorite things to do is grill on the Outer Beach. It's absolutely beautiful there and its amazing to be able to grill some of my favorite foods while being on the beach!
Here are some pictures of the Outer Beach last year and one of our barbecues:
My Sister, Erin, working the grill
My Dad and I
I love grilling when it gets warm out. There is something better about foods grilled in the summer than winter food. Just wish we could maximize this with some actual warm weather.
ReplyDeleteI agree and can't wait for more grilled food, along with some summer weather.
ReplyDeleteThis post gets me so excited for nice weather :)
ReplyDeleteMy family used to have a little charcoal grill, but we upgraded to a gas grill. Also, during my senior year of high school we had a cook out and used the little portable grill like your sister is using in that picture. In my house, we grill lots of vegetables. Grilling is the perfect pair to the summer.
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