Welcome to Bobby Flay Everyday!

I am not an expert. I have never even taken a class. I have no formal training - but I love to grill. I love the food off the grill and I just like the idea, the fun and the relaxation of grilling. So naturally Bobby Flay is a hero. I have his books, I watch his shows and I try out his recipes. So my idea is to grill one of Bobby's grilling recommendations everyday and see how it goes. Bobby Flay Everyday!

The idea to grill and blog is not original. Julie Powell wrote a blog that became a book and then a movie when she cooked all 524 recipes from Julia Child's cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking. But this is not French Cooking - this is backyard, after work, tailgate, American male grilling. I grill outside in a man-cave in every kind of weather. There is no "grilling season" for me - its everyday, year-round. We will skip around through Bobby's books and TV shows and grill what we like. But grilling is more than food, its an experience - so we will also report on what music we listened to or what ball game was on while we were grilling. We will keep track of what we were drinking during the grilling and later with the food. I'll try to figure what went wrong when we fall short of Bobby's perfection and pass on any tips I know about or discover along the way. Maybe it will give others some ideas as well.

The photo is of me and two of my brother-in-laws roasting the Thanksgiving turkey on the grill last year. That's me on the far right. In real life I am a college professor and pilot. I have written 12 books, but they were all about flying - here we write about grilling. We write about Bobby Flay Everyday!

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Grilled Quesadillas

Check this out! Grilled Steak Quesadillas, with Blue Cheese and Monterey Jack. You can find this in Bobby Flay’s book, Boy Gets Grill, page 46. I used some thin slices strip steak which I covered in oil, salt and ground pepper before it hit the grill. Since the steak was so thin it grilled up fast. I probably only had it on the grill three or four minutes per side. When the steaks came off, I let them rest in the open until they were just cool enough to handle and I cut them in strips. I built the quesadillas from the plate up. First with a whole grain tortilla, then two layers of steak strips, the top layer criss-crossing the bottom layer, then grilled peppers, then blue cheese and Monterey Jack. Just a few minutes back on the grill melted the cheeses and it all came together. This was not too spicy. Quesadillas don't always have to be mexican in flavor base. It can be just about anything - think of a tortilla as just another way to pile a sandwich.

Weather Report. Sunny and 60's for the first time in I don't know when. I goin' out to take advantage.

Grilling in the spring is right around the corner!
Paul

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