Summer grilling guide

Now is when the outdoors gets great with aromas of grilled meat, fish, chicken, and vegetables. Recipes Grilled lamb loin chops Pork tenderloins Grilled shrimp Grilled lamb kebabs Grilled chicken cutlets Grilled chicken thighs Ginger-soy glazed salmon fillets Grilled-vegetable pasta salad

Skewered and grilled, these morsels are easy and irresistible

Thread little nuggets on skewers, set them over coals, keep an eye on them while you sip something refreshing and wonderful, and you get a remarkable meal without much effort. Kebabs, once cheap street food, are now trendy meals-on-a-stick.

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Secrets to wicked good barbecue

A local restaurateur teamed with a software designer to win the biggest prize in barbecue. Now they're ready to share their secrets... well, most of them.

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Smoke and spice

Local restaurants, like Blue Ribbon Bar-B-Q in Arlington, share secrets about sauces that make grilled food great.

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Boston's best new barbecue

Greater Boston’s barbecue scene recently experience an explosion of fresh meat. Take a tour of nine new -- and old favorite -- restaurants and food trucks around the Hub.

• Phantom Gourmet video Eight great barbecue spots


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Two favorite summer recipes

Everyone is always looking for great versions of favorite dishes. When chef Peter Irving sent us his grandmother's recipe for macaroni salad, we realized that this is what can happen when a rather ordinary dish has perfect proportions.

• Recipes Grandma Sis's macaroni salad


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• Sweet red slaw

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Asian grilling offers flavors to be savored

In Asia, grilled dishes aren't just warm-weather fare. The streets are filled with the enticing aromas of smoky foods year-round and each country has its own specialty.

• Recipes Spicy sweet-and-sour kebabs with pineapple salsa


• Grilled swordfish wraps with mango salsa

Light the Fire

A cookout that is more than a meal

Paula Barraud says that Argentines have a reputation for three things, "malbec, Maradona, and tango." Malbec is their emblematic wine. Diego Maradona is their equivalent of Pele. And, tango, of course, is their sultry dance.

Recipe Chimichurri recipe

A simple menu is good grill practice

Tong rust is inevitable when you head out to the backyard each spring. Gently shake it off by starting with a simple seasonal menu.

• Recipe Grilled asparagus salad with arugula and cheese toasts


• Recipe Grilled rack of lamb with walnut-mint pesto


• Recipe Spiced couscous

More recipes

• Grilled clams in chili-butter sauce


• Grilled seared double-thick tuna steaks


• Grilled sausage sandwiches with onion sauce


• Warm shrimp with green beans and chili