Licence to Grill

It’s Kathy’s 29th birthday (again!) and Rob goes all-martini in his bbq menu. He puts together everything from a martini marinated salmon on cedar plank with a tarragon mayo to a martini marinated leg of lamb. It’s a neat BBQ with a twist!

You don’t always need a special occasion to have people over for a bbq. Just lots of sun, food and friends! Rob prepares some staples – grilled chicken and ribs with garlic grilled tomatoes on the side.

Rob’s friends haven’t been out since the birth of their first child six weeks ago. In celebration of their first night out, Rob goes all out with a shellfish fiesta. Grilled clams with lemon butter sauce, Caribbean rum shrimp, great scallop brochettes and more are on the menu.

Rob and the boys have a victory dinner of pulled pork, grilled pork tenderloin with great sauces and smokey south western rice as a side after a successful day at the softball tournament.

The girls set Robs lifelong bachelor buddy up on a blind date and Rob decides to bbq mega garlic. Grilled veggies with garlic anchovy dip, grilled trout wrapped in Proscuitto with a roasted garlic mayo and a fresh nicoise salad. Will love blossom in a wake of garlic breath?

New neighbors move in across the street all the way from Southern Italy and Rob decides to do an all-Mediterranean bbq dinner in their honour. Hot of the grill are octopus, sardines and Moroccan lamb kabobs along with some mouthwatering sides that will make his guests feel right at home.

It’s karaoke night at Robs place. That means lots of bad singing and lots of great food. It’s a ribapolooza! Rob bbqs some smoked spareribs, spicy beef short ribs and fresh grilled veg for his wanna be stars.

Rob prepares a special romantic dinner for one of his pals who is planning on popping the big marriage question to his date. They wine and dine on a gourmet meal including zucchini crab cakes with smoked salsa, grilled lobster with basil mayonnaise and a chocolate fondue with grilled fruit.

There’s a total eclipse of the moon out tonight and everyone is coming over to Rob’s for the big show. In the darkness they feast on grilled chicken tikka, pork tenderloin with a banana salsa, and fabulous grilled fennel with anchovy - garlic butter.

Every year the neighborhood gets together for a summer afternoon block party. This year it’s at Robs place. He makes a great impression with a menu that dazzles including oyster kabobs, spicy chicken wings, pork skewers, grilled antipasto in endive boats and more.

Rob decides he’s going to take a trip to Mexico this winter and has a big fiesta to celebrate. Rob sets the mood by grilling up some roasted vegetable quesadillas, grilled Snapper with charred Chili Salsa, and grilled Chicken Burritos with a charred tomato guacamole

Rob and friends get together to celebrate the longest day of the summer – the Summer Solstice. In the brilliant sunshine Rob and his guests dig into veal chops with red wine glaze, Asian pork ribs, marinated & grilled asparagus and fresh red & yellow peppers with feta and olives.

It’s actually Friday night and Rob has some unexpected guests in town looking for a nice meal. The last minute dinner party leaves Rob with on ly 3 hours to prepare an impressive feast. He blows his friends away by serving grilled shrimp with spicy honey glaze, smoked haddock and grilled polenta.

Rob and the boys have their annual 4 on 4 basketball tournament and then a giant red meat fest. Testosterone rules the table as they dig into Rob’s feast of beef short ribs, rotisserie prime rib, grilled porterhouse steaks and a killer Caesar salad.

Rob puts on a backyard fundraiser to help out the local kids soccer team. He entices them with Butterfly prawns with chili raspberry sauce, Tandoori spiced cauliflower, and fried smoked chicken drumsticks.

One of Rob’s friends got a walk on part in a big summer blockbuster movie. Everyone’s off to see the film and then back to Rob’s place for a Hollywood Star Soiree. They wine and dine the night away with a feast of grilled gazpacho, barbecued peanut shrimp, grilled chicken with a tarragon wine sauce and one of a kind grilled Greek potatoes.

Rob’s buddy Jim got a hole-in-one last week. The price for such a victorious shot is an all expenses paid dinner for his buddies who were not so fortunate. Rob whips together a meal for the lucky golfer including smoked scallop salad with a citrus vinaigrette, Pernod smoked lobster and grilled stuffed beef tenderloin

Rob’s entering a bbq sauce & glaze contest and can’t decide which recipe to use so he has some friends over for a huge paarttty to pick the winning recipe. He sets up the test for his 4 favourite sauces & glazes on various sides – lamb, chicken, ham and turkey.

Rob’s friends play on a touch football team (The Devils) and today they play in the championship game. Will the ladies win or loose? Will dinner be a celebration or a wake? Either way they feast on a supper for champions including Grilled shrimp salad with tarragon dressing, Stuffed marinated and grilled chicken breasts, and Chocolate berry burritos