Ever since the time my husband nearly blew his eyebrows off lighting an old, rusted out barbecue (August 15, 2003, the night of the big blackout, unforgettable!), I’ve been a bit afraid of grilling. Even though we have a much more solid and safe grill now, I never light the thing without a shiver of fear. That said, the BBQ is almost the first garden tool that gets cleaned off every spring and I bet we’re not the only ones who grill before the first tulip pokes its shoots above ground.
Most foods taste better grilled. Vegetables do! Meat’s a natural. Seafood’s good too. And grilled pizza? You bet. Making pizza on the grill gives the crust a fired flavour that’s different than baking in a conventional oven, and a great option in the absence of a backyard wood-burning pizza oven — definitely worth that little thrill of adrenaline that happens whenever I apply flame to propane! Continue reading
