Sweet Treat Saturday: Food on a Stick: Grilled Peach Shortcake Kebabs

Thread cubes of angel food cake and peaches onto skewers.  Brush the cake with sweetened condensed milk to keep it from drying out and to make a lovely crust.  Put the skewers on a hot grill for about 30 seconds on each side and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.  You can substitute other [...]

Grilled Fruit Kebabs

Ingredients: 1 cup balsamic vinegar 1 T. brown sugar fruits of your choice – ones that will skewer well – peaches, apricots, plums, strawberries are great choices for this – cut into appropriately sized pieces 1 T. olive oil salt and pepper to taste 1 oz. goat cheese, cut in cubes Heat grill to medium [...]

Curry Kebabs

Ingredients: 1 tsp. curry powder 2 T. brown sugar 1 T. lime juice 1 T. ketchup 1/4 cup plain yogurt 1 lb. lamb, beef, or pork, cubed Your favourite veggies for kebabs – chunks of onion, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini etc. Instructions:  Mix together the first 5 ingredients.  Coat the pieces of meat with the [...]

Food on a Stick: Greek Style Lamb Kebabs with Feta Dipping Sauce

Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs. cubed lamb 8 thin wedges of lemon 1/4 cup olive oil 2 T. lemon juice 4 garlic cloves, minced salt and pepper to taste For sauce:  2 oz. feta, 1 T. lemon juice, 2 T. water.  Puree in a blender and season with salt and pepper to taste. Instructions:  Heat up [...]

Tasty Tuesday: Food on a Stick Week: 2 Pork Kebabs

Apple Pork Kebabs Ingredients: 1/2 cup apricot or peach jam 2 T. cider vinegar 1 T. tomato paste 2 T. olive oil salt and pepper to taste (I find the Blazing Bourbon Pepper especially good with this) 1 1/2 lbs. pork tenderloin cubed 1 medium red onion cut into wedges 1 apple (red or Granny [...]

Meatless Monday: Food on a Stick Week:Grilled Vegetarian Skewers

It’s food on a stick week here at the Red Apple Tearoom! What is it about threading foods onto skewers and grilling it just makes it taste so much better? Ingredients: 2 lbs. baby potatoes (red or Yukon Gold work best on skewers), boiled until just tender 2 zucchini, cut into chunks 2 yellow squash, [...]