Andrew Schloss
Savory Parmesan Shortbread Rounds
SERVING SUGGESTION: With pre-dinner drinks or on a salumi platter.
Balsamic Fig Chutney with Roasted Grapes
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: With roast chicken or pork, or spoon atop goat-cheese crostini.
Tandoori Rub
This spice mix includes the same seasonings as those used to flavor India's clay-oven-baked tandoori chicken.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Rub under the skin of a whole chicken before roasting; add to a pan sauce for seared scallops; sprinkle over cauliflower before sautéing; mix with yogurt and use as a marinade for leg of lamb.
Hot Dogs Stuffed with the Works
Editor's note: The recipe and introductory text below are from Mastering the Grill: The Owner's Manual for Outdoor Cooking, by Andrew Schloss and David Joachim.
You will need large hot dogs (knockwurst or foot-longs, take your choice) to hold all of the filling in this recipe. "The works" means anything and everything you like on a hot dog, so if there's something that works for you that we haven't included, bring it on; you can't mess it up. Whatever you do, the results will be over the top. One word of warning: Don't wrap the bacon too tightly, or it will break when the hot dogs swell during cooking.