Grilled Polenta with Blistered Snow Peas & Bok Choy

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Lia’s Best Barbecue Ribs Recipe

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A pressure cooker makes these sublimely tender, shot-through-with-flavor-to-the-bone barbecue ribs possible in under an hour, so you can have more free time to enjoy your July 4th barbecue!

Double Decker Portobello Burgers

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Looking for a satisfying veggie burger recipe? These portobello burgers will win you over from beef burgers ... they're that good.

Sausage and Grape Skewers

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This recipe, my slightly off-kilter ode to harvest, was adapted from Micol Negrin’s gem of a book, The Italian Grill.

Smoky-Sweet Tri Tip

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With a tender tri tip steak, wood chips and a hot grill, you can enjoy lip-smacking smoked barbecue any night.

Grilled Salmon with Stone Fruit Salsa

Grilled Salmon with Stone Fruit Salsa
I developed this recipe when I got home from Cordova, Alaska last year bearing a few pounds of Copper River wild salmon, thanks to Bill Webber. A simple salsa made with summer's stone fruits is the perfect accompaniment.