Fabulicious!: On the Grill (26 page)

    
crumbs,
89
,
128
,
147

    
Italian saying about,
43

broccoli rabe

    
Juicy Joe's Chicken and,
128–129

    
as kale substitute,
37

Bruschetta

    
Crostini vs.,
39

    
Grilled Ciambotta for,
44–45

    
Grilled Peperonata,
179

    
Kale and Pancetta,
37–39

    
Olivada for,
42

    
personalizing,
40

brushes,
26

burgers

    
flipping,
84–85

    
with Peppers and Gorgonzola,
99–100

burners,
28
,
29
,
152

Burrata,
34
.
See also
Mozzarella
;
Ricotta

butter

    
Garlic,
95

    
grilling history and,
21

    
Lemon-Caper,
145

Cake, Summer Cassata,
186

canned foods,
17–18
,
73
,
89
,
128
,
163
,
171

capers

    
about,
143

    
Cherry Tomato Salsa,
142

    
Grilled Peperonata,
179

    
Grilled Tuna Puttanesca,
163–164

    
Lemon Butter,
145

    
Shrimp Skewers with Salsa Verde,
148–149

Caprese,
75

Caramel Sauce,
191–192

carne
(meat).
See
meat

Carrots, Fabellini Glazed,
174

Cassata Cake, Summer,
186

Casserole, Mama's Smothered Lamb and Potato,
112–113

charcoal grills,
21–22

charring,
27
,
36
,
178

cheese.
See also specific cheeses

    
on fish,
146
,
147

    
standards and types,
34–35

chicken

    
Breasts, Marinated, with Grilled Apple Rings,
122–123

    
Breasts Stuffed with Artichokes and Fontina,
124–126

    
and Broccoli Rabe Dinner, Juicy Joe's,
128–129

    
butterflying,
120

    
alla Diavolo,
120–121

    
doneness,
86–87
,
115–116

    
Italian sayings about,
115
,
117

    
Milanese,
88

    
mistakes,
115
,
117

    
Parmesan, Gabriella's Grilled,
127

    
Roast, Whole, with Herb Rub,
118–119

    
for salad entrées,
65

    
Spiedini with Basil Glaze,
132

    
temperature,
115–116

    
tenderizing,
82
,
117

    
Thighs with Sweet and Spicy Rub,
130

chimney starter,
27

Christmas Eve,
72

Ciambotta, Grilled,
44–45

clams

    
Jersey Shore Seafood Pasta,
166–167

    
with Lemon-Caper Butter,
145

cleaning

    
grills,
24–25

    
minimizing,
153

    
raw meat handling and,
30–31

    
seafood,
136
,
166

club steak,
95

contorni
(side dishes).
See
side dishes

Corn on the Cob, Parmesan and Paprika,
177

crabs

    
blue, cleaning,
166

    
Jersey Shore Seafood Pasta,
166–167

    
Salmon Involtini Stuffed with,
137

creamy sauces,
138
,
151–152
,
160

Crostini

    
Bruschetta
vs.,
39

    
as dessert,
40

    
Grilled Ciambotta for,
44–45

    
Olivada for,
42

    
personalizing,
40

    
Tuscan White Bean,
41

cutting meat,
93
,
103

Dad's Jersey Shore Seafood Pasta,
166–167

dessert

    
Crostini as,
40

    
fruit as,
183–184
,
185

    
Grilled Peach Sundaes with Caramel Sauce,
191–192

    
grilling,
185
,
191

    
Grownup Fabellini Sorbet,
193

    
Italian Peach “Sangria,
”
189

    
Joe's Juicy Applesauce,
190

    
Summer Cassata Cake,
186

    
traditional Italian,
183
,
189

    
wine as,
183

Diavolo, Chicken alla,
120–121

diet, Mediterranean,
151–152

dip,
41
.
See also
sauce
;
spreads

direct heat,
27
,
29–30
,
153

dolci
(desserts).
See
dessert

Dough, Pronto Presto Pizza,
52–53
,
55

dressing

    
Gorgonzola,
68

    
Pesto,
75

    
Red Wine Vinaigrette,
110–111

    
re-seasoning with,
64

    
Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette,
74

    
Sweet and Sour,
179

    
vinegar types for,
64–65

drinking,
183
,
189

eggplant

    
about,
173

    
Grilled, with Pesto and Mozzarella,
173

    
Grilled Ciambotta,
44–45

    
Grilled Vegetable Lasagna,
155–157

entertaining

    
holiday,
72
,
183

    
interacting when,
33
,
63

    
with leftovers,
154

    
plating for,
166

    
side dishes and,
126

    
timing and,
36
,
152
,
165
,
166

Fabellini

    
Glazed Carrots,
174

    
Sorbet, Grownup,
193

farmer's markets,
17–18
,
65
,
184

Fig

    
Grilled, and Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese,
66

    
Prosciutto and Gorgonzola Pizza,
61

filet mignon,
95

first courses,
33
,
51
,
63
.
See also
antipasti

fish

    
cheese on,
146
,
147

    
grilling and handling,
136

    
Italian saying about,
135

    
meaty white,
142

    
scapece-style,
181

    
Sea Bass, Grilled, with Lemon-Wine Sauce and Pistachios,
138–140

    
Swordfish with Cherry Tomato-Caper Salsa,
142

    
Tuna Puttanesca, Grilled,
163–164

    
Tuna Steaks with Pepper-Olive Relish,
141

Flank Steak alla Sala Consilina,
92

flare-ups,
25
,
27
,
90

Fontina

    
about,
34

    
Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Artichokes and,
124–126

food.
See also
shopping

    
aphrodisiac,
73
,
143
,
194

    
canned,
17–18
,
73
,
89
,
128
,
163
,
171

    
farmer's markets,
17–18
,
65
,
184

    
freshness,
17–18
,
64
,
65
,
90
,
171
,
184–185

    
growing,
64
,
65
,
171

    
imported,
17–18
,
34
,
146
,
184

    
ingredients, key,
21
,
45
,
53
,
63
,
73
,
172