Fried Chicken and Cheesesteaks

I've been thinking for a couple of weeks about if it was possible to do an entire meal on the grill. Not a grilled veggie kabobs and grilled chicken type meal, because of course that can be done. I was thinking of a more complete meal - one where I would normally use my oven. As I posted a few days ago, I simply LOVE zucchini fries now. But with temperatures in the upper 90's today, I did NOT want to turn on my oven. So I decided to try "baking" them on the grill. My grill has three burners - so I lighted it up, and turned the left and right ones down to low grill, and turned the middle burned off. I have a thermostat on the front of the grill, so I was hoping for approximately 400 degrees. Meanwhile I prepped the zucchini - cut it into match sticks, dipped it in a beaten egg (which turned out just as well as the whipped egg white - so don't bother with the beaters), and then in the mixture of panko crumbs, flour and spices. These went into a greased disposable ...

We're having a heat wave here in Philly. Sometimes a big meal just is NOT what you want when it is hot, especially if you are also packing and moving boxes, as we are this weekend. So this is just a little public service announcement, in case you too tend to forget about the wonder of fruit smoothies. Things I add (not all at the same time!) - strawberries - frozen strawberries - blueberries - frozen blueberries - banana - frozen banana - watermelon - canteloupe - honeydew - peaches - cherries other additions: - orange juice - plain yogurt or greek yogurt - vanilla yogurt - soy protein powder (not if I'm serving it the Southerner - it doesn't agree with him) - vanilla ice cream - ice my favorite combos to throw in the blender: Watermelon, blueberry, vanilla extract and soy protein powder for breakfast strawberry, a few ice cubes, vanilla ice cream (obviously this is a dessert) milk, banana Today's selection: two bananas, chopped and frozen for a few hours: about a cup ...

I think this is officially a "deep dish" pie, because I only put a top crust on it. But this would actually be a "shallow dish" pie if there was such a thing - it probably is only enough for four people. Because I have yet to remaster the art of making pie dough (I could in my teens, but lost the touch), and I only had one roll out pie dough in my refrigerator. Combine: 1 pint blueberries - they were a bit old - when they start to look like raisins 5 large strawberries about 3/4 cup of frozen raspberries mix together: 1/2 cup sugar 4 teaspons cornstarch Mix the sugar into the berries and pour into a pretty tart pan. Top with pie crust - I cut mine into long strips and made a lazy man's lattice. Bake at 425 for about 20 minutes, then turn down to 350 and bake another 30 - until the juices are nice and bubbly and the crust is starting to brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream!