Chocolate-It's What's for Dinner

HAPPY 4th of JULY!! Now I had planned on doing this fantabulous cake to bring to my Aunt and Uncle's for today but what a disaster. It looks like a regular cake and then when you cut it, it looks like a flag. How cool is that?? Not very it turns out. Well I will post the long sad story about that tomorrow. Instead, I'll give you something that is also appropriate for the 4th - what goes better with that barbecued chicken, hamburger, and hot dog but corn on the cob! Smokey corn on the cob en le papier d'aluminium- Yeah I know I've used that line before . But when you have a good thing going with aluminum foil, it's difficult to resist. Sometimes I don't feel like doing corn on the cob in the husks. It is tasty, but the whole soaking so the husks don't burn is too much sometimes. I've come up with this solution. Smokey Corn on the Cob 4 corn on the cob 4T butter smokey paprika salt/pepper Tear off 4 pieces of aluminum foil. Cut 1/2T of but...

Our Big Green Egg To me this is a sign that the nice weather is finally here - chicken cooked on the grill (although we've been known to grill in cold weather too).  I've been making chicken this way for as long as I can remember. This recipe is pretty flexible with the seasoning - I've used fresh herbs, dried herbs, and many different combinations of herbs. But here is the basic recipe: Grilled Chicken le papier d'aluminium (sounds much nicer than chicken in foil) 1 whole chicken (cut up into 2 breasts, 2 legs, 2 thighs, 2 wings with tips removed) 1 stick butter 2 t thyme 2-3 t smokey paprika salt/pepper Tear off 7 pieces of aluminum foil (no not 8 pieces because the wings are going to cook together). Evenly distribute 1/2 of the butter across the aluminum foil. Distribute 1 t of thyme, 1 t of the smokey paprika, and salt & pepper to taste across the aluminum foil. You may want to be a little more generous with the seasonings and butter for the br...