Barbecued Everything

It's summertime, and for many people that means cooking on the barbecue as often as possible; lunch, supper, and even breakfast and dessert?! Grilling has certainly gained  popularity over the past few years, with food items going where they have never gone before. For example, until recently I had never heard of grilling grapefruit, radicchio, or pound cake. And did you know you can grill pizza, sandwiches, and meatloaf? Biscuits, muffins, and breads can also be cooked on the barbecue. 
Just recently, I came across a recipe for chocolate cake on the barbecue while reading a cookbook dedicated to barbecues. The book also included recipes for bananas caramel, apple pie, and dessert pizza on the barbecue. It turns out that when it is just too hot to turn on the oven and heat up the entire house, the barbecue can be used to cook just about anything! Barbecues can be used as an oven to cook anything in a pan, simply by placing the pan on the medium grill over indirect heat to cook, and rotating the pan at half time. It will take about the same amount of time to cook as it would in the oven at 350F. This works for cakes, muffins, bread, and even cookies. Isn't that neat? Now you can bake anytime through the summer, no matter how high the temperature is!

PHOTO CREDIT:"bbq.jpg" http://www.changemyplate.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bbq-300x198.jpg .Change My Plate, n.d. Saturday, February 2, 2013.