Archive for the 'Appetizers' Category

Roscoe’s Grilled Italian Sausage w/Onions, Peppers and Garlic (and other secret stuff that everyone will be using soon)

Ingredients (to serve 10):
Italian sausage (whatever kind you like: sweet or hot) 10 links, or about 2 1/2 lbs of a wheel
2 red onions
1 red pepper
1 cubanelle red pepper
1 cubanelle green pepper
2 or 3 (or 4) big cloves garlic (sliced thin or chopped)
olive oil
Worcestershire
Cholula
salt and pepper
red wine
vegetable spices (whatever kind you like)
large sheet of tin [...]

Grilled Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms


Get Grillin’
Roscoe never quit grilling over the winter, and we hope you didn’t either. But if you did (yes, some guys are scared of the Michigan winter, and are just now thinking about grilling again this summer, and you know who you are; and those of you who are, ask yourselves this: where would the [...]

Roscoe’s Grilled Tomatillo Pepper Sauce

Ingredients:
Tomatillos – 8-10
Peppers – any kind you like, 3-4
Red onion – 3-4 small ones
Garlic – 6-8 cloves, chopped
Balsamic vinegar – a splash or two
Honey – 1/4 cup
Salt, pepper, Cholula
Red or white wine – a couple glugs
Got Sauce?
We’re not talking tomato sauce here, the kind you put over spaghetti. And we’re not even talking some kind [...]

Roscoe’s Pulled Pork (Carnitas) Tacos

Carnitas Means Pork
Okay, you knew that. And you also know how to roast or smoke (for those of you who have smokers) a pork butt and turn it into that most delicious and succulent dish we call PULLED PORK. And when it’s done, and you’ve pulled it and sauced it to perfection, and certainly tasted [...]

Sweet Potato Salsa

Ingredients:
1 sweet potato – diced
1/2 red pepper – diced
1 slice red onion – diced
1 green onion – diced
1 spoon chopped jalapenos in vinegar
2 spoons orange marmalade or apricot preserves
Juice of one lime
Cholula Chili Lime – a couple squirts to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Won’t Find This On The Shelves of Your Local Market
Sure, you can [...]

Sandy’s Mexican Fiesta

The Menu:
Turkey Mole’
Roasted Chicken Enchiladas
Carne’ Asada tacos
Grilled Quesadillas
Carnitas
Beans and Rice
Guacamole
And for Dessert: Grilled Chocolate Quesadillas topped with pina colada ice and vanilla ice cream!
Roscoe Was There
We all know Roscoe’s lament on the paucity of good Mexican restaurants in the Detroit area. And don’t start talking about Mexicantown, because Roscoe’s been there, and couldn’t even find [...]

More Grilled Pita Pizza

Ingredients:
Whole wheat pita bread
Sauce (See: Roscoe’s One Beer Pizza Sauce)
Cheese – mozzarella, parmesan and/or pecorino-romano, or your favorite mix
Pepperoni – sliced thin
Sun-dried tomatoes
Olive oil (for basting pitas)
Hot grill
Beer (for staying hydrated during grilling process)
Super spatula
We Can’t Get Enough
Let’s get right to the point: THE PEPPERONI WAS THE BEST. The test kitchens went all out to [...]

Grilled Pita Pizza

Ingredients:
Pita bread
Olive oil
Cheese (Mozzarella or provolone or your favorite mix)
Sauce
Your favorite toppings
Pizza On The Grill?
Darn right. It’s summer, and you don’t have to sublimate the urge to grill when the urge for pizza takes over (Sublimate? Hey, Roscoe can use big words with the best of ‘em).

Forget The Pizza Stone
Though the grill acts like an [...]