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 [...]

Ingredients:
Pulled Pork
Can Black Beans
Red onion
Red pepper
Spicy Brown Mustard
Tortillas – Corn or flour, or both
Pepper Jack Cheese
Olive oil, Worcestershire, Cholula
Spices
Green onion
Cilantro
Salsa
You Just Can’t Get Enough Pulled Pork
Pork Butts went on sale again and you had no choice, you had to buy a couple. Totally understandable (at $.97 a pound, you ought to fill a truck with [...]

Ingredients:
Catfish fillets
Olive Oil
Cholula
Spices – Old Bay, Ancho, Cholula, salt and pepper
Sweet Potato Salsa
Roscoe Doesn’t Deep Fry
You don’t need breading or coating or crust, that cover of flour that usually makes your fish real crispy but then that’s all you can taste. Catfish tastes too good to disguise it.
Just Oil And Seasoning
And a hot grill. That’s [...]

Where’s Bobby Flay?
When you get challenged to a Throwdown, and your name happens to be Roscoe, well, let’s face it, you’re talking about a good time. But this time, it’s not Bobby Flay coming from New York, it’s Z-Man coming from Florida.
Says He Makes The Best
Well, now we’ll see. He’s even bringing his own bread, [...]

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 [...]

Yes, You Can
Tell someone you’re grilling scallops and they look at you funny. “You mean, on the barbecue?” Yes, the same BBQ you use to grill up your dogs and burgers and steaks and chicken and pizza (see Roscoe’s Grilled Pita Pizza). Just because they’re delicate and mysterious doesn’t mean you can’t grill ‘em. In [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]