This is an excellent dish for days when the thermometer peaks and you want nothing to do with heat in any way shape or form. It does require heating up the grill, but at least everything you put on it cooks fast.

Three hours before the meal, light up the grill to get it heating. Back in the kitchen get out three mixing bowls, ten metal skewers and a cookie sheet.

Cut up the pineapple,...

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About three hours ahead of time, mix together everything from the brown sugar to the canola oil in a ceramic bowl. Cut the steak up into bite-sized cubes (1/2 to 1 inch) add to the bowl and mix to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and leave in the fridge to marinade. Put a bottle of white wine on to chill, or a high-quality sangria if you can find it.

Cut the pineapple into 1 inch chunks then peel...

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This is a somewhat healthy variation on the classic Fish Taco. I use scallops, but you can just as easily substitute any form of white fish (and the more tropical the better - I'm looking at you, Mahi Mahi) just be sure to chop it up into boneless half inch chunks. This recipe makes three large tacos. It's easy enough to just juggle the ingredients to make more or less.

In a bowl, mix the...

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A simple but elegant dish. It's not exactly heart healthy but close. On a back burner, in a pasta pot, bring the 4 cups of water and 1 Tbsp crab boil to a boil. This is critical - reduce heat to low and wait until the until the surface is simply steaming and not bubbling. Add the chicken breasts and cook for 20 minutes.

Do not cover the pot and check the chicken occassionally to make sure it...

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Cherub Pork is named after the Smashing Pumpkins song Cherub Rock which is likewise very simple, stripped down and yet absolutely smashing.

Set the oven to 350 degrees. Start the rice cooking.

Slice the porkloin down the center, much in the way you might cut open a sub roll, leaving the back hinge in tact. Spread flat on a cutting board and beat with a tenderizing mallet until it's about an...

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