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Grilling for joy

09:40 AM EDT on Wednesday, May 26, 2004

BY GAIL CIAMPA
Journal Food Editor

Cooking on the grill never gets old. You can do it night after night and still find the joy in the same old song.

There's a whole world of choices. Chicken, steak or fish, take your pick. Marinated or naked. Rare or well done. Hot dogs or filet mignon. The grill is an equal-opportunity cooker. You can take a turn with a link of sausages or grill a rack of lamb.

Grilled pizza makes a lovely appetizer. And don't asparagus and corn on the cob sound nice?

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Journal photo / Bill Murphy

Why does it all taste so good? Because we grill outside in the warm spring and summer air. Because we grill with friends and neighbors over a cold beverage. Because we take our time and drink in nature all around. Because the sweet smoky smells make our noses happy.

Sure, we can grill all year long -- and many of us do. But now we can do it without the parka and boots.

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