“Did you ever see the customers in health-food stores? They are pale, skinny people who look half dead. In a steak house, you see robust, ruddy people. They're dying, of course, but they look terrific.” - Bill Cosby

My inaugural post!  How fun! 

I suppose I should start of by telling you a little more about myself - I'm a 25 year old guy from Minneapolis, MN (although I lived a great deal of my life in Iowa and originally came from Pennsylvania).  One of my favorite things about being from Pittsburgh (besides rooting for the Steelers!) is learning about cooking a steak Pittsburgh rare - but we can cover that another time. 

I think what's most appropriate for my first blog post is a 'tip-of-the-hat' to a fantastic book for amateur grillers like myself:

This book has been a trusted resource as I've expanded my grilling repertoire (and spice rack)!  For those of you who aren't familiar - it's separated into beautifully written sections (poultry recipes, beef recipes, fish recipes, etc) and has a lot of great content that's fun to read through!  I strongly recommend that if you're interested in learning how to grill new things, or looking for ways to spice up the things that you normally grill - give this book a try.  Here's a link to buy it on amazon.com (which I've found to be most affordable): http://goo.gl/Hta9M

Some of my personal favorites are the recipes for the:

• Porterhouse dry rub
• Simple Salmon
• Diablo Pollo
• Spicy Ribeye

Please let me know what you think!  Send feedback to midwestgrilling@gmail.com or comment below!