Unlike back home where a craving for grilled food is easily satisfied with a quick request to yaya (term of endearment for our much-missed household help) to make some inihaw (grilled food in Tagalog) or via a quick stop at the nearby restaurant or street corner, being a long plane ride away does make satisfying this craving not as easy as it used to be.
Good thing we managed to bring this with us when we started our “desert adventures”…
Though we still miss the smoky, charcoal-grilled flavor of food from a good, old-fashioned outdoor charcoal grill, having an indoor grill like this is certainly the next best thing given our circumstances 
This baby’s almost done… 
And yes, the shish taouk (Middle-East-style grilled chicken on skewers) on grilled vegetables turned out delish nonetheless! 
It doesn’t get any easier than this… just grill some store-bought pre-marinated chicken skewers (yes, folks, this ain’t home-made!) and mixed veggies (this much, I did – hahaha!) and you’re ready for a real grilled treat! For the veggies, I just cubed some red peppers, cucumbers, white onions and tomatoes, drizzled these with some olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper and set them on the grill – they do make a perfect complement to the chicken.
To see the other cool kitchen gadgets of our players this week, click on the Lasang Pinoy Sundays (LaPiS) icon on my sidebar.
10 responses so far ↓
julie // December 22, 2008 at 6:55 pm |
Wow, those look yummy! Ok lang kung store-bought, basat masarap
I agree! Happy Holidays, Teacher Julie!
gmirage // December 22, 2008 at 8:27 pm |
I want a contact grill too! Pero tama ka mas masarap at mabango ang luto sa uling! =D
(p.s. surimi=imitation of crab, lobster or shrimp made from fish, I think Kani is also used)
Very useful to have one handy at home for those spur of the moment grilling adventures.
More familiar with kani kasi – at least now I have another term for it – thanks!
Jay // December 22, 2008 at 9:21 pm |
sa province, i do char-grilling pero pag dito sa manila, yung stove top grill ang gamit ko kasi nakakahiya sa kapitbhay yung usok..
oo nga ano, sana pala ksama sa pix yung grill na yun 
Here is Mine
magandang araw ka-lasa-ista
Salamat sa pagbisita
You said it – we always have to be considerate of our neighbors – especially kami dito na di pa kalahi…
peachkins // December 23, 2008 at 4:35 am |
mukha naman syang masarap pero iba pa rin yung charcoal grill,no??
Merry Christmas and thanks for visiting!
Oo – masarap yung may lasang inihaw kasi e. All the best to you for 2009!
iska // December 23, 2008 at 5:34 am |
hmmm YUM! hindi naman halatang hindi homemade…
You’re too kind… thanks, Iska!
ces // December 23, 2008 at 6:28 pm |
malay satay naman ang naisip ko! never thought of doing this on the grille! i have one too and thanks for sharing this idea!:) happy holidays pinky and to the family!!!!
Thanks, Ces!
Satay and Shish Tawouk belong naman to the same family, I guess… 
Jescel // December 23, 2008 at 7:10 pm |
yum.. yum… i posted my latest kitchen gadget way back November… not able to post a new one,but you can check it out here:
http://spice-o-life.blogspot.com/2008/11/coming-soon-mad-mixology.html
Will do. Thanks, Jescel!
Jescel // January 2, 2009 at 12:06 am |
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!
Same to you! Hope you had a meaningful holiday celebration!
Leap of Faith! // January 5, 2009 at 11:32 am |
pwede na rin to hon, but I also miss the charcoal flavor… sandali, i’m never volunteering to grill with uling ha…fyi lang.
Understood.
I’m not expecting you take over the kitchen anytime soon anyway – hehehe 
Twinkie // January 12, 2009 at 5:13 pm |
Charap! Sigurado, simu’t sarap na naman ang putaheng ito.
Dito ‘di ko alam saan makakahanap ng bamboo skewers.
Hehe! Natawa ako sa possible then not so possible take over ng asawa mo sa kusina.
Take-over ba kamo? Huwag na muna – akin ang kusina, kanya ang kabayo (ng plantsa!) – hahaha!
We’re perfectly happy with our “division of labor” as it is so and I don’t see any “role changes” in the near future.