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I'm usually not attracted to diet books or anything that refers to fat in its title, but this one caught my eye – perhaps because it promised to unlock secrets of pleasurable eating, rather than promoting a dry set of instructions on how to turn mealtime into a calculus course.
Intimidated by tongs and the raw heat of meat and charcoal? Well, get over it. This is Florida, where grilling is not limited to summer and just about any cook's spell of recipe ennui can be remedied with the strike of a match. And here's a little secret about grilling – it's really easy. You just need to know a few tricks.
As we sauntered into our friends' kitchen, in anticipation of a delicious home-cooked meal, we were handed glasses of a refreshing sparkling wine that we downed while watching the making of the feast. These friends are the most adventurous and skillful at this very task. I couldn't help but comment on the smell of spices that filled the kitchen, and when handed the cookbook from which our meal was inspired, I found there were no less than 25 ingredients required, most of them exotic spices and hard to find ingredients.