Update (8.12.09):

Epicurious saves the day.  If you were looking for grilling tips, too, check it out!

Epicurious Guide to Grilling

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It should be so easy.

That’s what I kept thinking as I watched the chicken get more and more blackened. Well, one of the pieces of chicken. Curiously, the chicken on the other end of the grill was still pretty raw. What the…?!

Chicken on the Grill

I’ve said before that I consider myself a baker (that’s probably a mistake right there – why pigeonhole myself, right?). But, it’s true. I love to bake. I love looking through recipes for delicious desserts and then creating them as if they’re works of art and then, the best part of all, seeing the looks on the faces of friends and loved ones when they take that first bite. My success rate for my baked goods is pretty darn high.

Dark Chocolate Bundt Cake Drizzled with Fudge Sauce

But cooking?

Well, I feel like I get punched in the gut again…and again…and…

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I’m happy to say that at least one author believes they can. In fact, she’s written a book about it

Julie Halpert, co-author of the book entitled, “Making Up With Mom” was my guest on Soapbox Radio on Tuesday, June 24.

Here’s a video of one of her recent interviews: