I know how to grill hamburgers and hot dogs but the other stuff is questionable.. What's a good marinate for chicken and how long do you cook the chicken. Sometimes I use chicken patties and sometimes I buy with the bone in. How long does it take to grill a steak? or a thick pork chop? Does anyone have a good pasta salad?? I usually boil pasta, add a few things and then dump a bottle of dressing on it. What kind of dressing do you really like??

This is an easy recipe to grill any type of steak. Set steaks out until they are room temperature. Add steak seasoning to both sides (i use McCormick). Place steaks on grill for five minutes then flip and cook on other side for an additional five minutes. Take steaks off the grill and brush all over with olive oil. Put them back on the grill for an additional 3-5 minutes on both sides (depending on the thickness). They are a medium rare this way and taste perfectly juicy. We use sizzlers for the kids, Domenico's for adults. Bone in steak seems to be the best!

an easy and delicious recipe of mine is grilled tilapia that uses the italian dressing as a marinade. 6-8 tilapia fillets 1 1/2 cups of italian dressing 1 tblspn. old bay seasoning lay the fillets in a long casserole dish. then, sprinkle the seasonings over the fish fillets and then pour the italian dressing on the fish fillets and set it in the refrigerator for a half hour to an hour. put the fish on a medium temperature grill that has been lightly sprayed with Pam. carefully flip the fish to brown on both sides.

Wow! You packed a lot of question into one! LOL. You'll probably get a lot of answers on the grilling stuff, so, I'll just say a couple of things on that. For chicken, I prefer to precook it in the oven & then just grill for flavor, a couple of minutes per side. Of, I use my rotissierie and cook a whole chicken about 1.5 hours. For steaks, it depends upon how done you want it (always start with a GOOD cut of steak!!! Like rib eye or fillet, etc)...then let it sit out for 30 mins before grilling, then season lightly, & grill for about 7 mins per side (for Medium). Pork chop probably about the same, maybe just a min more. For a really good pasta salad...try this one! Garden Pasta Salad ½ cup salami, pepperoni, OR mortadella, cut into small pieces 1 medium tomato, peeled & chopped ¼ cup chopped cucumber ¼ cup chopped green pepper 1 slice medium onion, finely chopped 1 tablespoon snipped parsley Fresh Herb Dressing (recipe follows) 8 ounces wide noodles ¼ cup crumbled feta cheese (1 ounce) In mixing bowl, combine meat, tomato, cucumber , green pepper, onion and parsley Toss with Fresh Herb Dressing. Cover & chill thoroughly. Cook pasta (per package instructions), drain & rinse with cold water & drain again. Continue rinsing & draining till pasta is well chilled. Turn cooked pasta into a salad bowl. Spoon meat-dressing mixture atop pasta. Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese. Toss. Makes 2 servings. Fresh Herb Dressing: In a screw-top jar, combine ¼ cup salad oil; 3 tablespoons dry white wine; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 teaspoons fresh snipped basil or ½ teaspoon dried basil, crushed; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; and several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce. Cover & shake well. Enjoy!