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Even for major holidays, I’ve never been much into spending a lot of time on dessert. The Fourth of July is no different. Especially since most desserts take me away from the grill and back into a ...

TO GRILL or not to grill a crab cake, that was the question. Would the flavor of crab meat improve if it were cooked over a hot open fire? Would crab cakes hold together on a grill? When it came time ...