Get the latest recipes from Merlin http://www.grouprecipes.com/people/merlin Yes Virginia. You can grill your soup. Or at least, everything in it. Actually it's so easy, even a caveman can do it. And why shouldn't a caveman enjoy a good bowl of soup? http://www.grouprecipes.com/104319/grilled-soup-with-madeira.html A walk by the Seine. A glass of wine at a cafe. A trip to the Rue de Coquilliers. Oh-La-La http://www.grouprecipes.com/103952/parisian-mussel-soup-with-bacon.html So you’ve just made a great steak or shrimp on the bar-b-que. But there is plenty of heat left in the coals. Turn that into black magic, with one of the best soups imaginable. The secret: smoked tomatoes. It is magically seductive http://www.grouprecipes.com/103611/black-magic-smoked-tomato-soup-with-basil-oil.html Menudo Crudo de Chef Merito Menudo is one of the national dishes of Mexico. It has reputed to have healthful and aphrodisiac qualities, and is considered a sure fire cure for hangover. That is why it is often cooking away on Saturdays in cocinas Mexicanas, to prepare for “the morning after”. This started off as the recipe of a Mexican restaurateur I knew, but soon became a little lighter, and, I’m afraid, perhaps just a bit more French. http://www.grouprecipes.com/98991/menudo-crudo-de-chef-merito.html A lite sweet and slightly exotic side or dessert for grilling season. In California, it is always grilling season. http://www.grouprecipes.com/98989/grilled-basil-bananas.html This is made with Kleiner Feigling, a German made fig-flavored vodka. The name means "little coward" in German. The product is popular in Europe, but can be found in the US and UK. It is low alcohol, 40 proof, so you can have your martini, and remember it the day after. http://www.grouprecipes.com/98988/banana-republic.html A very smooth American Gentleman. http://www.grouprecipes.com/97877/a-gentlemans-apricot-muddle.html Fresh salmon; fragrant spices; crispy cabbage; smokey bacon; George Foreman. What's not to like? http://www.grouprecipes.com/97742/five-spice-salmon-with-cabbage-and-bacon.html Ragin', but Sophisticated, Cajun. Really more a New Orleans than a back bayou country take on the dish. http://www.grouprecipes.com/97737/cajun-grilled-catfish.html High Taxes. Poor Services. Fads. Cults. California has it all. But we do have wonderful weather and fresh salmon and can grill all year round. So, for everything there is payback. Here is a little payback. http://www.grouprecipes.com/97733/chipotle-cedar-salmon.html