Basic Barbecued Chicken

Grilled chicken slathered with a sweet-tangy barbecue sauce. (By Kate Ramos)

Barbecue Pumpkin Seeds

Sure to replace barbecue potato chips as your number one snacking option. (By CHOW Food Team)

Grilled Lime Pound Cake with Raspberry-Kirsch Sorbet

A delicious finish to an alfresco meal. (By Kate Ramos)

Fresh Corn and Tomato Salad

The sweetness of fresh corn and tomatoes gets tamed by lemon juice and thinly sliced basil. (By Kate Ramos)

Campfire Couscous Salad with Bell Peppers and Mint

Use leftovers to whip up this cold salad. (By Regan Burns)

Baked Cracker-Crusted Chicken Fingers

Stone-ground crackers make a crunchy coating for tender chicken strips. (By Kate Ramos)

Classic Mac Salad

Irresistibly creamy pasta with crunch and zing. (By Amy Wisniewski)

So simple, so good. (By Kate Ramos)

Barbecue sauce fires up the beefy flavor for these large and in-charge burgers. (By Jane Murphy and Liz Yeh Singh)

An easy way to add flavor to smoked or grilled meat. (By Ray Lampe)

Trim off the tough flap of meat connected to the bones to prep the ribs St. Louis-style. (By Jamie Purviance)

With Angus beef and tapenade, this is a high-end cheeseburger for high rollers. (By Hubert Keller with Penelope Wisner)

Tangy, buttery shrimp that despite the name are not cooked on a barbecue, or with barbecue sauce. (By Martha Hall Foose)

Juicy, thick steaks with creamy, spicy sauce. (By Sara Foster)

In praise of mayonnaise. (By Rick Browne)