Lamb is often a tradition for both Easter and Passover. Here is a delicious recipe for grilled lamb that is Passover based, but is perfect for either holiday. Grilling over hard wood adds a nice dimension to the flavor, so a pellet grills are perfect for this recipe. Pellet grills are fueled by wood pellets that are made from hardwood specific for grilling.

Marinated lamb and veggie kabobs with horseradish dipping sauce
Fruit salad “charoses” with orange-mint dressing

Grilled Lamb Kabobs Recipe:

• 3 lbs. lamb, cut into 1” cubes
• 3 lbs. combination of sweet onions, mushrooms, sweet bell peppers, tomatoes cut into chunks for skewering
• juice of 2 lemons
• 5 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 tbsp. garlic powder
• 1 tbsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup grated fresh horseradish
• 3 Tbsp. vinegar
• 1 tsp. dried basil
• ½ tsp. dried oregano

In a bowl, mix the lemon juice, olive oil garlic, pepper and tablespoon of oregano and marinate the meat and veggies cubes in the fridge for 2-4 hours. Prepare your grille for indirect grilling, making sure that the grate is sufficiently oiled to prevent the meat and veggies from sticking.

Remove the meat and veggies from the marinade and place on skewers, alternating meat and veggies. Cook to desired doneness, turning after a few minutes. Be sure not to overcook the meat. Combine the horseradish, vinegar, basil and oregano and serve in cups as a dipping sauce.

Fruit Salad ”Charoses” with Orange-Mint Dressing

• 5 cups of fresh fruit, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 4 Tbsp. fresh mint leaves, chopped

Combine the fruit and nuts in a salad bowl. Puree the orange juice, olive oil and mint leaves in a blender or food processor until smooth. Toss the salad with the orange-mint dressing.

For more information on pellet grills, contact West Sport in Sudbury, near Framingham and Marlborough.

Recipe from Outdora.com

If your home has an older masonry fireplace, adding wood burning fireplace inserts would greatly benefit you. It helps increase efficiency and create a warm and stylish environment. If you live in an older home in the Metro West area of Boston, which is heated with oil, a wood burning fireplace insert will greatly reduce your heating bills and make your home more efficient.

Wood burning fireplace inserts work the same way as wood burning stoves. Fireplace inserts draw the heat into your home, rather than up your chimney, making your fireplace far more efficient than an open fireplace. They also allow the fire to burn hotter than an open fireplace, making an ideal temperature inside your home during winter.  

Many fireplace inserts have blowers built in to help circulate the heat throughout your home.  heat circulation in the room that it is installed in as well as other adjacent rooms. Oftentimes these blowers can be controlled with a thermostat. Wood is easy to use, much less expensive than oil and, best of all, it creates a beautiful fire. A fireplace insert is the perfect addition to any home, it helps you create a space in your home where you can relax or gather with friends and family.

Although it is March, this is still a great time to buy. You will enjoy your new, beautiful fire right through April and be ahead of the gang for next winter.

For more information, contact West Sport in Sudbury.

Spring may be right around the corner, but it is still snowing around Boston. If you were thinking about updating your old masonry fireplace with a fireplace insert, now may be the best time. Avoid the rush, avoid delays, and you still have time to enjoy it.

The end of the season is a great time to add a wood or gas fireplace insert to your home. You still have plenty of time to enjoy it, and there will be no delay in installation. In fact, you could be enjoying a new beautiful fire in your home in a week.

Cut down on heating bills, and add ambiance, value, and beauty to your home. Is it time for your home to have a gathering spot? A fire will always be the focal point of your home. Wood, gas and pellet fireplace inserts are just beautiful, both when you are using them and when you are not!

For more information on fireplace inserts, contact West Sport. Interested in coupons, get them here!

There is a lot of new construction as well as home renovations going on in the Boston area right now. We have seen an increase in these construction projects include the installation of wood and gas fireplace inserts. Fireplace inserts provide enough heat for you to be comfortable during cold nights and freezing days allowing you to relax and enjoy a relaxing evening after work or a cozy evening with friends.
 
Gas and wood burning fireplace inserts are a great addition to every home. Not only do they add heating efficiency and ambiance to your home, they also add value when it comes time to sell. Wood and gas inserts are beautiful and easy to install.

While you are adding onto your home, renovating your home or building a new home, consider adding a fireplace insert. Why not make your home as beautiful, as efficient and as ‘green’ as it can be? For a warmer, cozier, more valuable home which also saves you money consider fireplace inserts.

For more information, contact West Sport.