• With gas costing in excess of $4 a gallon, Diana Morgan (author of Grill Every Day) goes off in search of grillable cuts of meat that cost $4 or less a pound. She comes up with Skirt Steak, Argentine-Style, Grilled Southwest Chipotle Chile Chicken, Grilled Sweet Corn, Black Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad, Espresso-Cardamom-Rubbed Pork Chops and Korean-Style Grilled Short Ribs.
  
• In addition to all that helpful information about grilling, the FoodDay staffers serve up a wealth of information about making the noble burger.
• It's green bean season and it's proving to be a bumper crop. In addition to freezing or pickling, here's some more bean inspiration: Green Beans With Cherry Tomatoes, Garlic and Lemon Zest, Summer Bean and Tomato Bruschetta and Green Beans With Sun-dried Tomatoes, Feta and Mozzarella.
  
• Eggs don't have to just be for breakfast. Try these protein-packed orbs any time of day for a tasty treat, especially as part of Eggs With Mediterranean Vegetables in Tomato Sauce.
• In the Shortcut Cooking column, it's all about the Muffuletta.

Grilled fruit is a healthy alternative dessert, and easy in the summer when the grill is already going. Almost any fruit can be grilled as long as it holds its shape through the process. smaller fruits can be skewered along with chunks of larger fruits. A side of sauce or cream for dipping is a good addition to your caramelized treats, as well as a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Trying this out couldn't be easier. Get some ripe pears and peaches but not too ripe. Quarter, core, and peel each one into four wedges. Grill until caramelized and smoky, and serve with a small mound of whipped cream on the side. I grilled the ones pictured here earlier in the day and then hid them in the fridge for later. No one complained about not having cookies or cake that night!

• Rick Nichols takes a trip out to Maia, a new, huge gourmet market in Villanova, PA and finds it to be delicious, amazing and more than a little overwhelming.
  
• The Fountains at the Four Seasons hotel has installed closed circuit cameras in the kitchen and large screen televisions in some dining rooms, to give diners a chance to watch their meal being prepared.
  
• In the Market Basket, panko bread crumbs go upscale, stone-crushed walnut oil is a good choice for summer salads and Bobby Flay's bbq sauce pot can be a helpful gadget.
  
• A useful round-up of some of the summer's grilling cookbooks, as well as several excerpted recipes.
  
• Soft-shell crab perfection can be found at Sagami in Collingswood, NJ (ed. note - having eaten sushi there several times, I can only image how amazing they must be).
  
• The Rush Hour Gourmet offers up Tortellini With Greens, White Beans and Pine Nuts as her recommendation for a quick and delicious dinner.
  

• Tired of burgers and dogs? Try grilling up a pizza

• Short on time? Try one of these recommended frozen pizzas, and then chase it with some Pizza Beer

• Remember when we encouraged you to send in your pie-kus? Well, here are the finalists

• The smell of sloe gin can spark up nostalgia (props to anyone who can guess what song lyric I'm mimicking here)
  

• Nora Krug reviews "Eating Locally on the 100-Mile Diet" and "The Sushi Economy"

Sure, you put butter and salt on your corn on the cob, but what about peanut butter?