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    July Supper Club: Your Best Cookout Secrets (Plus a Grill Giveaway!)

    By | Shine Food – Mon, Jul 2, 2012 1:27 PM EDT

    July Supper Club: Your Best Cookout Secrets (Plus a Grill Giveaway!)July Supper Club: Your Best Cookout Secrets (Plus a Grill Giveaway!)We have entered the dog days of summer, and barbecue season is (blissfully!) upon us. What's in your bag of tricks to keep cookout guests happy? Is it a killer salad recipe that leaves burgers and dogs in the dust? Do you swear by a spice rub that transforms everything from skirt steak to pork chops to a side of salmon into a grilled masterpiece? What about a lemonade recipe that quenches the thirst of an army of horseshoe players? Join in July's Supper Club by sharing Your Best Cookout Secret and you could win this super-chic portable charcoal grill for impromptu beachside picnics! Our second prize winner will keep the grill fun rolling on rainy days and into winter with a ridged grill pan.

    To Join Us:
    1. Write a blog post, on Shine or elsewhere, telling us about your best cookout secret. Be sure to include a photo and a recipe.
    2. Mention and link to the Shine Supper Club in your post: http://shine.yahoo.com/supper-club/
    3. Tweet @yahooshine with a link to your post and include the hashtag #shinesupperclub. Aren't on Twitter? Email the link to shine_sarahmccoll@yahoo.com

    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years and older or the age of majority in state of residence, whichever is greater, at the time of entry. Ends 11:59 PM EST, 7/29/12. For Official Rules, including odds, and prize descriptions, click here.

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      My after-school snack was a sacred ritual. I sat on the carpet in my parents' bedroom at a low table, the television turned to "I Dream of Jeannie," and ate a peanut butter and honey sandwich cut into neat squares. I wasn't fussy about crusts. I just loved the sticky pairing of creamy peanut butter with syrupy golden sweetness drizzled from a honey bear in diagonals across the soft white bread. Nothing else--save for maybe apples and peanut butter in a pinch--could have made for as sweet an