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Rosemary Stalk Skewers

With its sturdy stalk, rosemary makes a great skewer, infusing grilled food with its garden-fresh flavor. Soak stalks for a half hour before adding meat, fish, or vegetables. You may need to poke through the food first with a metal skewer.

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Lemongrass stalks and sugarcane can also be used as flavor-imparting skewers. Ground pork and shrimp are nice matches with lemongrass; fruit and shrimp absorb hints of sweetness from sugarcane. (And be sure to try rosemary with lamb.)

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