Summer is the season for grilling. From skewered vegetables to sirloin steaks, your grill is perfect for making flavorful, nutritious food. Whether you plan to stoke the coals at a neighborhood get-together or prepare an incredible meal for a special occasion, you can use these two tips to get the most from your grill. ONIONS HAVE LAYERS The more you use your grill, the more grease, fat, and food debris accumulate on the grates. Luckily, onions are a natural solution to whisk away the mess. While caramelized onions are the perfect topping for burgers and steaks, you can use onions to clean your grill before grilling. First, ensure your grill is running hot; that heat will help enhance the onion’s cleansing properties. Then, using a skewer or grill fork as a handle, push the onion along the grill’s grates. The onion’s natural acidity S ummer S immer TIPS TO PERFECT YOUR GRILL GAME
will help break down built-up fat, grease, and food. Once your grill is clear, it is ready for use! Clean grates do wonders for the taste and quality of the meats and veggies you grill. HEAT AND TEMPERATURE If you’ve ever had to take a food safety course, you know every meat has an ideal cooking temperature. For instance, chicken should reach 165 degrees internally, and for pork, it’s 145 degrees. While grilling, use a meat thermometer to determine which proteins are ready to serve and which need more time. Once you pull your meat off the grill, let it rest for at least five minutes before serving. This time makes the meat more tender and allows it to finish cooking off the grill passively.
L eah J. Z ammit J oins O ur D ynamic T eam EXPERIENCE MEETS INNOVATION
pursue a career in the legal field. She attended the top trial advocacy school in the country, Stetson University College of Law, where she participated on the award-winning Stetson Trial Team, Moot Court Team, Client Counseling Team, and Negotiation Team. Leah graduated cum laude from law school and won various advocacy and character awards. Leah started her legal career focused on real estate matters before transitioning to family law and civil litigation in 2001. Four years later, she decided to open her own family law litigation firm in Cobb County. During this time, she also operated as a part-time magistrate court judge and was a requested speaker for the Beginning Lawyer’s Program, where she discussed topics related to attorney ethics, serving clients, and professionalism.
After 14 years at her own firm, Leah closed her practice and relocated to Sarasota, Florida, so her son could attend IMG Academy. Her son later accepted an offer from the United States Air Force Academy, which allowed Leah to return home to Marietta. Not long after, she joined our team! Leah stays busy when away from work. She’ll spend weekends in Colorado Springs during football season, rooting for her son and the Air Force Falcons. The rest of the year, you can find her playing tennis, watching Formula One, traveling the world, or spending time with her other son at his Brooklyn music production studio. We are so happy to have Leah on our team and know she will be a valuable resource for our team and clients for years to come!
Whenever you can add an individual with a wealth of experience to your team, it helps everyone involved. The other employees get ample opportunities to learn valuable skills and lessons about the industry, while clients get to work with someone who has worked on countless cases and experienced almost every scenario you can imagine. We recently welcomed Leah J. Zammit to our team as our firm’s Senior Attorney. With her experience, we know she will provide many benefits to our team and clients.
After completing her undergraduate studies and working overseas in Belgium, Leah decided to
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