Get out the grill for this easy yet flavor-packed preparation of rib eye, a cut of meat chef and author of Cooking Off the Clock Elizabeth Falkner says is a great because the fat around the meat keeps it tasty and juicy.

Since Elizabeth Falkner is gearing up to open a pizzeria in Brooklyn, we thought we’d share this Sausage and Fennel Pizza recipe from her cookbook, Cooking Off the Clock.Oh yeah, and did we mention Elizabeth was the first American woman to win the Classic Italian category in this year’s World Pizza Competition?

While her next book, Cooking Off the Clock, doesn’t hit stores until this summer, Elizabeth Falkner’s previous book Demolition Desserts (Ten Speed Press, 2007) has the perfect cocktail to serve your sweetie this Valentine’s Day–the Love Letter.