Cooking and enjoying my favorite place in the world
So today I cooked a stuffed meatloaf. Sure, that sounds kinda boring. But this one was pretty good! I got the recipe from my new favorite cookbook, by Paul Kirk and Ardie Davis. They have traveled the BBQ competition circuit for a long time and they put together a book of competitors favorite meals. Its [...]
I have waited way too long, and I have no excuse why I have not started cooking rotisserie chicken sooner. This may have been the juiciest, most flavorful chicken I have ever cooked. I cooked this chicken on my newest grill, another . I used this which fits right on top of my Weber charcoal [...]
I like cooking brisket. Smaller briskets, not those 15 pound packer briskets. You gotta wake up in the middle of the night to cook those things. I need my sleep. That’s why smaller briskets work out best for me. The preparation was simple. Dry rub the brisket, then wrap it in foil for a few [...]
The weather is warming up, and I am cooking outdoors four or five days a week now. One of my sons asked for chicken cutlets, I felt like having pasta, and I wanted to grill, so I made grilled chicken cutlet parm. It may be the best cooking technique for this meal I have ever [...]
So summer is coming. That means beach weather. And that means I need to get ready by eating better. Which to me means throwing in more salads. Since I can’t grill a salad, I made a Grilled Pork Loin Salad. It was pretty good too. I grabbed a homemade dry rub from the cabinet and [...]
Grilled Salmon. I love me some salmon. But you really need to cook it outdoors, on charcoal. Outdoors because it will stink up your house if you cook it indoors. On charcoal because it just tastes way better than an electric or gas stovetop. Come on now, you know this, right? I wanted it [...]
Been on a seafood kick lately. Maybe because its getting warmer and I am getting spring fever? I was at the store looking for something quick to grill, and decided to make grilled shrimp and scallops. It really was a fast easy meal. It took about 3 minutes to take the shells off the shrimp. [...]
I have been thinking about fish tacos for a while. I have eaten them but never cooked them. So this is my first attempt at these. They came out pretty good, but I think I can do better. So expect to see another post soon with my second attempt. I planned on using my Copper [...]
I was in the mood for a Margarita. Since one of my favorites is this Presidente Margarita, I started to make one. Then I saw the bottle of 1800 Coconut Tequila, and this 1800 Coconut Margarita was born! Just like that. A flash of genius. It was magical. It is also my new favorite Margarita. [...]
Sunday was a good day. A good day to smoke some Baby Back Ribs. That is a pretty safe statement, because almost any day is a good day for ribs. Right? I went pretty simple, my basic recipe. Trim any excess fat. Remove the membrane on the back of the ribs. Then rub them down [...]