Cook Dates: July 7 & 13, 2019 I’m going through my standard grilling and barbecue recipes to see how they work on my new Mak 2 Star pellet cooker. I’ve worked my way up to Santa Maria Tri-Tip; one of my favorite cuts of beef. We invited our friends, the McD’s, over so I wanted …
Last weekend Carla and I went to Boise to attend the wake for my good college friend Craig – The Chief – Eldridge. It was wonderful to spend and afternoon late into the night remembering our friend. Along the way, someone asked why I haven’t posted about cooking recently. Let’s rectify that today, shall we? …
I know, I know – it’s almost Thanksgiving; why am I posting about summer grilling? Just because the mood struck me I guess. I made this Serious Eats spice-rubbed grilled skirt steak recipe at least three times this summer. I just couldn’t get enough of it. And yet I didn’t blog about any one of those …
June 17, 2018 There are so many ways to grill chicken thighs. I’ve used recipes that call for searing for a few minutes then cooking over indirect heat; others call for braising in a liquid on the grill before grilling to finish; yet another calls for grilling using indirect heat skin side up finishing with …
August 6, 2017 Back in the day, after Carla and I were married (1976), her parents rented out rooms to foreign students going to Community College in the Bay Area. I think it was organized through there church, but I’m not sure. They had some very interesting students stay and we stay in touch with …
A month or so ago my co-workers and I went to a great Vietnamese restaurant to celebrate Carolyn’s birthday. I ordered something that came with a skewer of pork deliciousness. I knew I had to make something like it. After all, we enjoyed the pork skewers I made a couple of years ago. Why haven’t …
Last weekend (June 2-4) the wives were out of town so we boys were on our own. Jay’s fence needed mending and his brother Jim is an expert carpenter so he volunteered to come down and take care of things. John is a top-notch handyman and helped with the construction. I am not handy. At …
July 28, 2017 I must be swayed by habits more than I think. Last week I posted how I usually grill a tri-tip early in the grilling season. This weekend I made brats with peppers and onions; turns out I made this on Memorial Day Weekend a few years ago. Regardless; it’s good and I thought …
May 21, 2017 We’ve had a few days of beautiful weather in the Portland (Oregon) region; it’s very welcome after the cold and wet winter and early spring we had. Our local school districts had nine (count them 9!) school closure days for snow this past winter. Normally we get maybe one day off of …
I’m still working in my new Weber Performer charcoal grill. . I’ve cooked and blogged about grilling spatchcocked many times – usually it’s with some Italian seasoning of garlic, lemon, rosemary and thyme. But if you are looking for an even easier recipe – here you go – you can totally do this with a …