When Life Gives You Chorizo, You Gotta Make Paella
Well that was fast, wasn’t it? I’m talking about this spring and summer. I just don’t know where they went, yet here we are, rolling through back-to-school department store commercials and bus stop weather forecasts from the local weather prognosticators….
Shrimp Scampiedini: Grill ‘Em, Eat ‘Em, Repeat
It was an afternoon like many that I’ve come to experience, meaning one with wandering thoughts and a craving in my stomach. This time it happened to be thoughts of shrimp on the grill. More specifically, a shrimp scampi type…
Mustard And Brown Sugar Salmon: Hello Beautiful!
I really love salmon. Really love it. In fact, some evenings I just want to grill some salmon, pull the shades, dim the lights and play soft music while I eat it. No, I don’t want to do that at…
Unscheduled Days And Pondering Skies, A Pit Jockey’s Dream
Days like these just don’t come around enough for my liking. High blue skies with nary a cloud to be seen, accompanied by the rhythmic chirps of the nesting birds, the sarcastic snarls of our lovely squirrel population, and the…
Pitside Therapy Provides Calm – And Scallops. Delicious Cast Iron Seared Scallops.
A simple question posed online by a social media friend started a long and eye-opening discussion. I will add that this is a person that I have actually met, not a virtual “friend” that simply follows along to be nosey…
Corned Beef and Cabbage For A Smokin’ St Patty’s Day
Blue skies and continuous sunshine form a perfect backdrop to search for rainbows, four-leaf clovers, and wee leprechauns up to their mischievous shenanigans. Indeed, it’s also a great time for us pit jockeys to practice our craft, and today of…
Grill Roasted Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers
There it was, just sitting there, deboned and ready to be consumed in it’s purest form. Now if your initial thoughts just spun like a roulette wheel, finally teetering on a glass bowl filled with leftover rotisserie chicken, you’re not…
A Guy, A Grill, A Rack Of Ribs, And A Side Of Reflection
Within just a couple of days, an evening dusting of snow was transformed into a lazy, freezing rain, itself only lasting until the temperature dictated that any more precipitation would be in the form of rain. Shortly after, the sun…
My Oh My, Dat Crawfish Pie!
It came in an unmarked, brown paper package, and my pulse quickened, hoping this was the item I ordered on impulse. I ran my hands over the package, indeed detecting the outline of my obsessive purchase, a well-dated, and well-used,…
Alpaca Sliders, Because, Why Not?
His name was Al. Al Paca. It wasn’t really. I just made that up. Doesn’t matter though. His name could’ve been anything because as we happened to see each other across the walking paths of the local farmers market, it…
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