Comfort Food With a Kiss of Smoke: Cherrywood-Smoked Chuck Roast
The triple-digit heat finally gave way to the welcome rains. But the people that danced for joy in the streets quickly realized that the rain wasn’t stopping and, in fact, would follow the record-breaking heat with dangerous, double-digit, flash floods…
Holy Khachapuri! Georgian Egg Pizza Is Going To Make You Smile
You know, back before the days of chiseling ice, shoveling snow, checking to see if your ears were frostbitten, or wrapping your pashmina around your goose bump-covered neck, there was summertime, complete with enough daylight to lollygag and meander outside…
Shake, Shake, Shake Shakshouka…
You sang that title line, didn’t you? Yeah, you did? No? Well, you’ll be singing it after you eat this one-pan dish that gets wonderfully enhanced flavors from fire roasting the veggies. And ya gotta eat your veggies, so you…
The Victory Galette: A Tomato Success Story
There’s been a lot of battles over fruits and veggies in our backyard, and frankly, our success rates against nature’s vegetable stealing hooligans have been questionable at best. Birds and chipmunks for sure, but man, the rabbits, and squirrels have…
Shaved Asparagus Pizza Hits All The Summer Notes
Well, it’s hotter than a blister bug in a pepper patch. Oh, it’s a barn burner alright. Hotter than a stolen tamale. I’m telling ya it’s a humdinger. Hot enough to scald a lizard or fry an egg on your…
Smoked Fisherman’s Stew: A Hearty Bowl With A Seafarer’s Soul
Maybe it’s my love of the water. Maybe it’s the rainy, cooler weather that we had been having. Most likely, it’s my inner admiration for the Gorton’s Fisherman guy, all decked out in his bright yellow slicker, ready to brave…
Savory Stuffed Pork Tenderloin: Belly Filling Goodness
From our humble backyard space, it’s usually possible to look towards the west and get a first-person weather report. But on this particular day, that picture was a little more telling. The sky wouldn’t harbor any lingering secrets, and now…
The Illusion Of Time And The Six Hour Pork Butt
Spoiler Alert: Contrary to advertising claims and sales pitches, you can’t save time. You can’t make more of it either, and you surely can’t buy it, because it just keeps ticking, no matter what is going on around you. And…
Back To Normal Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Back To The Same
Perched pitside, daydreaming through wisps of hickory smoke ribboning out of the vents of the trusty old Weber, I was reminded that the world does not stop for anyone. Spring has sprung, the trees are popping, greenery is sprouting and…
Pad Thai Chicken…And Waffles: Pad Thai Chicken & Waffles
I know what you’re thinking, and I hope we can still be friends. I mean, this should work, right? It could work, right? What if I told you I used a chunky peanut butter waffle mix from Kodiak Cakes? Would…
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