Pesto Grilled Trout With A Side Of Great Memories
We hear it all the time. Don’t look back. Keep your eye on the future. The past is past. But some things will always bring the past back, no matter if you’re actively thinking about them or not. Hopefully, when…
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…
Partnering With Fire: Pinwheeled Stuffed Pork
I don’t really know when my fascination started with cooking over live fire. I’ve always been intrigued with the whole process, start to finish. Get the coals lit. Bring the fire up to fully engage the lump charcoal or wood….
Cedar-Planked Maple-Dijon Glazed Salmon: Ushering In The Fall Season
Well, I suppose it’s come to this now, hasn’t it? Emboldened backyard varmints prepare for a winter without fresh food by blatantly and fearlessly raiding our gardens and porches of anything remotely edible. Trees begin their annual, eye-catching color transformation…
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…
A Big Ol’ Spring Chicken In A Cast Iron Pan
We’re looking at things a little differently now, aren’t we? I mean, first of all, we’re measuring rain instead of snow. And with a bit of added daylight, we can see signs of growth and renewal instead of dead or…
Brisket Scones: Fistfuls of Savory Goodness
When thinking about the combination of a delicious pastry with equally delicious smoked meat, I smile. Are you smiling? Because I’m smiling. But in full disclosure, I’m telling you that this recipe assumes you have some leftover brisket on hand,…
BBQ Shrimp & Grits, NOLA Style
Mentioning the word grits will most times get my head turning like one of those weird, mindless, dog and pony show carnival tricks. Yeah, I like ’em that much. So when my NOLA Style BBQ Shrimp plans got derailed by…
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