Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

Tonight we’re keeping it simple but good. We are grilling cheeseburgers with Lays Kettle-Cooked Chips.

A lite supper for a light-hearted hounds loss to the Virginia Cavaliers today 6-0.

The back porch longnecks are ice cold as well as chilled wine for the ladies.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Tonight it’ll be the supper we were going to have Sunday and I didn’t want to stay in the humidity cooking.

Baby back ribs on the BGE over applewood smoke will go on @ 2:00PM.

Inside Ms.Jan will be making her homemade potato salad, BBQ baked beans, and coleslaw.
There will also be a tray of her deviled eggs.

Back porch ice cold longnecks and chilled wine as you please will be available.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Hot dogs tonight. keeping it simple and I can't tell you how good they were just this way.

OM Angus beef and cheapo Walmart buns with only mustard and relish.

It was the dill mustard they sell at WM and sweet relish - both poured on HEAVY!

Buns not heated up but dogs are as hot as you can stand it.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Our supper tonight will be a “do-over” from last night. It was pre-planned that way as we are leaving in the morning to go to Birmingham to both visit long time friends and take in a few AA baseball games at the Hoover Met between Pensacola (Marlins) and Birmingham (White Sox). Kayla’s Tim is pitching coach for Pensacola so we’ll get to see Kayla and Magnolia Grace too.

Relaxed back porch time today with ice cold longnecks and chilled wine.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

I've been making my own habanero-based seasoning for years. I grow my own habaneros. 4 plants get me 15-20 quarts of fruit a year. I keep them in the freezer until ready to use. I add 6-8 whole habaneros to medium salsa after grinding them into powder. To make seasoning, I dehydrate about 5 quarts at a time after cutting them in half to speed up the process. After dried out, I use an old coffee grinder to grind them up, seeds, stems and all, into powder. 10 quarts of whole habaneros makes about 1 quart of powder. I take a 6 oz. empty seasoning container and put the habanero powder in first, about 20% from the bottom. Then I go to my spice shelves and just add whatever's in there - celery salt, black pepper, lemon pepper, sage, thyme, rosemary, garlic salt, Lowry's seasoning, old bay, basil, everglades, oregano, cayenne, etc., shaking it all up periodically until the container is full. I put it on everything - salad, soup, vegetables, potatoes, meat, pizza, pasta. Takes time to build up a tolerance to the heat of habaneros, but once done it's delicious, good for you and adds flavor to most foods.

 

Have you ever been to O'Steen's Restaurant in St. Augustine? Their shrimp is the best we've ever had. Locally netted, butterflied and lightly fried. But they make their own dipping sauce with horseradish, cocktail sauce and datil peppers. It's delicious.

 

Last night our friends we are staying with in Birmingham had a really good supper prepared. They roasted a boneless half pork loin with potatoes, carrots, and onions with gravy. A fresh spring salad went well with this and a 5-grain bread.

Tonight we’re grilling wings on his KJ with a cold tray for our side.

Ice cold longnecks, Crown Royal short drinks, and chilled wine are available as desired.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

I had planned to grill some Nettles sausage links on the grill, but it started raining hard about 3:30 and it's still coming down. So my wife cut them in half and pan fried them to go with yellow rice and green peas.

 

Tonight we’re going to be treated to Ms. Gail’s Lasagna, Caesar Salad, and Garlic & Parmesan breadsticks.

There will be a nice Cav on the table as well.

The afternoon and evening are being enjoyed by all with beautiful weather and ice cold longnecks, Crown Royal short drinks, and chilled wine.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Picked up a huge Salmon filet this morning and just finished having some. I made enough to share with the furballs and also put some in the freezer for later.