Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

Angus beef hot dogs tonight!

Yum!

 

The perfect day for it so we’re going with a big pot of chili. We’ll serve it over white rice topped with Sargento fine shredded sharp cheddar cheese.

The back porch is available for you (if you button up) and we have choice of preferred adult libations.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Big Bill.......

Ever try your chili over angel hair pasta with Parmesan cheese on top?

That's my usual go to method.

Stay warm, brother!

 

Sounds good Baz—

 

Being as we made a big pot of chili yesterday (and it’s a very good pot) and there’s plenty left (as was the plan) we are going with chili cheese dogs tonight. They are always good!

Tonight it’s BallPark Angus Beef bun length dogs with Sargento shredded sharp cheddar on top of the chili part of the chili dogs.

Beautiful day here today so it’s back porch ice cold longnecks and chilled wine this afternoon/evening.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

I made the mistake of buying some pre-seasoned Salmon. Way too much salt!

Winkipop of course enjoyed it so it didn't go to waste. I'll make some rice tonight to mix with it to finish it off.

Guest star Joanna Moore on Gunsmoke today. She was Ryan O'Neil's first wife. Such a great show.

Nice surprise today to find a brand new Corona replacement blade in my garage for my pole saw. Will save me a trip to Lowes. I use the pole saw mostly to saw off flower stalks before they develop on my Foxtail Palms and also to trim White Birds of Paradise. Otherwise, it's a ladder and my Milwaukee Hacksall. This fiberglass telescoping saw has been the best design I've ever used!

 

Rain day here, I guess like most of Florida. We’re going with an inside supper tonight—fried cubed pork steaks with fresh green beans and new potatoes.

We will have fried cornbread to go with.

It’s a tumbler of Kentucky Straight Bourbon kind of evening—I’m going with 1792 tonight, Ms. Jan will stick with her chilled wine.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

1792 and four roses small batch are two of my favorites on the lower end of the $$$ scale. I got a 14 year old single barrel bottle of 1792, but haven’t popped it open yet. Too many open bottles right now to get into it, but I’m looking forward to it.

 

If you’ve got a single barrel bottle of 1792 you’ve got a smooth 100* bottle.

If you haven’t had this see if your store can get you Bowman Brothers
Virgina Straight Bourbon—Small Batch is 93* and Single Barrel is 100*
That might be the smoothest 100* bourbon I’ve ever had the pleasure of trying. They both are impressive.

 

This one is a little hot@ 132 proof. Store pick, not a regular release. I have a store pick of the 1792 bib as well, that one is 100 proof.

I have a bottle of the bowman small batch too and we have gotten into that one. It is pretty good stuff, I agree.

 

Is chicken ever referred to as a 'sweet' meat?

I just cooked some thighs and boy howdy are they good just plain jane without any seasoning or sauce or anything!

Just boiled them in water.

I actually got them for Winkipop more than me but you know Dad's position here as quality control requires he tests all products to make sure they meet proper standards for his little girl.

Unreal......I've never tasted chicken so good as these!

 

Adding to my earlier post - I guess it's just the higher fat content in the thighs that help with the taste.

Vs. breast meat, for example.

 

A night off from cooking tonight—Fat John’s Pizza it is!

Rain early today and sunshine with blue skies from about noontime on.

The back porch is open and ready for your leisure—we are restocked and ready to go.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Spot on right there Lurk. I also much prefer to grill/smoke/cook any chicken as bone-in chicken, I think that this helps with a moister more flavorful taste.