Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

Fresh ground chuck is top shelf, no blood loss—no flavor loss! Again, I tip my cap to you sir!!

 

I like duck and used to bake or smoke it once in a while, even did l’orange a couple of times. Wife’s not a fan. Since it’s not a regular thing like chicken or even turkey I find it hard to have a good sense of the cooking condition.

 

Same here on the wifey. Since shes not a fan - and the kids arent either - I dont usually make it. I usually only keep one or 2 birds for myself during duck season and give the rest to my buddies. I experienced the same preparing it on the egg or oven since I dont cook it much. So I usually cut it up into strips and deep fry in spicy pork rind dust as breading. Its hard to screw it up that way. LOL

 

Tonight I’m going with chicken oriental stir fry over teriyaki rice—

Got three new fan/lights hung today, 1 exterior and 2 interior— one on the new back porch and two bedroom replacements—

The ice cold longnecks are always good but after getting a project like this done, all the better—

 

Spatchcock is my favorite. And its much quicker.

 

Tonight I’ve got a half boneless pork loin on the charcoal grill indirect over cherry wood smoke—

Sides will be fresh cream 40’s & butter beans with pod okra and mashed potatoes and gravy—of course, jalapeño cornbread on the side.

The ice cold longnecks will do their part to make the afternoon and evening pleasant—

 

Don’t remember where the recipe came from—maybe my wife—but seared leeks and scallops over pilaf is a favorite. Break down the leeks into layers and start them first—I usually do the leeks first. I don’t like sour, but my wife squeezes fresh lemon over it

 

Football Saturday means a grill full of wings and a cold tray—

The Yeti was restocked this morning and ready to go—

 

Tonight I’m grilling 1” thick BBQ center cut pork chops, fresh Romaine salad topped with vine ripe tomatoes, and baked potatoes—

Hot and dry here, yesterday afternoon it reached 104*—I didn’t even bother with heat index....

The afternoon and early evening ice cold longnecks are doing their part to make it better—

 

Yesterday morning I threw some Boston Butt into my slow cooker and by suppertime I had pulled pork!

I did some Pat's Ho-made BBQ on toasted white wonder bread with butter and garlic powder ala Sonny's BBQ and it was fantastic!

It's even better after spending a night in the fridge!

Getting ready to watch Tom Selleck in "Monte Walsh" for a relaxing Sunday afternoon, after a great Gator win last night.

 

Monte Walsh and CrossFire Trail are two of his better cowboy movies—for me anyway—

 

Yes and if you ever saw the original Monte Walsh with Lee Marvin, you'd especially appreciate this remake.

Both Crossfire Trail and Last Stand at Saber River are also airing today on the same channel (INSP).

Quigley Down Under is my fav. of his though in that genre, if you want to call it a western.

 

“It’s a gift”.......

 

The house has been smelling great all day--big pot of spaghetti sauce simmering on the stove--Fresh Caesar salad and garlic bread to go with--

The ice cold longnecks have their place too--