I’m dumbfounded that it took me 42 years of life to realize how well a pairing knife works to take the pith off an orange.
Cooking
Outdoor cooking experiments—primarily on my Big Green Egg and new Traeger grill—are documented here. Posts recount brisket attempts, sous‑vide pork butt sessions and holiday tenderloin traditions, with candid notes on smoke, temperature and results.
Substituting honey for sugar in my Wassail Tea was a success. Adds some nice flavor too.
Making Wassail Tea. Officially feels like Thanksgiving now.
Two pork shoulders on the Big Green Egg. Check back in a few hours.
Grilling tools. Today is what Gin & Tonic’s were made for.
It’s Big Green Egg time! Waiting for Mike Rock to arrive before opening the Indeed Brewing.
Mothers Day dinner prep starting. 4 lbs of yum. Big Green Egg starting.
Big Green Egg.
See ya in a couple hours. Prime rib on Big Green Egg.
Grilled baby romaine lettuce on Big Green Egg.
Grilled flank steak on Big Green Egg.
Couldn’t help but fire up the Big Green Egg with such nice weather! Even for simple burger and steak.
At Pappy’s Smokehouse getting ready to go into a full rack of ribs.
Willie Nelson is is a Pappy’s fan too. Eagerly awaiting ribs.
Best ribs I’ve ever had. Wow.
