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.
Our month of eating vegan has gone really well. Tammy has tried all sorts of new recipe and made some really great meals. This past weekend I wanted to cook something but I wanted something specific. I wanted to use my Big Green Egg and I wanted something spicy. For some reason …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Hot-Sauce Glazed TempehOur month of eating vegan has a lot of new challenges. One of the biggest is what to do with my cherished Big Green Egg’s. I liked that ratatouille is naturally vegan, and it seemed that cooking it on the Big Green Egg would be really good. I followed the Ratatouille’s …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Ratatouille on Big Green EggTammy, Mazie and I went to see Dolphin Tale tonight. Tammy and I both agreed that this movie was about the most family friendly movie you could make. It was nice, heartwarming, had a dolphin in it. What more could you do really? Check out See Winter for more information on Winter …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Dolphin TaleOne of the things that wowed Tammy about the Vitamix was that you can make soup in it. Real soup. Not some cold Gazpacho. Honest to goodness hot soup. If you run the Vitamix on high for several minutes the blending action will bring the water to a boil! She put all the …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Making Soup in VitamixI think everyone knows that I’m the gadget guy at our house. Tammy will often cite that she is anywhere from ambivalent to gadgets, to occasionally finding them outright annoying. With that background, it was a bit of a shock that on a recent visit to Whole Foods she was …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Vitamix in the houseSeems one of Google’s best known bloggers is copying Tammy and I on his most recent 30 day challenge: going vegan!
Tomorrow Tammy and I start our 30 day vegan challenge! I’m a little concerned I have no idea what to eat, but I think it will be fun!
Delicious Pancakes with Fresh Berries.
Here is a scenario. You are doing a brisket on your Big Green Egg. It’s a weekend, and the meat will be smoking on the grill pretty much all day (and possibly all night). You aren’t going to serve just any barbecue sauce with it, you make your own. This requires you to simmer the …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Outdoor BurnerMemorial Day is required grilling in my book. I did the entire meal outside. Simple burgers, asparagus, carrots and grilled romaine hearts. Delicious.
