Well, it’s been a while since I last posted; some of you may remember a posting from Beccy back in June when she shared I’d been diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, I’ve had a couple of surgeries, some chemo, and radiation, which is now ongoing, and except for the cancer, I’m in really good health! [...]
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We are having a wonderously wintery weather day. The snow is blowing and it’s *brrrrrr* cold out there. It’s enough to make you pull on the wool socks, a super thick sweat shirt, brew a cup of tea (or coffee or cocoa), and curl up with a good book. Trouble is, there’s only so much ‘curling [...] My sister Jessamine’s kids have severe food allergies. The last time I had a peek at the list of no-no foods it included soy, corn, dairy, gluten, wheat, chemical preservatives and chemical dyes, among other things. Those of you who spend as much time as I do staring at and clucking over product labels will recognize that [...] As part of my wanderings through the internet world of food, I came across a site that hosts a monthly cooking challenge: http://weekendcookbookchallenge.blogspot.com/.
Every month a new challenge is issued around a certain theme—either a particular chef, a certain kind of food, etc. I believe the goal is to either use a cookbook you have but from [...] I received a bright shiny new gas grill for Mother’s Day. This is a departure from the norm because my husband and I have been charcoal purists for nearly a decade.
There was an episode of King of the Hill years ago when Hank and their new Laosian neighbor had an argument over whether charcoal or gas grilling was superior. Kahn said, “I like charcoal. It gives meat nice taste of wood.” Hank retorted, “Well propane gives meat nice taste of meat!”
The fact of the matter is that occasionally we find ourselves short on time. Now and again we don’t have the time to get charcoal started AND cook with it during the dinner crunch. Additionally, we need more space to cook with as often as not. So this new grill is there to augment- not supplant- our cherished old grillmaster charcoal beastie, Genghis. They will be tag-teaming to grill for us. Most meat on the charcoal, lots of veggies and any overflow meat on the gas grill. Continue reading The New Grill on the Block |
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