Danner on July 28th, 2009

The eggplant paremesan here is one of those frozen dealies that doesn’t taste anything like a frozen dealie.  My wife loves eggplant parmesan and she is of the opinion that if you served this one in a good Italian restaurant, no one would be the wiser.  From Costco.
Anyway, I am increasingly of the opinion that [...]

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Stuart on July 27th, 2009

I had the privilege of presenting a high gravity only beer dinner at the J Clyde on Saturday. I call it a privilege, but really it was a dirty job… but I did it, because I am That Kind Of Guy. No, no praise necessary. I Took One For The Team.
Grilled Gulf Shrimp served on [...]

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Stuart on July 5th, 2009

Being a Team Player, I took on the onerous duty of working out which beers are best paired with pulled pork BBQ. I made the pulled pork myself, allowing a large chunk of pork to lie wreathed in mesquite smoke for 18 hours. It was indeed a hard task, but somehow we pulled through relatively [...]

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Danner on July 1st, 2009

I’ve figured out a great way to turn leftover pork loin into something delicious: quesadillas.  Normally I BBQ a good-sized pork loin out on the charcoal grill for a few hours (with a good spice rub on it).  But yesterday I was trying simplify and speed up the process, so I roasted it in the [...]

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