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Dinner last night...

Risotto (one of my favorites!)

Grilled chicken on the Egg with pesto, tomato and buffalo mozzarella

Green Beans sauteed with butter, thyme and lemon

 -- Drew

We went to Pho Saigon (Arapahoe and I25) last week and the food

was delicious as always. Too bad the hostess kept yelling across the 

restaurant at her waiters. Nice atmosphere! It's usually fine because

it's the guy at the host stand, not her. 

Better Weather for Grilling on the Big Green Egg

 

My little trick for ribs is to dry rub them then put them in a long Food Saver bag, vacuum out the air so it pulls all the seasonings into the meat. Then put it back in the fridge for about eight hours.

I prefer a water bath under the ribs to make them extra moist. Try throwing orange peels in the water to add a little flavor.

This chicken kicked ass, I brined it for about 8 hours. I used a pretty standard brine recipe but added 5 spice and I used honey instead of sugar. Then before throwing it on the grill I violated it with a tangerine and and a half an onion. May have been the best I have ever made.

Not that bad weather has ever stopped me from grilling but this weekend was beautiful. This is my Happy Place, grilling up some awesome food, smoking a couple great cigars and having some cocktails. Cocktail of choice this weekend was the good ol' Old Fashioned - Just Bourbon, some very secret bitters I ordered online, Rock Candy Syrup with a cherry and orange zest that I squeezed and burnt the oils with a lighter as I dropped it into the glass. They go down way to easy. Can't wait for next weekend. Grillin' and Grubbin" - Shannon

Dinner at Ann and Joey's and a dream fulfilled

Our good friends, Ann and Joey, made a fabulous beer-themed dinner for us last weekend. Thanks to Deb for helping with the menu and prep. Every single course was delicious. Great job guys!

Although the dinner and company were great as usual, Bob made this an evening I'll never forget. He recently bought a gorgeous 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera (ok, so gorgeous Porsche is redundant, so sue me). This has been my dream car since I learned what a car was and until last weekend, I had never even sat in one before. .......Sorry, had to catch my breath. I'm smiling as I'm writing this........He took me for a short ride and then I got up the courage to ask him if I could drive it. He pulled over on the way back to Ann's house and probably thought I would just go the few blocks and we'd be done. SORRY BOB! I didn't even think of that. I turned around, got acquainted with the clutch and took off. Oooooooooooooooooooooohhh, man. What a rush! My whole body was shaking and tingling. To be in such a work of art and to feel the power at your disposable was unforgettable. We didn't even get it going that fast, but what we did do was so awesome. Thank you Bob. You were my first. I'll never forget it. -- Drew

Back to the dinner. Here are the pics, but unfortunately I forgot to get pictures of the Grilled Corn and Tomato Salad and the Chedder, Sour Cream Potato Gratin. Both were Grubulicious! Thanks again!

Grilled Camembert with Belgian Lambic Peach Cherry Chutney

- I wasn't sure how I'd like the chutney, but it was

great with the soft cheese and baguette.

Broth for the Mussels

- I asked if I could just take this home with me. They

said no. Hey, doesn't hurt to ask!

Smoked Mussels in Wheat Beer

- Even the couple people that didn't like mussels

ate two servings. The broth as great with the bread.

Bread with garlic compound butter

- Oooooooh, the bread. I wish I had some right now.

That butter was devilishly good. I made some roasted

garlic butter the next night and put it in my hamburger. Yum!

Root Beer BBQ Chicken

- This was perfect. You could taste all the major

players in the sauce and the chicken was crisp

and juicy, just like it should be!