Thanks to Drew's phone and auto correct we now have a new term.

Beef Racist; Also know as a vegitarian or vegan.

It was supposed to be "beef tacos".

Don't be a Beef Racist.

SW

Not sure how I'd feel about eating one of these.

Where do people come up with this stuff? I'm thinking about making a corndog pizzaburger armadillo. SW

Orange Miso Glazed Mahi Mahi

Now I'm getting creative with my surplus of Mahi Mahi. I'm serving it on a bed of Thai Peanut Soba Noodles. It's getting all glazy goodness.

My New Favorite Snack

Blue Diamond Almonds just got more awesomer.

Smokin' 4th of July

I found some beef ribs and some pork spare ribs which was pretty cool because all we can ever get here in Colorado is boring ol' baby backs. Don't get me wrong I do love baby backs but it's nice to change it up. The pork ribs were rubbed with a home made rub that was heavy on Chinese 5 spice and dry mustard. They turned out awesome. The beef were I little more simple with sea salt and cracked pepper. Both were served sauced and by the time they were done so was I. I decided to smoke the beans with the meat that's them on the top rack. All in all it was a perfect BBQ session if I do say so myself.

More Mahi Mahi

I hope I don't get sick of this stuff. I have ship load.

Mahi Mahi

Just your basic Grilled Mahi Mahi with coconut rice, black beans, mango relish and mashed plantains.

Ant Eggs in Cabo

Last week I was in Cabo. We went to an amazing restaurant called La Fonda. The appetizer was Escamole aka ant eggs a dish that was voted one of the 6 most terrifying food in the world by Cracked.com They were ok but not much flavor. Really you tasted onion more then anything. They are the larva of a very venomous ant that live in the roots of the Agave plant so they cant be all that bad. My main course was a pork shank that was worth the trip. The fishing was pretty good. I caught the biggest Dorado (Mahi Mahi) of my life a 55 lb monster. The deck hand on the boat made us some ceviche from one of our fish about 45 minutes after it was caught. There is nothing like super fresh ceviche. It was a great trip and I can't wait to get back down there in November.

 

55lb Dorado

Crazy good pork shank

Mahi Mahi Ceviche can't get any fresher.

Escamole aka ant eggs

Pesto, Sausage, Mushroom Pizza

Anyone who reads this blog knows I love to cook homemade pizzas on my Big Green Egg. Well, I had a hankerin' for some this weekend so I made pizzas for my boys and me and my wife. The inspiration came from using what we had around and it turned out great!! -- Drew

Here's how I made mine...

• Homemade dough (mine makes 3 14" pizzas)
• Pesto (happened to be the really good stuff they have at Costco)
• Shredded "Pizza" Cheese
• Precooked Boulder Italian Sausage
• Sauteed mushrooms
• Buffalo mozzarella
• Salt and pepper

After heating the Egg to about 450 (with the plate setter in and a spare rack under it with some foil on it to displace some of the direct heat), form a pizza on a floured pizza wheel and poke all around with a fork. Top with the toppings above and cook 1 pizza at a time, ~10 minutes per pizza. Enjoy!

Blueberry-Lemon Oatmeal Bars

I saw these over at Noble Pig and decided to try them last weekend. SOOOOOO good. I could have even cut the (white) sugar in half and they would have still been great. Recipe at the bottom. Enjoy! -- Drew

Blueberry-Lemon Oatmeal Bars

Inspired by Cooking Light
Makes 20 Bars

Crust:
4.5 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 cup)
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 Tablespoons butter, melted
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
Cooking Spray

Filling:
1-1/3 cups dried blueberries (6 ounces)
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 large egg white, lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 325 F.

To prepare crust, weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife.  Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon in a medium bowl, stirring well to combine.  Drizzle butter and juice over flour mixture, stirring until moistened (mixture will be crumbly).  Reserve 1/2 cup oat mixture.  Press remaining oat mixture into the bottom of an 11 x 7 baking pan coated with cooking spray (13 x 9 pan works too).

Prepare filling by combining blueberries, sour cream, granulated sugar, flour, vanilla, lemon zest and egg white in a medium bowl, stirring well.  Spread blueberry mixture over prepared crust; sprinkle reserved oat mixture evenly over filling.

Bake for 40 minutes or until edges are golden.  Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.