A Bit of This and That . . .

 

dahlias are in bloom around here

these are from my friend

barbie's garden

and speaking of barbie-babs
she rang me up the other day
and asked me if i would like to attend
an 'all about cooking with ribs' class with her.

of course i was game and off we went to
Herman's in Rockford, Michigan

have you ever seen the
big green egg



it looks and sounds like it is the premo item
for grilling, smoking, baking and more

the heat maintains a constant temperature
air tight and a seal
holding temperatures between 200-700 degrees




not only did we learn many tips about
grilling and cooking with the egg
we also learned some excellent tips
 on whatever grill we are using

 while we were in class
the ribs were finishing up their cooking
and we were treated to a dinner of
ribs, beans, coleslaw and garlic bread

excellent ribs
and the coleslaw was the very best ever


which brings me to
dinner tonight

at one time garden house guy and i had one of
those huge outdoor kitchen like grills
you know, a large grill top and side grill tops too
 large enough to cook and feed the neighborhood

just two of us here
and we found we were using this monster
less and less

so instead
we have been using
a coleman camp stove
(granted, a bit small, we need something a bit more)



it works just fine for us
but when the family is around
the coleman isn't large enough

tonight i fixed
everything on the camp stove
cooking it all out on the porch
so the onion fragrance wouldn't hang in the air inside


this is one of our favorite meals
yellow, red, orange peppers
vadalia onion
yukon gold potatoes
chicken pieces
garlic bread

i used my rachel ray cookware
cooked the onions first, in olive oil and seasoning
then the potatoes, peppers, chicken
then i tossed everything together and cooked a bit longer
in a separate pan i made some garlic bread slices

very easy and very little clean up
usually when i make this i roast the vegetables in the oven


on the way to the rib class
we stopped for a few pics
of the apples almost ready to pick
and the blueberry fields in the distance

 



and so it is

TTFN

thank you for visiting me

and for your gracious comments
 

Happy Sunday
to you and yours

  

 

 

love

 lynne

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Big Green Egg or Rachel Ray