MacKenzie

Thanks, Tony, nice cake. I love to drag these good times out as long as possible.

HalfSmoke, looks beautiful and tasty.

Thanks, Aussie, that coincidence was amazing and resulted in tons of fun. .

Thanks ck and tinyfish. It was a fun day now my only problem is how do I deal with that +1 year older bit. A special thanks to you, Bruce, for singing "Happy Birthday" to me. You have such a wonderful singing voice, so rich and so full and with just a tad of smokiness to it.

tomahawk, thanks, I wish I was 19 or 29 or 39 or .......................... bill, just for you I'll make it extra happy for the few hours that are left.

Steve, I'll drink to that,

Jon, I sort of stole your thread but not totally. We are lucky to have you and Mac here.

kjs, those ribs are to die for. Yummy Any houses in the neighbourhood up for sale?

While we are on the birthday kick, here are a few pixs from last night. We had to go a day early as the restaurant was fully booked for a wine festival dinner. One has to start the dinner off properly- Crab cake for appetizer. Australian Wagu was on the menu and I new Aussie would say, go for it, so I did.:) As i side I chose mushroom risotto, The chef tried to talk me into rare but I wasn't going to bite on that one. For dessert i chose Cherries Jubilee. A double espresso to end the meal.

Thanks you, Ken. It has been great fun.

Thanks, Jon, maybe you should get me a ticket too.

Thank you, Dan. It really is my birthday. Started celebrating last evening with a wagu steak at a restaurant that is about a 40 minute drive from here. I'll post a pix later.;)

Jon, this is a riot because, today IS actually my birthday. When I saw the post title I thought how does he know that? I guess we'll remember for next year. It IS great to have you here.

Thanks,churchi. It came that way.

That's funny, ck, when I cracked it open I did think at the time, I bet this is how ck would like his egg.

I have never smoked pork chops but now maybe I'll give it a try. These chops were tasty but not what I was expecting. It was like ordering vanilla ice cream and getting chocolate.

Bill, a week of food for a SCG, that's kind of pushing it. Thanks, Steve. CK and Stile. You know what I'm having with my breakfast tomorrow.;)

Aussie, some seriously tasty stuff going on at your house. Everything looks very tasty.

Those are two very nice steak cooks. Both would be delicious and tasty.

Tinyfish, those trees are gorgeous, stunning colour. :)

Those are tasty looking pizzas. Beautifully done.

I was cooking for one today so why not do that lone smoked pork chop I bought on the road trip the other day.;) On the grill. This pix is a little blurred unfortunately it is that time of year when it's nearly dark by 5:30 PM. Cooked. Plated. When I bought it I didn't realize it was cured so it tasted very much like ham. I was under the impression it was just apple smoked. It was very tender but I found the salt over powered the apple smoke. It was very good but not what I was expecting.:)

Wow, that looks interesting. It looks to me that it is collapsible. I think the upper loop fits into sleeves on the ring around the KK interior.

Both pizzas look great and I like the dog checking you out as the photo was taken.