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Another wonderful meal Mac the colors are amazing.

Well, I do see a ring, maybe not as prominent as the others you've made but still looking like a good cook. Lucky son, great dad.

I saw your equipment and in comparison when I buy meat it's generally for 5-6-10 folks at the most. Consider me a light weight, I'm ok with that. My norm and yours are quite different

Chicken looks nice and crunchy with a choice blend of veggies. Nice meal

It must still be cooking. Would like to know how it came out for you with a comparison. Where'd you pick up the brisket.

Looks fantastic, great imagination. Don't worry about a little crud, consider it a badge/medal of honor.

That's allotta pork belly. 5 or 6 lbs Is the norm. Have you prepared it yet? Good size brisket also. Enjoy the new experience.

That works too

Hey Ed, Generally they recommend a higher temp for pork belly, a little browning on the flats is what I looked for and I thought it was good. If your looking for a smoke first and heat later then a cold smoke is good. I know a technique for cold smoking you could apply, if your interested. It's a little involved to write but pretty simple to employ.

That's a pretty picture. Now for the weekend, Philly at home is always a good thing, shoulda been New Orleans there but for a stroke of bad luck it didn't happen. New England and the Jags really don't match up except in hype, so the prediction is New England and Philly squaring up again in the Super Bowl. You know brisket is always good for Super Bowl parties, chicken wings and a few other things. Enjoy

Nah, seems to me that's a beast waiting to come back to bite when he leaves. Gotta ask you though, I was with my brother at lunch the other day and he mentioned he had ordered some "chicken salt" from Australia. Said it was a real popular thing and all the locals were putting that over everything so much so that it became an internet wonder. He has a bottle for me but, I was thinking maybe you have some and what you thought of it. Thanks

Thanks. It's a process for the veggies, the meat is easy. Hey, we're lookin to please.

Thanks.

The one thing about retirement is your wondering what to do with your time, well, today I went to market and spent way too much time in the produce section. Parsnip, carrots, tatoes, yams, turnips, Vidalia onion, Brussel sprouts, string beans, broccoli, cauliflower, red & green peppers, butternut squash, celery, eggplant and more all steamed up in the KK. Cooked on different levels according to variety and just a little sea salt to draw the flavor. Some steak tips med/rare. Just right on a cold winter nite.

I'm with Bruce... like your approach to fish, looks good.

I'm pretty sure I got that at Cabella's , I yhink it's a good blend

Me too ! Thanks, Cute doggie, have two Irish Jacks myself and they love salmon

I'm glad the purple crack is working out for you. Mine is bagged and tagged sitting in the freezer. Don't ask me why, I think I just forgot about it. Soon Soon

I would have to say brie is sinfully good on it's own...mixed with something sweet and you enter a dangerous area. If your wife has never had it well that will soon change. My wife and I buy brie when we vaca in Stockbridge Ma {Norman Rockwell's home} from local farmers that have knack for making this delicious cheese. A good mix, don't eat too many...they have a tendency of staying with you

Tried two rubs and one marinade, all good. Finished with White balsamic mixed with a little honey. Scallops sauteed in butter and garlic, sweet potato fries with broccolini. Hey, I like salmon with just salt and pepper but always looking for something different

Welcome back and hope your feeling better. Hope Kracatowa is asleep for you.

That's a hearty looking winter meal. Nice combo. Philly's gonna have to score more than 15 points if they are going to move on. Just sayin

Great idea. I bet it was tasty, nice of you to stop and save some for others. I also was thinking along the same lines and thought about a sweet chili and lime sauce for some salmon I bought yesterday. The colors look fantastic with the added veggies and white balsamic is a plus and sure to please. Thanks for the idea, I will use part of it today

Ominous.....sorry to say, it's not a pretty picture. There is something lurking behind the curtain.

That was very tasty, moist and fell apart with a slight tear. Text book. The meat was slightly spiced as far as I could determine for a natural taste? Definitely will have to visit your stand for one of those sandwiches.