I’ll admit, I crashed out over the weekend. I was so tired. I took naps. Repeatedly. I don’t do that. But when Labor Day itself finally rolled around, I had enough energy and to spare, so while Uncle Pasto was barbecuing some fabulous smoked brisket, I spent most of the day working on the garden. […]
Barbecue Chicken Thighs
At least for the foreseeable future, my barbecue posts will probably reference Mike Mills’ book, Peace, Love, and Barbecue; and generally without using any of his recipes directly. That’s because the book’s strength is its cooking tips: Mike spends many pages discussing barbecue techniques, and the recipes are simply examples. The book might be a […]
Howdy!
Uncle Pasto (that’s me) now has an account. Auntie Pasto will still be doing most of the publishing, but she’s given me clearance to post my better barbecue recipes. First in the queue is my recipe for chicken thighs, which should go up sometime during the four-day weekend.
Doing some site updates
No, not any graphics updates … I wish! {: One of these days I’ll get my act together enough to get that done. I run an instance of RecipeShelf in the back end where you folks can’t see it yet. I’m doing an update to that tonight. I’m looking forward to some of the updated […]
Woo!
I’m pleased to be able to tell you folks that I applied for and was accepted as a contributing author for the upcoming Freedom Kitchens website. Freedom Kitchens is an expansion site from the awesome Dervaeses, the folks who brought you Path to Freedom and Freedom Gardens. Freedom Kitchens is not active yet, but will […]
I may never buy another grocery-store wa...
This beauty is from my backyard. Sweet, crisp, delicious, with a sugary afterglow that lasts … mmmm. It’s so good you can chew practically down to the green rind. These are Sugar Baby watermelons. We only got two, because I accidentally stepped on one. /: The other’s larger and will be picked and eaten shortly […]
Back to Wendell Berry
I wanted to tell you folks that I really think you should take a few hours and read Wendell Berry’s book, Bringing It To The Table. There are really good essays in there, and I want to point you in particular at a couple which I was moved by. The first examines how we have […]
Tamarind Morokyu
I’m currently reading a handful of food books — I do that all the time. The one I’m poking at today, though, is Eric Gower’s The Breakaway Cook. (He’s also the gentleman who writes the Breakaway Cook blog — tasty stuff over there — go check him out!) Anyway, so I have this pile of […]
[CSA Adventures] Winding down
Well, folks … My garden has been so abundant with produce that … er … well … I sent an email to my CSA today, canceling our service for the next quarter. I really enjoyed it, but at this point, I’m growing more food than we need. I’m growing so much that I took extra […]
Reminder: Seafood Watch
I love fish. I love them in the wild, in the aquarium, and I also love them on my plate for dinner. What I don’t love is how the fishing industries are treating the fish, and I don’t love the fact that most of us are really uninformed about how these fish live, how they’re […]