Packaged lunch meat is one of our country’s modern conveniences. Not too long in the distant past, leftover meat, the star of the noonday pause, was replaced with a shiny-packaged, pre-sliced and vacuum sealed convenient version of its former self. But if you carefully examine the price of what you pay per pound, you can … Continue reading
Lemon, garlic and butter round out this easy and flavorful side dish. Ingredients: About 20 stalks of asparagus, trimmed 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 3 lemon slices, halved 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces (olive oil would also work fine) Sea salt Pepper Foil Trim the asparagus by grab each piece of asparagus with both … Continue reading
Hot dogs aren’t necessarily my favorite thing to eat, but if you want to throw an Angus dog on a charcoal grill, my tune changes. After a few minutes on a grill, suddenly hot dogs fall into my favorites list. Here’s how to grill a proper hot dog, without them shriveling up and drying out … Continue reading
Now that you’ve nearly digested your Easter feast(s) and sworn yourselves to go on that bathing suit diet (I call it “second Lent”), here are some more great recipes in the Local Happenings Magazine to get you through Memorial Day and the rest of the grillin’ season. Happy Easter! CPM Continue reading
This recipe is really open to your interpretation. You can use just about any kind of fresh herb – I’ve used all kinds of parsley, different types of basil, thyme, green onion. Mix together different herbs for more flavor. Use dried herbs if you don’t have good access to fresh herbs. Cut back or remove … Continue reading
Okay, you caught me. I’m not really cooking on a campfire today since it’s November already but on the Weber instead. Caught me again – I’m really just prepping it and the hubby is actually cooking it on the Weber, which leaves me time to write about it. But, for the record, there really isn’t … Continue reading
Every year for the past 11 years, our friends, the Briseños put on the most incredible party – Pig-A-Palooza. It was first conceived of when Regina said she’d like to go to a luau. Robert decided he could roast a whole pig in his own back yard and invite friends and loved ones from near … Continue reading
We are so excited! Food and Wine Magazine picked up one of our Campfire Cooking posts for its article 6 Awesome Foods You Didn’t Know You Could Cook On A Camping Trip. You can check out the article at fwx.com and you can view our original post Campfire Cooking Post #8-Campfire Pizza On The Columbia River here. Thanks to Noah … Continue reading
Our mom makes some awesomly grubbin’ pork chops. So when our long-time, family friends from Alaska came to town for dinner, we had to request mom make her famous grilled pork chops so we could take pictures and blog all about it. These two-ingredient, finger-lickin’-good chops are a snap to prepare. We hope you enjoy them … Continue reading
A few years back I tasted the best ribs I’d ever eaten. They had the perfect blend of salt, heat and sweet and they fell right off the bone! These tasty morsels were made by our friend and one of the owners of Local Happenings Magazine, Robert Briseno. And so, as we kick off grillin’ … Continue reading
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