Traeger Smoked Idaho Kobe Bavette

“Barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.” ― Anthony Bourdain I have never been to the South, but my gosh I feel like Southern food holds a steadfast place in my heart. When the Traeger arrived at our house, the very first thing I wanted to cook was classic Beef…

Traeger Smoked Chilean Sea Bass

“Fish, to taste right, must swim three times: in water, in butter and in wine.” ― Polish Proverb Peter and I finally have an outdoor cooking device! Ever since we’ve moved in together, neither of us have owned a grill. In the summer we set up the portable camp grill (the one with the mini green…

Cold Rice Noodles with Pork and Cucumbers

“When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle’s on a poodle and the poodle’s eating noodles… …they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle.” ― Dr. Suess Sometimes I want dinner to be cold. I found this recipe from the New York Times Cooking website…

Summer Rock-Shrimp Rolls

“ I’m going to lean right back up against you and you’ll right back up against me that way we don’t have to sleep with our heads in the mud. You know why we’re a good partnership? Because we’d be watching out for each other, like brothers and stuff. There’s something I’ve been thinking about, I…

Summer Elk Burger

“There is no real need for decorations when throwing a barbecue party – let the summer garden, in all its vibrant and luscious splendor, speak for itself.” ― Pippa Middleton This past month I submitted my elk tag application for fall 2019. As I reviewed the new regulations, harvest stats, and maps of the game unit…