Lunch Time Grilling

Since I work from home I often take quick lunches and today was no different. However, with our kitchen renovation just complete my wife and I both wanted a nice grilled hotdog. Tomorrow, for juniors third birthday I may be grilling around 30 hotdogs and wanted to enjoy one today.

Like daddy?

Having a son has been a great experience. It makes me very aware of everything I say and do since I know little eyes are watching. Junior really wants to help with everything that I am doing. This past week we had new countertops installed. In order to make the job go faster I removed the sink myself. Shortly after climbing under the sink I found that I had a little helper.

Is George Forman grilling?

Can George Foreman be considered a "real grill". I don't think that anything without an open flame can be considered a real grill. I do think that George Foreman grills can be useful. I mean, if I live in an apartment without a balcony then it is perfectly acceptable. If you live in a submarine then certainly, use a George Foreman. However, for my grilling needs, I will continue to use an open flame.

Where have I been?

It has been a month since my last post. Since then I have been travelling with work for about two of those weeks. I also had minor back surgery that kept me down for another week or so. However, I have cooked out both Friday and Saturday nights.

Friday it was margarita chicken. To make this I marinated the chicken for about three hours in the least expensive margarita mix that you can buy at the grocery store. I should have marinated the chicken longer.

Of course, I cooked corn from grandparents garden. That seems to be a staple when we are grilling.

Saturday I cooked burgers. The spices that I used in in turned out great. Though I didn't really measure the quantities I used fresh black pepper, sea salt, onion powder and garlic powder. Since all the barbecue recipes have something sweet added (usually brown sugar) I used a teaspoon of white sugar. The burgers were great!

Attached are the pictures of the chicken breast cooking

Best Ribs in Alabama?

The Birmingham News is having a contest for the best ribs in the seven county area. The article can be found here:

http://www.al.com/birminghamnews/stories/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1215159346228360.xml&coll=2

It asked for reader nominations. It also asked for people to nominate themselves as a "reader-judge". I sent in my request to be a judge. Once readers send in their favorites, the panel, which includes the reader-judge, will choose among the top 5.

However, it made me think about some of the ribs I have had in the area. I did a google search for "Ribs and Birmingham" and found 308 business listings. I had NO idea there were so many restaurants. I plan to send in some of my nominations and will try to avoid the obvious ones.