Monday:
Tuesday:
For dessert? Blueberry cobbler. . .on the barbeque! Mario and Jared love going blueberry picking at a local pick-your-own place, so we have bags and bags of frozen blueberries in our basement just waiting for a recipe.
It was arguably the best cobbler I've ever had. It was amazing. . .and not an oven in sight. From beginning to end, he made it on the barbeque. My husband is a genius.
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
We may have saved the best for last. That's right, barbequed pizza. It was awesome. This was my son's pizza. He has a dairy allergy, so it is sans cheese. He has actually grown to love it this way, and has no interest in trying cheese alternatives. Whole wheat crust, fresh basil from our farm share, Trader Joe's pepperoni, and black olives. Deeelish.
Our pizza was a hodge podge of ingredients. I tend to like it that way. I think of it as grocery store stream-of-consciousness pizza. I just grab what sounds good and we load it on. It always turns out delicious.
Garlic herb crust, fresh basil, black olives, peppadew peppers, fresh chicken Italian sausage from Whole Foods, freshly grated parmesan, and chunks of goat cheese. I'm just realizing that Mario must have snuck in some of Jared's pepperoni when I wasn't looking. My husband said it may have been the best pizza he'd ever had. He says that every time.
It was a great dinner. Pretty simple, too. We just preheated the pizza stone on the barbeque and transferred it using a peel.
Our barbeque bonanza had come to an end, but its memory will live on in our hearts. And our bellies. We have a lot of leftovers. This isn't the end of this post, however. Before I finish up, I wanted to take a moment to talk about my smokin' husband. Get it? It's a reference to his barbeque skills and his good looks. I am so clever.
Hard at work multitasking the grill. . . |
You like? Yeah, baby, daddy brings home the bacon and the pizza pie. |
This guy is awesome in so many ways. . .one of which is his cooking skills. He can cook. He also thinks outside the box. After our wedding rehearsal, we had a barbeque on the beach with all our friends. My in-laws didn't have a grill at their beach house, so Mario spent the day before making one. Yes, I said he made it. He used a large metal barrel, cut it in half, welded on a handle, legs, vent and hinges, and fit it with a grate. It was a fully functioning charcoal grill. It was big enough to cook meat for everyone and six years later it is still the official beach house barbeque.
Let's all take a moment and appreciate his ingenuity. I may have hit the man lotto. But sometimes I forget when he's snoring or peeing with the door open. Barbeque sauce runs through that man's veins.
So what are your favorite barbeque recipes? Share?
Salmon! Cousin Jay taught me to make it on the grill. Place the Salmon on foil and tent-up the edges so the juices stay in the salmon. Brush the Samon with Olive oil and rub with Salmon Rub from Tom Douglas. OMG! So yoummy.
ReplyDeleteYum! That's going on our dinner list. Cuz is so wise.
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