Micheladas are a very popular drink here in Austin. I remember when I was first introduced to one it sort of blew my mind, it was all of the savory spicy things I loved paired with my favorite refreshing beer. I was recently introduced to a beer that I'm kind of crazy about so I've…
I used to think of it as the strange stuff I'd see in strange gas stations on my strange cross country road trips. It was usually in stick form, a long tubular stick, wrapped in a coating of plastic, with a peculiar name like... Slim Jim, not because it made you slim, but because it…
After I spent the day solving the "plague of pigs" crisis a few weeks ago, I began a hog cooking extravaganza. There were so many parts to break down and ponder.This is my friend Mike breaking down and pondering:Isn't he doing a nice job? He's a scholar of the woods and the kitchen.The thing about…
And the winner is....Rory Allison "I love me a pumpkin cookie that my wife makes. It is more cakey then cookie but with hot chocolate it is divine." Congrats Rory! Email me at georgia at georgiapellegrini dot com to claim your prize!_______________________________________Here is a fun treat for a Thursday. A double giveaway.Since the holidays are…
This one goes out to my friends at the magical, mystical CF Ranch for letting me take over the kitchen in their private residence and cook up some Javelina. That is love.These are the back straps from the Javelina, silver skin removed (as we talked about yesterday). They marinated for quite some time. Since Javelina…
I made a friend! It's a big deal because since I moved to CA for a bit, I don't have many in this neck of the woods.YOU are my friend. No, don't look behind you, I'm talking to YOU.I have a very active cyber life. It's how I cope.But the good news is that a…
No, it's not Thanksgiving silly. It's April. Also known as turkey hunting season in certain paradigms.My very first hunt was for turkey. It was deep in the Arkansas delta, on a three-thousand acre hunting preserve that runs five miles up the length of the great Mississippi. It was Spring, early on a Saturday morning after…
I have a mold. I don't know where it came from. It just appeared one day. It's always in the way, it doesn't fit anywhere nicely. It was suggested at one point that we throw it out, but it wouldn't go. So today I finally used it, in honor of our Christmas party this evening.I…
I had a pork chop yesterday. I was dining alone, and I ceremoniously made myself a proper meal. I took a visit to the butcher who had all sorts of glossy selections piled high in the coolers, and I settled on a pork chop, bone-in. It was a good choice because it was well aged, and came from…