Big 16/20 ct. wild American shrimps, gently berled in a lil' dat good Zatarains shrimp & crab boil, then shocked in ice water so them cold-boiled shrimps nice and crisp. After shockin' & chillin' - peel and devein.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Fat Johnny's Praline Pork Chops
Cooked direct over hardwood charcoals to git a lil' Pitsburgh Burn on'em, them moved indirect & smoked to target temp of 150* wit a lil' peach wood.
This is the best thing to come out of the ol' coonass test kitchen in a long time. I used Dumplin' Valley BBQ Sauce as a base to develop a Praline BBQ Sauce. You can see the difference ~ regular DV on the right, and my Praline BBQ Sauce creation on the left. Killer stuff ... mebbe one these days I'll share the recipe & technique ... but first you gotta go buy yerself some Dumplin' Valley ... it's the ONLY sauce that will work in this recipe. Dumplin' Valley <----click
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sausage/Cheese/Biscuit Balls
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Christmas Dinner On The Down Low
Christmas Dinner on the down low: the back story ... there was a time in my life when I had a booze/drug problem that persisted for a couple of decades, and one Christmas I was particularly down & out ... no job, no car, no money, I scraped up all my loose change and walked to a 7-11 Store on Christmas morning and bought a tater, an onion and a package of weinies ... went home and made this casserole for my Christmas dinner. By the Grace of God, I've been clean and sober now for almost 20 years ~ don't need to eat like that any more and I certainly didn't need to eat like this today ... but I think that in order to appreciate where you are, you gotta remember where you been. Merry Christmas Y'all, and would somebody please pass the catsup .... Ho Ho Ho.
Friday, December 24, 2010
A Cowboy's Christmas Prayer
I ain't much good at prayin' and you may not know me, Lord
I ain't much seen in churches
Where they preach Thy Holy Word
But you may have observed me out here on the lonely plains
A-lookin' after cattle, feelin' thankful when it rains
Admiring Thy great handiwork, the miracle of grass
Aware of Thy kind spirit in the way it comes to pass...
That hired men on horseback and the livestock that we tend
Can look up at the stars at night and know we've got a friend
So here's ol' Christmas comin' on, remindin' us again
Of him whose coming brought good will into the hearts of men
A cowboy ain't no preacher, Lord, but if you'll hear my prayer
I'll ask as good as we have got for all men everywhere
Don't let no hearts be bitter, Lord, don't let no child be cold
Make easy beds for them that's sick
And them that's weak and old
Let kindness bless the trail we ride
No matter what we're after
And sorta keep us on your side, in tears as well as laughter
I've seen old cows a-starvin', and it ain't no happy sight
Don't leave no one hungry, Lord, on Thy good Christmas night
No man, no child, no woman, and no critter on four feet
I'll aim to do my best to help you find 'em chuck to eat
I'm just a sinful cowpoke, Lord, ain't got no business prayin'
But still I hope you'll catch a word or two of what I'm sayin'
We speak of Merry Christmas ~ Lord, I reckon you'll agree
There ain't no Merry Christmas for nobody that ain't free
So one more thing I'll ask you, Lord, just help us what you can
To save some seeds of freedom for the future sons of man. Amen.
S. Omar Barker
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Eva Cassidy ~ Silent Night
I ain't much seen in churches
Where they preach Thy Holy Word
But you may have observed me out here on the lonely plains
A-lookin' after cattle, feelin' thankful when it rains
Admiring Thy great handiwork, the miracle of grass
Aware of Thy kind spirit in the way it comes to pass...
That hired men on horseback and the livestock that we tend
Can look up at the stars at night and know we've got a friend
So here's ol' Christmas comin' on, remindin' us again
Of him whose coming brought good will into the hearts of men
A cowboy ain't no preacher, Lord, but if you'll hear my prayer
I'll ask as good as we have got for all men everywhere
Don't let no hearts be bitter, Lord, don't let no child be cold
Make easy beds for them that's sick
And them that's weak and old
Let kindness bless the trail we ride
No matter what we're after
And sorta keep us on your side, in tears as well as laughter
I've seen old cows a-starvin', and it ain't no happy sight
Don't leave no one hungry, Lord, on Thy good Christmas night
No man, no child, no woman, and no critter on four feet
I'll aim to do my best to help you find 'em chuck to eat
I'm just a sinful cowpoke, Lord, ain't got no business prayin'
But still I hope you'll catch a word or two of what I'm sayin'
We speak of Merry Christmas ~ Lord, I reckon you'll agree
There ain't no Merry Christmas for nobody that ain't free
So one more thing I'll ask you, Lord, just help us what you can
To save some seeds of freedom for the future sons of man. Amen.
S. Omar Barker
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Eva Cassidy ~ Silent Night
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Ghosts Of Christmas Past
This is me, circa 1956, telling jolly ol' Santa at Macy's Department Store in Topeka about the Red Ryder 200-Shot BB Gun that I wanted for Christmas.
Circa 1955 ~ again on "Santa's" lap in my jammies, along with my sister, Brenda. This pic was taken out at the old farmhouse where I grew up ... Santa, in this pic, is my Grandma Johns.
Circa 1954 ~ Christmas morning at the old farmhouse ~ I made a real haul that year ... it was the BEST CHRISTMAS EVER! I can remember that chair and the new trike, and a drum, and....
Gotta love the lil' Christmas tree ... that's my Grandpa Eddy in the pic with me ... he and my Dad probably drug that tree in from somewhere in the pasture behind the house ~ that's where we got our tree every Christmas. I'm guessin' Grandpa gave me that drum (lil' drummer boy, me?) because I'm pretty sure my Dad would not have made that mistake? LOL
Chunky Tex-Mex Chili Con Carne Y Frijoles
Chipotles, anaheims, serranos, onions, garlic, tomatoes, beans, herbs & spices, beer, beef stock, and a couple other secret ingredients that I cannot disclose unless you sign the chili waiver. <---click to see the waiver
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Alsatian Choucroute Bubble Bread
Scratch beer/bread dough on bottom, topped with 4 kinds of pigmeat (pork chops, ham, smoked sausage and bacon) ... and some aged swiss cheese.
Hot out the oven ... git yerself a cold beer and start pullin'
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Shelby Lynne ~ Silver Bells
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Shelby Lynne ~ Silver Bells