Shrimp and Crab Boil

So Today was a rainy day, Typhoon teasing us like it want to hit. We decided the perfect meal was a seafood boil. Went to the in laws house. They have a covered outdoor kitchen, so we used their burner and started the boil. We used water, minced garlic, some Zatarain’s shrimp and crab broil…

The Pit Barrel Cooker Review

Cooking outdoors is what we love. We have built a permanent fire pit area at our house, but there are a few grills I still use. Whether it be portability, efficiency I still have manufactured cookers in my arsenal. One of them being The Pit Barrel Cooker. A few years ago, when I was renting,…

Cowboy Wok Breakfast Burritos

Most of my nights after the kids go to sleep, are spent combing the internet for more primitive cooking ideas.  I stumbled across a video of a cowboy wok.  I immediately had to have one.  I ordered this 24” off of an Amazon seller that had made it from a plow disc with some horseshoe…

Flower Pot Tandoor oven

My wife and I love naan bread. We have been looking for a way to cook some outdoors.  We have the dream of building an outdoor oven, but that has not yet materialized.  We tripped over this idea online, about building a tandoor out of flower pots. We decided to give it a try. This…

Quick weekday Beef

After work in a hurry to cook dinner, while the girls are doing homework, and taking their showers, beef is a quick savior.  A little salt, pepper, and garlic.  And the charbroiler does its work.  A bag of mixed frozen vegetables in a cast iron skillet with a little butter and McCormick’s vegetable seasoning, and…

Roast Duck

I work as a hotel facilities and maintenance manager.  But my passion is outdoor cooking.  I found these ducks from my Gardener.  His father’ neighbor raises them.  Understanding my passion for cooking, and food quality he brought me two.  About 5 months old.  We had fresh duck eggs for a few months, which were delicious. Big…

Firepit Lasagna

Moving into our house 4 years ago, one of the things it was missing was a real kitchen.  I live in Okinawa working for the Marine Corps, and the Japanese version of a kitchen consists of a 2 eye gas stove.  This has fueled my drive in outdoor cooking.  My girls love lasagna.  When they…