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,…

Beer Can Burgers

We saw a video from the bbqpitboys on their beer can burgers and had to try them right away. The girls and I, went shopping for our stuffing ingredients.  Veggies, cheeses, and sauces. Chopped them all up, Prepped them, then began to create the burger pockets. We pressed the ground beef and pork mixture around…

Beer Can Chicken and Corn on the Cob

Roast chicken, fresh corn on the cob, and beer.  Can it get any better.  One thing I love about our neighborhood is there is a mom and pop vegetable market just down the street.  I walked in and saw the fresh corn with the husks still on, I bought it all.  Then the girls and…

Burger Dogs

So this idea came when my girls were small, and felt more comfortable eating hotdogs than burgers at bbqs.  I thought they didn’t like burgers.  Then we realized that their little hands had difficulty maneuvering a large burger, and they didn’t like dropping pieces everywhere especially when we were over at friends houses.  Once we…

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…

Cast Iron Bean Pot BBQ Beans

My love for cast iron is deep.  I am always looking for another addition to my arsenal.  But on this little island the swap meet, thrift store scene is very limited.  I had the opportunity to make it back to Minnesota last year.  And hitting thrifty stores was definitely high on my to do list….

Shepherd’s Pie in Dutch Oven

Growing up in Minnesota, Shepherds’s Pie was a warm winter comfort food.  Living here on the sun tropical island of Okinawa, I guess I had just forgot about this.  It came up in a conversation with the girls, and we decided to try it out.  We don’t own an oven or microwave, and we try…