This morning: I made cornmeal mush yesterday and refrigerated the loaf in pan until this morning when I fried it. Served with eggs from some nearby city chickens. Bacon from a local area butcher. Even the coffee beans for our coffee was roasted at a nearby smaller town.
The first batch of mush I fried , I cut 1/2” slices. The second batch I sliced at 3/4”. Fried in butter. We like the thicker slices. Both of us ate a lot of fried mush as kids. It’s hard to find in a diner way up north, here. As a kid, southern Kansas had a higher amount of “southern” around.
Brad

Sloppy Joe's- Liz's recipe. Which uses prosciutto, balsamic vinegar, and parmesan cheese as well as onion, garlic, and tomato sauce in the meat mixture. Toasted buns, topped with the meat and melted provolone.

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Sloppy Joe's- Liz's recipe. Which uses prosciutto, balsamic vinegar, and parmesan cheese as well as onion, garlic, and tomato sauce in the meat mixture. Toasted buns, topped with the meat and melted provolone.

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Indeed a tricked out SJ.  Sounds good.

Sauerkraut and Sausage in the skillet, City Cornbread with a little Green Onion in it. Steamed vegetables on the side and some nice, Iced, Green Tea. Not a typical summer meal, but the kielbasa was set to go.

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Sauerkraut and Sausage in the skillet, City Cornbread with a little Green Onion in it. Steamed vegetables on the side and some nice, Iced, Green Tea. Not a typical summer meal, but the kielbasa was set to go.

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We do like cabbage or kraut cooked together with meats.  Yum.  Brad

Last night, BLTs. Area small town made bacon, my home grown tomatoes, tomatoes topped with Marilyn’s tabouli (made from our parsley and Tom’s, corn locally sourced, pickles she made from our home grown cucumbers.
Marilyn commented it was the best bacon she had ever eaten! Brad

Blt looks great..
I'm not a Kraut guy..meself..

Chicken pot pie: leftover rotisserie chicken, potatoes, onions, carrots, and peas in a cream gravy. And Skip: of COURSE I pre-baked the crust!
Liz

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Chicken pot pie: leftover rotisserie chicken, potatoes, onions, carrots, and peas in a cream gravy. And Skip: of COURSE I pre-baked the crust!
Liz

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Marilyn is headed your way!

We had to freeze a rotisserie chicken. A good reason to thaw it. Though usually we eat those in winter time. Remember chicken a la king?

Saturday night dinner: I took our leftover mush and rebranded it polenta. While I CI skillet browned the polenta slices and cooked the rebranded roastin ears-now elote, Marilyn skillet cooked chopped up tomatoes from the garden with garlic, scallion, a bit of tomato puree, and S&P. And tossed in some pan grilled shrimp. Paired with a nearby Kansas vineyard wine.
Brad

Looks good... Llz likes polenta...

Me..notsomuch..

BBQ ribs in the smoker, fried apples, coleslaw, and leftover tomato salad.

Al and Liz, it all looks great, and leftover tomato salad better than fresh, eh. Brad

Ribs tonight. Cooked on the Pit Barrell Cooker.  One smoked, one sauced. And a couple of ears of corn.

Lookin good Randy..!

Debbie bought these from the store, I didn't trim them, but if I would have, they would both be like the one on the right. That's St. Luis style. The one on the left had a little more meat but cooked differently. Obviously two different butchers.

Eitha one works fer me
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We cut'em in half ..
Fer a more even cook..

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We cut'em in half ..
Fer a more even cook..

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Yeah.  I like to cook whole sides, but the bottom is too close to the fire and gets crispy.  The best cooking temperature is up higher in the barrell.  I cut them in half a lot.  These I left whole.

Krispy is good too.. ;0)

N..like'em..as you say..with some ..bite.. too..

I like'em to hang on the bone.loosely..
But not just fallin off..

Alltho..if that happens..i will not gripe.. :0)

Good things to go with ribs are..corn cobb or kernnel..rice.. coleslaw..

apples..baked or sauce..

Oh..n..lots of ..napkins..

What have i..missed?

BEER..! ;0)

The barrel smoker is great..mostly..
Set it n ferget it...
I am glad you got one n.posted about it..
As i would not have one if you did..not..
Thanks..

Many..many happy meals outa that thing.. :0)

Not to mention..it's ah..neibour magnet...
They come wanderin throught the woods..just to see what's cookin.. ;0)