Garden Invaders
I haven’t been that organised in the garden this year. I keep blaming it on the poor spring giving me a bad start, but it’s really no-ones fault but my own.
Year: 2013
My garden is my kitchen this summer
Had friends round for gaming yesterday, and several commented on my (temporary) lack of a cooker in the kitchen. I let my old cooker go to freecycle a few weeks back, and have yet to replace it.
Thinning carrots
My carrots have come on well, and are a dense thicket of growth. I’ve left it very late to thin them, and was concerned that in pulling up the carrots I want to thin, I’ll disturb the ones I want to grow.
Pulled Pork
I’m visiting some friends for a BBQ on Sunday, and thought I would take them some pulled pork. For this, I got hold of 3 medium bone-in pork shoulders, known colloquially as a “butt”.
More adventures with cold smoking
Yesterday, I smoked a mixture of cheddar and soft cheese, using oak for the first time, instead of my usual applewood.
Iron Horse Ranch House, Market Deeping
Since getting involved with American BBQ, I’ve become more aware of how this style of food is increasing in the UK, both in terms of restaurants such as Barbecoa, and smaller eateries and take-aways. However, I somehow missed one opening in my own town.
More cheese, Gromit?
My “cutting down on food spending in supermarkets” took a big hit today, when I spent over 50 quid on food in the Co-op.
Mustard sauce
When I learned how to make pulled pork a couple of years ago, it was with a tomato-based, slightly hot sauce. I have tried other sauces, in particular some traditional vinegar-based sauces, but I preferred the tomato ones.
We’re Smokin’
So here’s a step by step of the fun I have had today with the cold smoker
Cold Smoking
I am planning to do some cold smoking tomorrow, so I thought I would precede that with a post about the equipment I use, which I purchased from the lovely people at Mac’s BBQ.