The Meat Report: La Azteca Meat Market 1-14-23

We have a friend in town from North Carolina so I just had to make a meat run over to La Azteca Meat Market to pick up Carne De Puerco Al Pastor/Marinated Pork For Tacos. I know I have said this before but if you are a taco lover and especially Tacos Al Pastor, LaContinue reading “The Meat Report: La Azteca Meat Market 1-14-23”

Raider Red Meats: The Present 11-22-22

I came home today to find a perishable box from Raider Red Meats on my porch and it just made me smile. My brother, Greg and his fiancé, Kami sent us a box of premium aged beef ribeye steaks, a link of jalapeño & cheese sausage and the seasoning sampler so we could try outContinue reading “Raider Red Meats: The Present 11-22-22”

The Meat Report: La Azteca Meat Market 10-15-22

I always love a trip to the meat market and today was no different. We ventured over to La Azteca Meat Market to pick up Carne De Puerco Al Pastor/Marinated Pork For Tacos. If you love tacos and especially Tacos Al Pastor like we do, La Azteca is where you should be going for theContinue reading “The Meat Report: La Azteca Meat Market 10-15-22”

U.S.D.A. Beef Quality Grading 9-07-22

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The Maiden Voyage: Sous Vide Sirloin Steaks 9-03-22

Today, I embark on my maiden voyage as a newbie Sous Vide chef. Steak is on the menu but I have jumped ahead of myself. Gay bought me for my birthday, the Anova Precision Cooker and Anova Cooker Container. I have been dreaming about my own sous vide cooker so I can see what itContinue reading “The Maiden Voyage: Sous Vide Sirloin Steaks 9-03-22”

The Meat Report: Texas Beef, Pork and Turkey on Labor Day Weekend 9-03-22

It is Labor Day Weekend and it means the end of the summer of 2022. If you live BBQ like I do, Labor Day is an opportunity to pick up some great deals and awesome finds on meats to smoke. Today was no different. The sheer beauty of the meat aisle at H-E-B is alwaysContinue reading “The Meat Report: Texas Beef, Pork and Turkey on Labor Day Weekend 9-03-22”

Foodie Me: Bonsai Garden in San Angelo, TX 8-02-22

I always love to see a beautiful foodie worthy plate created right before me like the chefs at Bonsai Garden do. Tonight was no exception as this plate of Teriyaki Steak and Teriyaki Chicken pulls foodie me right in. Our chef’s skill tonight with his spatula, carving fork, knife and flat top was impressive andContinue reading “Foodie Me: Bonsai Garden in San Angelo, TX 8-02-22”

The Meat Report: Texas Beef, Pork and Turkey 7-31-22

4th of July Cookout 7-04-22

The Declaration of Independence In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate andContinue reading “4th of July Cookout 7-04-22”

Gay Joins The Blackstone Griddle Nation: The Arrival 6-16-22 to The First Cook 6-18-22