Category Archives: Food

Paleo Bison Stew

I made this up the other day and it turned out pretty darn good. Plus it’s reasonably priced with bison stew meat going for $7.49 a pound at Whole Foods. There’s very little precision to it, it’s “old school, your grandma has leftovers and she threw them all in the pot” stew but it’s tasty …

August 31, 2010 – 12:19 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Tagged , , | Comments (3)

Change We Can Believe In

A bill has been introduced by a Democrat whose husband does work for Monsanto that would effectively kill farmer’s markets. Under the guise of protecting those of us who never asked for protection, the government is trying to regulate all food we might buy. A new governmental entity would be created out of thin air …

March 18, 2009 – 7:59 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food, Politics | Tagged , | Comments (1)

First Brisket Temp

We’re in our 8th hour and the brisket is sitting on 150. Hope we can get 40 more degrees in 8 more hours. She’s starting to look good though and definitely seems juicy.

October 18, 2008 – 4:01 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Tagged | Comments (0)

Trouble In BBQ Land

Having trouble keeping the temps in the range I want tonight for some reason and I’m hoping that doesn’t spell trouble with a capital T for this poor brisket. Didn’t help that I fell asleep for a little while only to wake up and find the temps down around 160. Back up to 253 at …

October 18, 2008 – 3:51 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Tagged | Comments (0)

Virtual Brisket

Now there’s a man after my own heart. I love seeing what other people do with their brisket. I’d never to so such lengths but it’s pretty cool.

October 17, 2008 – 10:17 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Tagged | Comments (1)

First Turn

Turned the brisket at 9:30, about 15 minutes late but I was on the phone with my parents. Didn’t get the mop started until just now so it will be another 30 minutes before I get it mopped. Also had a little episode where my timer wasn’t on and the temp got up to 318 …

October 17, 2008 – 10:11 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Tagged , | Comments (2)

So It Begins

The brisket is room temperature and happily rubbed down with secret stuff. The coals are hot. The smoker is 219 degrees moving towards 235. The hickory chunks are prepared. It’s time to start smoking. 14 pound brisket, 8 PM start time, so that baby should be done tomorrow morning around 10:30 or so. Then the …

October 17, 2008 – 7:58 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Tagged , | Comments (2)

Are You An Omnivore?

I have other things to write but they aren’t coming out of my head too well so let’s roll with this. Katy posted this on her blog and since it’s this or clean the house, it was a pretty easy decision. 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions. 2) Bold …

August 28, 2008 – 7:49 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Comments (0)

Taste Of Home Plug

If you’re ever in the Wylie metro area, you should check out Taste Of Home restaurant which is a local, home grown spot that has nice charm and good food. I was going to write a review but decided it sounded lame and boring. Just go eat there, it’s good. Mom’s meat loaf is highly …

July 25, 2008 – 11:10 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Abominations of Nature

Typically, anything with that descriptor is hyperbole designed to incite specific responses.  For example, if I say that a three-way between two women and a horse is an abomination of nature that God will surely punish, that’s clearly just a sign of my bias against alternative expressions of sexuality and an exhibition of my closeted …

June 1, 2007 – 1:06 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Comments (0)