Big Bird & Borin' Brats

[Jim Lampe]

Sunday Chicken on a beautiful warm afternoon.

Marinated the 4.5 lb'er overnight in Wicker's then seasoned with Penzey's Old World.

Then the temp outside dropped as it sprinkled rain droplets.

Again, cookin' this bird high above the hot Kingsford using the 22" WSM without the water pan.

the skin did suffer a bit...

near the completion of the bird, more cacti followed...

...butt nothin' was happening being so far from the heat...
so the bird was removed to rest and the WSM mid-section was removed as well. Place a grate in place and...

MuchMUCH better!

Oh, forgot the Hasselbacks... well, they're done.

and so is Sunday's dinner.

The shé~cone was PERFECT! and the nopales and the spuds! No duds today!
Monday, laid-back borin' brats...
Started with sliced buttered onions and poblanos...

before i could get the brats on, the O's and P's were nearly D<span class="ev_code_GREY">one.</span>

Popped A Point...

...and turned the brats...

covered the O's with the P's...

...and turned the brats...

...and turned the brats...

then turned them off.

plated with peppered baby carrots and graced the brats with jalapeno peppers as well.

OK, the brats weren't borin'...
quite tasty actually

Thanks for visiting! Gettin' pumped for Saturday! Hope you are too!

 

[Gary H. NJ]

Couple of great cooks going on there Jim. Can't decide which I like better!

 

[Timothy Hoffman]

Another dang nice couple of cooks there Jim.

 

[Michael C.]

That is a lot of great food pics there!!! All of it looks fantastic!!!!! Yum!!!!

 

[Morgan C.]

Nice looking meals Jim!!! U must have bought that cactus like you buy Kingsford(by the pallet)I will have to give it a shot!

 

[Brian Zimmerman]

Very nice. Like the Point beer as well.

 

[Mike Coffman]

Great cooks and pictures Jim!

 

[Jim H.]

Awesome bird & brats, Jim! Nothing boring about any of that at all.

 

[Bob Correll]

I'll get right to the Point:
Drop dead beautiful cooks Jim!
Bodacious Bird, and Bada$$ Brats!

Gonna do my next bird your way, it seems to be a nice relaxin' way to go on a warm day.

 

[S Chapman]

Everything looks real good!! But I have got to ask this, what does that Cacti taste like? Being from Northern Minnesota I can't say I've ever tried it.

 

[Shaun R]

Great looking food Jim! If you can find an old lid for a 22 inch kettle, just cut the rim off at you work and you will have a perfect seat for the wsm lid to connect it to the bottom. I've done it and it works great. Then you have a mini smoker and can even take it places.

 

[John Solak]

A couple of great looking cooks!!

 

[Bill W. Michigan]

That's a whole lot of good eats right there Jim

 

[Jeff Brown (KY)]

The food looks great, but I have to ask...

What is this?

The bowling balls are looking healthy!

 

[Jim Lampe]

thanks for all the kind words

Morgan, i only bought four nopales... not sure how long they last...
Sis Moes, the cactus, to me, tastes pretty much a cross between bell peppers and green beans with a lemon kiss to it all

it's VERY good!
and Jeff, if you're referring to the ugly brown cedar fence, it's covered with old bouys from all over this country.
Some from Washington, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, even Galveston TX. butt none from Kentucky.
Yet.

 

[S Chapman]

Well then I'm thinking I might just have to search some cacti out and cook it up. It sounds suprisingly good.

 

[Jim Lampe]

it really is!
check out some Mexican grocery stores... they always carry great stuff!

 

[Mike P.]

Mighty fine all the way around Jim. Now my Brats envy is back!

 

[Don Cash]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">the cactus, to me, tastes pretty much a cross between bell peppers and green beans with a lemon kiss to it all Big Grin it's VERY good! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Sign me up!

Great couple of cooks, Jim!

 

[Steven A]

Wow, two great cooks. Brats are never boring!