Official 2018 BBQ, Smoking, Grilling, Baking and Beer thread

[ctrav]

It’s all good Matt...just keep that pinky up when you raise the glas

 

[Brentr]

Never let anything go to waste especially if it is alcohol

 

[Arizonarob]

(The wife had a “Muffins, Meat & Mimosa” Jewelry party for a friend that sells Swarovski...I was just drinking the leftovers...)

Uh huh. Don’t forget your purse.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Uh huh. Don’t forget your purse.

I can see you’re sad that you weren’t invited to the bling party....I’ll put in a good word for you with the boss and we’ll get you on the waiting list

 

[Brentr]

Rib eye cap steaks ?

Fresh green beans sautéed with pancetta [emoji2] and Bernadine sauce [emoji108]

Four cheese Pierogies enjoy [emoji482]

 

[ctrav]

Roasted chicken stuffed with onions, garlic and rosemary from our garden! Nice little side salad and a Sam Adams Porch Rocker...

 

[zea3]

I broiled a very nice ribeye steak seasoned with a kosher salt and a little garlic salt. It was so good I forgot to take a picture of it! Just use your imagination!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Sausage & Peppers

To make up for my obvious faux pas with the mimosa incident, I am grilling up Italian sausage (hot & sweet) with onions and peppers. I’ve got some nice homemade marinara sauce on the stove.



And judging by the grille flare, those sausages have a healthy amount of fat in them -



Here’s the sauce base -



I usually add the sausage to that and let it simmer for a little bit and then mix in the cooked peppers and onions. Here’s the final pot -



Serve it over pasta or with a nice hunk of Italian bread. I’ll be eating sausage & pepper hoagies all week

As my Italian maternal grandmother (Nonna) would admonish my mother during Sunday supper -

Mangia, mangia! Linda, i tuoi bambini sono troppo magri!

(Eat, eat! Linda, you’re babies are too skinny!)

(Historical Note - I wore “husky” sized clothes my entire childhood....)

 

[ctrav]

Tasty and a manly meal

 

[Leebo]

As my Italian maternal grandmother (Nonna) would admonish my mother during Sunday supper -

Mangia, mangia! Linda, i tuoi bambini sono troppo magri!

(Eat, eat! Linda, you’re babies are too skinny!)

(Historical Note - I wore “husky” sized clothes my entire childhood....)

This made me chuckle Matt as it was my mother-in-law to a T. Regardless if you were hungry or not, you’re eating. We live in a large Itialian/Polish are just about 30minutes west of Pittsburgh and I swear I’m the only one not related. We went into an Itialian deli one time where I stood with my 6’4” blond hair blue eyed self in line for some prosciutto. Older man came up, took one look at me, and loudly screamed out “Who let the German in!!!”

Still to this day my wife chuckles at the accuracy of that gentleman.

 

[Arizonarob]

To make up for my obvious faux pas with the mimosa incident, I am grilling up Italian sausage (hot & sweet) with onions and peppers. I’ve got some nice homemade marinara sauce on the stove.

For some reason this popped into my head....

 

[Arizonarob]

So apparently it was Italian night around AZ.

Growing up on the east coast, I hung around with all different nationalities, but mainly a lot of paesanos’. I had many a friends mother, or grandmother shoving food in front of me. (Right there with ya Matt on the pants) I picked up quite a few family recipes along the way, one of them is my baked shells.
It starts with a 10 hour slow cooked gravy and Sicilian style(spicy)meatballs, then I add ricotta with egg and seasonings, covered in mozzarella, and baked to perfection. (No self respecting Italian would be caught using “part skim milk” in any cheese!) Served up with a Caesar salad and warm Italian bread. Yum!!!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

This made me chuckle Matt as it was my mother-in-law to a T. Regardless if you were hungry or not, you’re eating. We live in a large Itialian/Polish are just about 30minutes west of Pittsburgh and I swear I’m the only one not related. We went into an Itialian deli one time where I stood with my 6’4” blond hair blue eyed self in line for some prosciutto. Older man came up, took one look at me, and loudly screamed out “Who let the German in!!!”

Still to this day my wife chuckles at the accuracy of that gentleman.

I suppose you could be northern Italian but you’d have to learn to talk with your hands more and be very emotional....

 

[JoyfulNoise]

So apparently it was Italian night around AZ.

Growing up on the east coast, I hung around with all different nationalities, but mainly a lot of paesanos’. I had many a friends mother, or grandmother shoving food in front of me. (Right there with ya Matt on the pants) I picked up quite a few family recipes along the way, one of them is my baked shells.
It starts with a 10 hour slow cooked gravy and Sicilian style(spicy)meatballs, then I add ricotta with egg and seasonings, covered in mozzarella, and baked to perfection. (No self respecting Italian would be caught using “part skim milk” in any cheese!) Served up with a Caesar salad and warm Italian bread. Yum!!!

Yeah, pretty much if you wander into any Italian home at supper time (aka, 1pm to 6pm) you don’t have to ever worry about being hungry....

Nice baked shells!! My mother makes a killer manicotti that’ll have you opening up a few notches on your belt when your belly is full ...

What in the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is “part skim” ???? You’ll be beaten with the wooden gravy spoon if you bring something like that into my mother’s kitchen....

 

[Arizonarob]

I suppose you could be northern Italian but you’d have to learn to talk with your hands more and be very emotional....

Ain’t that the truth!!

Yeah, pretty much if you wander into any Italian home at supper time (aka, 1pm to 6pm) you don’t have to ever worry about being hungry....

Nice baked shells!! My mother makes a killer manicotti that’ll have you opening up a few notches on your belt when your belly is full ...

What in the h-e-double-hockey-sticks is “part skim” ???? You’ll be beaten with the wooden gravy spoon if you bring something like that into my mother’s kitchen....

Oh you’d be surprised, my wife is always trying to sneak in that part skim junk whilst shopping. I just give her the squirrelly eye look as I put it back. (And to boot, she’s 50/50 Italian and Irish. Yeah that’s a whole other discussion within itself.)

 

[Brentr]

Looks great Arizonabob [emoji108]

 

[JoyfulNoise]

(And to boot, she’s 50/50 Italian and Irish. Yeah that’s a whole other discussion within itself.)

Irish Temper + Italian Attitude =

 

[ctrav]

Had to change things up a bit. Spicy Asian pork on a bed of rice with green beans and nice glass of vino (showing my respect for the Italian food this weekend).

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Had to change things up a bit. Spicy Asian pork on a bed of rice with green beans and nice glass of vino (showing my respect for the Italian food this weekend).

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How did you make the pork?

 

[ctrav]

Got it at the Asian market so it’s pre-packaged and seasoned. I add onions and jalapeños and red pepper flakes if I want extra spicy! Very tender and tasty cuts of pork...