Thirsty Thursday

Simplicity is the key to brilliance. -Bruce Lee How true, how true (much more often than not). Another gem of a recipe, a genius three ingredient recipe from Eden K., sent in from southern Florida by a self described “fly fishing bartender with a serious Belize habit”. She writes – …surely you guys have enjoyed […]

With summer temperatures being what they typically are around this neck of the woods, we’ve been cranking through a gallon or more of cold-brewed coffee concentrate a week around our camp over the past two months or so. I finally wised up and started cold brewing a little over a gallon of coffee concentrate at […]

On the coast earlier this week She Who Must Be Obeyed and I grabbed some outrageously good grub in a little dive joint serving only the genius combination of genuine slow-smoked barbeque and fried Gulf Coast seafood. The smokers were humming outside and the place was packed as you might imagine; they were slinging ribs, […]

Another winner this week from South Texas redfish-chasing friend EH – The Bay House Mezcal Shandy. He writes – …when you posted the Stone’s shandy a few weeks ago it got me thinking of a story worth telling here on CW and passing along this recipe. I’ve gotten to know a guy who’s just retired […]

Turns out our catering genius, chef-friend Libby from Austin knows how to kick a guy when he’s down. This week for reasons that aren’t worth delving into here I’ve decided there’s been enough hot, steamy summer for the season and it should be time to have fall knocking on the door, or at least I […]

Another winner from the South Texas Coast and friend EH – …here’s another one to consider for your Thirsty Thursday posts this summer – a simple yet damned tasty Watermelon Mojito. Watermelons will be cranking through November as usual this year and they’re just too good to pass up. We keep a pitcher of watermelon […]

Another winner this week from part-time guide Jeff out of Meridian, Id. – My wife is a senior accountant for one of the big evil agribusinesses with regional offices in the area; she ends up traveling a fair amount and brought this one home a few months ago. As the weather has warmed up we’ve […]

This week’s libation comes via new friend Julie in Denver; she writes… …my husband (Zack) is an engineer whose firm had the somewhat good and somewhat bad fortune of being brought in to help salvage one of the major venue projects for the Olympics in Rio a few months ago. He’s been in and out […]

We’ve been taught a veritable sh*tload by working on Chi Wulff over the years, not just about fly fishing, access, fisheries and conservation stuff, but also about good food and various adult beverages, and even about life in general. Today’s cocktail (or beer-tail) – The Stone’s Shandy – is a prime and perfect example. Neither […]

Two weeks ago yesterday found Jake and I sitting in the Murray Bar in ‘downtown’ Livingston, sipping cold beers, waiting on a couple of burgers (which were outrageously good), and watching the early summer hipster tourists stroll by on the sidewalk trying damned hard to fit in. That Wednesday evening was damned hot for early […]

On the way back from Livingston earlier this week we heard from an old friend and training mate, Ray, a funny guy who was a true-blue, bait-chucking, Gulf coastal fishing monster back in the day. By way of confession he claims to have seen the light and throws flies much more often than gear, learning […]

We’ve long been a fan of the classic Dark and Stormy, a great example of the magic that simple flavors can weave when melded together just so. Old friend and former business partner Steve S. from Salt Lake City sent this cocktail in a few weeks ago; we’ll be stirring a few of these up […]

Back on Monday a neighbor waved me over to his backyard soiree; I’d been savoring the aroma of ribs smoldering in his smoker since early that morning. He handed me a glass dripping condensation on that humid, sunny afternoon and said “You look like you could use a glass of my Sweet Texas Tea”. [Side […]

Folklore suggests that the mythical chupacabra was first seen in Puerto Rico, though it’s recently become evident that Texans, as with many things, seem to think the beast sprang from the loins of the Lone Star state, and that chupacabra here are the biggest and baddest on the planet. Real or not, like Bigfoot (or […]