Road trip. Just thinking the words brings forth an urge to grab my gear, gas up the truck and drive. Time on the road is simply a matter of fact for most fly fishermen. Most of us don’t live now, and likely haven’t for the better part of our lives, with a salmonoid inhabited river […]
Friday Feast
A few months I shared a bit of the story about my MaMa (pronounced maw-maw) and her creation of what seemed to be (and were) almost magical seafood delicacies using critters that were swimming a few hours before…. Back in the day (way back in the day) my grandparents had a beach house a few […]
I know, I know – this is the third week in a row that we’ve offered up a rib recipe for the Friday Feast. We won’t lie to deflect criticism or complaint. We like ribs. This is another one of our go-to rib recipes that we’ve taken to preparing in tandem with other fav ribs […]
The 4th of July seems like a distant memory. Long sunny days are the rule. Bikini season has blossomed once again. It’s high summer. At least if you go by the calendar and not the way your favorite western river looks right now. (Never mind that hundreds of rivers and streams throughout the West look more […]
Tradition can be a funny thing. Some traditions seep down seemingly from generation to generation, almost as if passed down from the mountain top centuries ago. Things like fishing Yellowstone on opening day, midging at 3 Dollar Bridge or eating red beans and rice on Mondays. Other traditions creep in as a result of memorable […]
Guac and chips at Buen Tiempo in Ouray. We’ll be back cooking for next week’s Friday Feast.
I had partner years ago who believed in reincarnation. She was a slightly built redhead named Jane who was convinced that in a prior life she had been a Tibetan wise-man, or would it be wise-woman? She liked to pause in conversations and say something tangential that she must of thought seemed enlightened. She reminded […]
Many, if not most, fly fisher folk are inveterate tinkerers. We tie flies. We wrap rods. We build boats. We tweak equipment. A fair number of fly fisher folk we’ve run into over the years have an affinity for food and tinkering around the grill and in the kitchen. Most of us here at Chi […]
Even though the temperatures won’t break 60 today back home in Montana (at least near Bozeman) and there’s new snow in the hills, dammit it’s summer. [Never mind that the weather here (Austin) would make one think the very gates of hell had sprung open about three weeks ago…] It’s time for gorging on masterpieces […]
Consider fair warning issued. Health food fanatics, nosy nutritionists, vegans, vegetarians and iron-willed dieters stop reading now. Keep reading and you’ll only be reminded of another worshipped culinary icon you’ve chosen to forsake – the Chicken Fried Steak with Cracked Pepper Gravy. We’re of the persuasion that a great chicken friend steak is an art […]
With rain and runoff flooding much of the fishable water around, might as well throw on a pot of beans on the stove. Since we offered to share our go to bean recipe last week in the Friday Feast fajita taco recipe enough emails have come in either making fun of the art of bean […]
She Who Must Be Obeyed and I both had the inescapable hankering for fajitas this past week. That would typically set in motion a two day marinade routine using our family secret recipe, which with all due modesty produces the most savory fajitas known to man. That said, this has not been a typical week […]
Sometimes simplicity reflects absolute genius. In a world that seems to become more and more unnecessarily complicated every week, we treasure those moments of inspired simplicity more and more. Here’s an example of brilliant simplicity at its best – a Southwestern Chicken Wing recipe that is unique, tasty, easy to prepare and damned tasty. You’ll […]
Now and again wandering through the kitchen we’ve all come across a recipe that embodies true genius. In my book (typically) those recipes result in food that is bursting with flavor, piques at least 3 of the 5 taste sensations, more often than not comes off the grill, can be prepared without a Cordon Bleu […]
After last Sunday’s ‘scorpion in the frying pan’ encounter, there’s been a bit more ‘what the hell are we doing down here in Texas’ chatter from certain members of the household. While our business project that led us to the south for a couple of years is coming along quite nicely, watching spring fight to […]
