Back in the day a group of friends and I would skip out of the office early on a Friday and high tail it from Salt Lake City north to either Swan Valley or Irwin (Idaho) on the South Fork of the Snake. Rarely did we make the 4ish hour run in time to get […]
Grill
Now and again I’ll actually take a shower and shave, put on a clean shirt, scrape the muck from my sandals, wash the truck and head to one of the over-the-top uptown grocers that dot the Lone Star landscape. Grocers back home in Montana tend to be a lot more pragmatic and utilitarian; visiting […]
The town I lived in until I was 10 was so small we could walk from our house on the edge of town all the way downtown to the single ‘movie house’ on the town square. Even as a kid with short legs it didn’t take more than 15 minutes or so to make the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The past couple of weeks have been the busiest around camp Chi Wulff as we’ve seen in 6 or 7 years. The overwhelming majority of said busyness has been really good stuff, even considering that today is the traditional ‘tax day’ that all Americans look forward too. (Never mind that this year’s ‘tax day’ is […]
A few years after She Who Must Be Obeyed and I were married we had the good fortune to head West for another stint of training. Salt Lake City these days doesn’t really conjure up images of The Wild West, but back in 1984, less several hundred thousand folks (damn the Californians), it was a […]
Cruisin’ through the grocery store a couple of days ago I was stopped dead in my tracks by the sign. “Fresh Brown Gulf Shrimp – 6 Hour Sale” They were truly fresh, plump and firm, smelled of the Gulf and were $7.99 a pound. Hot damn. There are only a few virtues to living in […]
For some reason, Montana’s political snafus of the week duly noted, trying to fish Cuba this year is making more and more sense. Stories abound of astounding fly fishing (see video above) and mouth-watering, spicy foods. The cigars and rum you’re already picturing clearly in your minds eye. While we’re a long, long way from […]
“Bet you can’t eat just one.” That was the unmistakable provocation blurted by our hostess (Eddie) as we walked into her kitchen a couple of weeks ago. While the precise wording of my droll retort escapes memory this morning, it was something along the lines of anybody taking even a fleeting glance at me would […]
What do limes, chickens and chile peppers have in common? At first glance, not a hell of a lot. Combine chicken wings, fresh lime juice and honest-to-goodness real chile powder in very carefully orchestrated proportions, however, and you’ll hold the magnum opus of grilled goodness in your very own hand. Everyone agrees that the high […]
Another Friday and another holiday weekend. Hot damn. Here’s an insanely easy way to begin your festivities to ring in the New Year tonight – Grilled Tuna with Honey Peach Chipotle Glaze. This has long been one of the gang’s favorite recipes – there are few things as nifty as a fresh tuna slab seared […]
