Weekend Cooking and Drinking + Outdoor plans Thread

[BeastMan]

What's everyone have going on?

[BrunswickDawg]

Decided to make some family favorites this weekend. Tonight is crockpot bourbon chicken over fried rice; Saturday is blackened shrimp and scallops with tortellini Alfredo; Sunday Im smoking a butt. Going to celebrate my fine culinary skills with Bulleit and a hand rolled Cuban seed cigar.

[SapperDawg]

Bruswick is killing it...hand rolled cigar. Nice.

Tomorrow is the last day for small game in AL, so I am going to try and bag a rabbit and a few squirrels in the AM. Cooking wise, likely a selection of grilled pork products just to spite the cold weather. I saw Publix had the rib end slices I love out this week, so I may try to get some of those going. If the girls are feeling spry, we may get into some fried gulf shrimp at some point.

Drinking wise, tonight I am sampling three Ballast Point beers - Sculpin, Pale Ale, and Session IPA; along with some Four Roses Single Barrel and Small Batch bourbons.

[BeastMan]

I just worked my butt off and didn't even eat dinner! What a crazy day!

[SapperDawg]

Here is my quick review on the Ballast Point:

Sculpin - one of the best IPAs I have ever had. Great mouthfeel, and not too much hops for the folks that dont like that.
IPA - great beer. Just like above but with more hops.
Even Keel - Football season beer. Light, hoppy, could drink lots of these on a hot day in the Gridiron Club.

[3dawgnight15]

Today is potato, cheese and venison soup. Used this recipe, http://loriesmississippikitchen.com/...ison-soup.html, but altered a bit with bacon fat and some different cheese. Deer was my fianc?'s first and first time deer hunting. Deer was harvested in Bigbee Valley in Noxubee County.

[BeastMan]

Cooked a blackberry cobbler for a birthday party today. Very simple recipe but really good. Before and after pics

[BeastMan]

My team at work worked their tail off this weekend so I hit my freezer up for redfish and trout and fried it up for everyone

[BeastMan]

Very nice

[BeastMan]

dinner was ribs, brocoli, and taters. Used Corky's dry seasoning to finish them off. Outstanding

[BrunswickDawg]

Bruswick is killing it...hand rolled cigar. Nice.
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Well, the food has gone well - but I've had to hold on the cigar. It has been raining for 2 days here, and the W Girl doesn't let me light my stogies in the house. Hoping the weather breaks tomorrow when I have my butt smoking.

[Offshore Dawg]

Cooked a blackberry cobbler for a birthday party today. Very simple recipe but really good. Before and after pics

Beast, have you ever used the wild dewberry s and made a cobbler out of those. That was a spring and summer ritual on daddy's farm picking those things.

[Political Hack]

Sculpin IPA, Bells Two Hearted, and some Cupcake Pinot Noir.

Pulled pork, breaded chicken tenders, Brunswick stew, corn, slaw, and homemade carrot cake.

[FlabLoser]

Pulled pork. Got the smoker too close to the back door and made some of my house smell like BBQ.

[BeastMan]

Beast, have you ever used the wild dewberry s and made a cobbler out of those. That was a spring and summer ritual on daddy's farm picking those things.

You can use whatever fruit you want with the recipe I use. Only difference would be what fruit you use coukd change consistency. Blackberrys would be more cakey vs peaches would be more juicy