Grilling picanha (with chimichurri) and broccolini, and garlic mashed potatoes for mother's day.

Forgot pics also, but made a beautiful ham, spinach and broccoli frittata, biscuits with honey butter and fruit for Mother's Day brunch.

Then smoked chicken wings and made four sauces -- hot buffalo with garlic (W&M copy), ghost, Asian and garlic parm. Smoked some salmon for an appetizer. Twice baked potatoes.

Nothing particularly interesting about the dinner besides my smoker set up. Started to thunderstorm here in Arkansas about 20 minutes after I started the fire. So I had to bring over the pool umbrella and stand, which is wonky and broken from being blown off the deck in a past thunderstorm. Base stem is loose and leaned / fell to one side, so I applied a little Aggie Engineering and secured with bungee cords to the smoker. Torrential rain all around but the smoker and cook stayed dry.

Caesar*

I love scallops but I'm a terrible scallop cook. Any tips?

Happy birthday big guy. I've got some Backstrap to cook. I'll try a sweet and sour next time

Gracias. Here's the recipe. Pretty simple, and you probably have everything in your pantry. Use whatever berry jam you have on hand. I used tomato tonight, but strawberry, raspberry, blueberry have all been good.
https://ww2.kqed.org/essentialpepin/2011/09/18/venison-steaks-in-sweet-sour-sauce/

aggiebrad16 said:

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I love scallops but I'm a terrible scallop cook. Any tips?

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HTown's advice is spot on especially when it comes to buying scallops. I thaw mine out on paper towels to absorb excess moisture. Once thawed I'll leave them on paper towels in the fridge for at least 30 mins.

I use an infrared thermometer and drop the scallops when the pan hits 475. I use algae oil for its high smoke point and neutral flavor. Let the first side really caramelize before flipping then turn the heat down. Scallops have a built in thermometer so be ready to pull them just before the sides turn fully opaque

Actual algae oil or avocado oil? Genuine question

FIDO*98*: Howdy, next time you are home alone, gimme a cal, I will be right over, hate to have to see you eat alone, promise I will eat EVERYTHING on my plate, promise!

Bar-style tortilla pizza. Cheese, pepperoni, and shallot for a quick and dirty Sunday night pizza.

I find only pros know about Bahn Mis. Nice work!

Blackened zucchini. A little olive oil and a dash of Steamboat Bill's, turn once and add a pinch of Parmesan on top, give it a couple of minutes and you're done