“The Cannoli Quest”: NYC

We fly out of Orange County’s John Wayne Airport on a red-eye flight.  Attempting to snore should prove “delicious” as I’ll be wearing a cervical collar.  A very pleasant woman in a Volvo (a.k.a. “tank”) rear-ended my car while I was stopped at a traffic light last week.  Continue reading →

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Sabatino’s Sausage Co.: Food review…

Located in the visually appealing Lido Shipyard this restaurant will not disappoint.  We’ve been going here for a few years now and I’m finally getting around to writing a review on them.

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Smoking: Beef back ribs…

For my next foray into smoking I chose to “try” beef back ribs.  You will typically find that you are unable to find these fresh and will have to settle for frozen.  I would suggest heading to a neighborhood butcher shop as you will likely find what you are looking for and at a better quality than your average grocery store. Continue reading →

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David’s Foray Into “Smoking”…

Greetings All,

Here are some pictures of some baby back ribs I cooked in my new smoker.  I used an under $100 upright capsule style Brinkmann smoker.  I am a complete amateur so I visited various sites (doubledanger.com, fabulousfoods.com, smoker-cooking.com, the-greatest-barbecue-recipes.com) to learn how to smoke meats and then put it to the test on smoking some salmon.

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“Impatient Pukes”: Essay About the Technology Age…

 

“When the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the Internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time – literally – substantial and rapidly growing numbers of people have choices. And society is totally unprepared for it.” –Peter F. Drucker

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