again. Go ahead, sing that Aerosmith song!
I haven't fired up any of the grills since early September. It's been almost 8 weeks since my open heart surgery so this is the first day I've grilled and it's good to be cooking outside once again.
The Goldens' was in rough shape, I had forgotten to clean it and the CI grates had considerable rust when I opened it for the first time yesterday. Yuk! A good scraping and cleaning followed by a very hot fire and it's back in business. The grates are properly seasoned and it was ready to go for tonite's dinner which was
CAB Strip Steaks w/ Sweet Potatoes, Asparagus and Mushrooms
Steaks were seasoned with Oakridge Santa Maria, Asparagus with Simply Marvelous Season-All.
Dinner is served -
along with a side of Baby Bellas -
It's good to be out at the grill once again!!
Quick side note: we've had our dining room and kitchen oak floors refinished. It's taken 2 weeks (!) only because contractor #1 did a terrible job and had to be replaced. I managed to find another flooring contractor who stepped in on short notice, resanded and refinished the floors this past week. He did an awesome job. The only reason I mention this is we've been living in the upstairs bedrooms (with our cat) with no access to the kitchen. So LOTS of eating out which gets old very fast. That's why it's good to be grilling again!
For those wondering, I'm doing well after the open heart surgery. I'm probably at 85%, lots more energy, quite a bit more activity. I still need to take it easy and not push things too hard. My thanks to all who wished me well in the other thread. I'm back.
Regards,
-lunchman
I haven't fired up any of the grills since early September. It's been almost 8 weeks since my open heart surgery so this is the first day I've grilled and it's good to be cooking outside once again.
The Goldens' was in rough shape, I had forgotten to clean it and the CI grates had considerable rust when I opened it for the first time yesterday. Yuk! A good scraping and cleaning followed by a very hot fire and it's back in business. The grates are properly seasoned and it was ready to go for tonite's dinner which was
CAB Strip Steaks w/ Sweet Potatoes, Asparagus and Mushrooms
Steaks were seasoned with Oakridge Santa Maria, Asparagus with Simply Marvelous Season-All.
Dinner is served -
along with a side of Baby Bellas -
It's good to be out at the grill once again!!
Quick side note: we've had our dining room and kitchen oak floors refinished. It's taken 2 weeks (!) only because contractor #1 did a terrible job and had to be replaced. I managed to find another flooring contractor who stepped in on short notice, resanded and refinished the floors this past week. He did an awesome job. The only reason I mention this is we've been living in the upstairs bedrooms (with our cat) with no access to the kitchen. So LOTS of eating out which gets old very fast. That's why it's good to be grilling again!
For those wondering, I'm doing well after the open heart surgery. I'm probably at 85%, lots more energy, quite a bit more activity. I still need to take it easy and not push things too hard. My thanks to all who wished me well in the other thread. I'm back.
Regards,
-lunchman
