So Far This 4th weekend

I managed to get a 4 day weekend thanks to my sympathetic boss(Blythe). Here's what I have done so far, dodging the raindrops of course!
 
All of our favorites
 

 
Brats!
 

 
Today's plan...
 
Wild caught shrimp
 

 
Pork & bison
 

 
Teriyaki marinated filet mignon ends & scraps( I bought a whole one & butchered it myself)
 

 
Lamb marinated in olive oil, garlic, fresh herbs.
 

 
My kids helped themselves before I got to take pictures. But here are the finished results. First time for them tasting bison, they loved it. The wild caught shrimp, which I knew would be flavorful, they were really impressed with. I only basted them with butter. But, then, they are used to the farmed shrimp. The last two pictures are of a small beef brisket I did ( an experiment for me)I smoked it 3 hours this morning, on my Weber, wrapped it in HD foil and put it in the oven @ 200 for another 2 hours and then turned off the oven for 2 hours. I think it came out good! Moist and smokey. I will do a bigger one next time! Happy 4th everyone!!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Beautiful pictures!

And a lot of beautiful food. Very nice agnesrob.

Great assortment of food agnesrob. Outstanding job!

Do you accept boarders?

John A


And a lot of beautiful food. Very nice agnesrob.

Thank you Obi-Wan Kenobi! 

mikeam


Beautiful pictures!

Thanks, Mike

NYPIzzaNut


Do you accept boarders?

I have a nice livingroom couch. Tomorrow is cleaning day....

It may be a year or two before I make it back to Yonkers.

Ernie, If you'll put me up in HI, I'll cook whatever you want!!

NYPIzzaNut


It may be a year or two before I make it back to Yonkers.

No problem, we'll adopt you!

Agnes - i have never tried lamb on kabobs.  Do you marinate or not?

Everything looks sooooooooooo good, agnesrob!!

Oh my gosh you didn't smoke these the whole way?????

Just kidding they look great!

Agnes -

"You da girl!"  Great pictures from Bergen County!!!  Thanks!!!

Baah Ben


Agnes -

"You da girl!"  Great pictures from Bergen County!!!  Thanks!!!

Thanks, Ben. I think my Bergen County neighbors think I'm nuts. I was out at 8:00 am yesterday starting the brisket. I can see several backyards from mine and they have very fancy decks and fancier gas grills. I almost never see them using them!

seatown76


Oh my gosh you didn't smoke these the whole way?????

Just kidding they look great!

annpeeples


Everything looks sooooooooooo good, agnesrob!!

Thanks Ann!

susanll


Agnes - i have never tried lamb on kabobs.  Do you marinate or not?

Susan, Depending on what I feel like, I've done lamb on the grill with either just olive oil and s&p or sometimes I put the lamb in a ziploc along with olive oil, chopped garlic, s&p, fresh rosemary, thyme and oregano. I let it sit about an hour. In fact that also holds true when I'm doing lamb inside also. Except when I am doing lamb shanks in my crockpot.

Thanks Agnes.  I will give it a try!

Everything looks fabulous!  Wish I had been there!

agnesrob


Ernie, If you'll put me up in HI, I'll cook whatever you want!!

Agnesrob.....Come on out, we can share the cooking chores. [:) Here's a roast chicken done on the  Weber last night.

Ernie!! That is so delicious looking!!! If only I wasn't afraid of flying! I am a good swimmer, though...

agnesrob, Excellent pics!  Great selection of meats also.  Thanks for sharing with us.
 
Any hot dog pics??

agnesrob, your food and pictures are always first rate. I always look forward to them.

Excellent looking chicken, Ernie!!!

Great job taking advantage of the long weekend, Agnesrob!  I really need to get my feet wet with lamb and skewers look like a good way to do it.   And Ernie's chicken is a reminder that I should get a rotisserie setup for my grills.

Brad

Great Spread!
 Where did you get the "Wild Caught Shrimp"?

Foodbme


Great Spread!
 Where did you get the "Wild Caught Shrimp"?

At my local Trader Joes. They were $9.99 for a one pound bag. I will be going back to stock up on them. I also get reasonably priced dry scallops there and wild caught salmon. Mmmm... salmon on my grill, maybe this weekend!

Gorgeous food. Simple and looks good..bet it tastes even better. MMMMM.