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A medium rare ribeye baby!

Without a doubt a standing rib roast from the outdoor smoker, summer tomatoes, grilled corn and fresh grilled pineapple with scoop of french vanilla ice cream.

Drink one 12 oz mug of Joe each morning. Grind and brew it myself. Nice and fresh. Yet to find any shop that does it better!

Usually 20%. Less if service is lacking. More for excellence! Spent a few years earlier in my life as a dining room and room service waiter in a upscale hotel and understand the rigors of the food sevice life.

Left over BBQ'd chicken with a little rice and pea pods.

When ever we grill ribeyes outside I also grill crusty bread while the steaks are resting. My favorite last bite is to swipe that last piece of grilled bread through the remaining steak juices and pinch that last morsel of garlic infused mushroom. Oh crap,it's a long time until dinner.

Mustard and dill chips are great additions to sliders with grilled onions and cheese. On the other hand when having a larger burger I prefer raw red onion and ketchup with pickled peppers. Oh! and I'd never put mayo on a burger. Just does'nt seem right to me.

Sure! I made these last weekend to go with an Italian style chuck roast. I washed then cut potatoes into medium chunks, tossed with olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Placed potatoes cut side down on large cookie sheet covered with foil and put in an oven heated to 450. After 25 minutes removed foil and turned potatoes to opposite cut side. Returned to oven without foil for an additional 15 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped rosemary for the last 5 minutes of cooking. Toss with fine minced garlic and serve. They must have turned out great because there were none left at the end of the meal.

Around our house salads, main entrees and desserts are served separately thus avoiding the dreaded mixing of vinaigrette, gravy and sweets. For those of you with main course issues might I suggest the Strawberry Shortcake compartmentalized plate we used for our daughter thirty years ago. You may still be able to find them on ebay. Please LOL !

My favorite braised chicken recipe is with artichoke hearts and pepperocini. It's a pretty simple dish using frozen artichoke hearts and pepperocini from a jar. I brown the chicken pieces with olive oil in a dutch oven and remove to a plate. Then sweat some shallots and garlic, add defrosted artichokes and a hand full of chopped pepperocini. Deglaze pot with a dry white wine add chicken stock and return chicken to the pot and return the liquid to a boil. Place lid on the dutch oven and put into an oven heated to 300.Braise for at least two hours. You can thicken the sauce with a small amount of corn starch and water. This dish is great with rice or a wide fresh pasta. Sorrry I don't have item amounts. I usually just wing it. Have fun!

JEP deserves _____ for a prize.

How about a root beer float with chocolate ice cream? It's a favorite!

Cauliflower is one of our familiy's favorite vegetables. We enjoy it raw, pickled and this time of year roasted with olive oil, garlic and then sprinkled with grated parmesan.