Lazy Avocado & Grapefruit Cocktail
It’s avocado week here at The Back Burner. But I am in a lazy summer mood. Too lazy to think up an avocado cocktail. I’m not even sure I want an avocado cocktail. At least not one with alcohol. So I thought I’d stretch the word cocktail and use it more like the idea of more »
Perfect Picnic Pair: Grilled Lamb & Wine
Today I have Grilled Lamb Chops with Peppercorns & Savory Mint Sauce because I like the romance of a picnic. But I also like to break the rules. So my picnics usually stretch beyond fried chicken confines. Because there are a lot of great choices that are perfectly suited to eating outdoors, slouched up against more »
Pickled Shrimp For My Mother’s Day
I’m a lucky man here at The Back Burner because my post falls on the weekend. Mother’s Day Weekend. I am also lucky to have so many of my mother’s recipes compiled into a cookbook my brother put together after she passed away in 1993, long before her time. I cherish the cookbook. Of course more »
Grilled Cheese My Way
Tidbits & Noshy Things. I just like saying it. Because I have to admit– as much as I enjoy a good cocktail, and take my Friday duties behind the bar here at The Back Burner very seriously. It’s the pairing of a good stiff belt and something delicious that really excites me. So once in more »
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