Split pea soup is one of my absolute favorite soups. Thinking back though, I’m sure I’ve said that about every soup that’s on this blog. I mean it this time – for reals. No, really! I actually only have split pea soup a few times a year because, well, I guess I’m a bit of a split pea soup snob. It’s only when I have a ham bone that I’ll make it – it just puts it over the top. I have made it with just chopped ham – still delicious. I have made it with Boar’s Head deli ham,…
The story behind salmon goes like this, in my younger whooper snapper years I hated salmon. In fact I hated most fish unless it was fried mullet. Don’t judge me I’m from Pensacola. Anyway, a friend of mine, Kevin, told me I should just give salmon a chance. He told me to drench the thing in mayonnaise and lemon pepper and then grill it. I did and I haven’t looked back since. Now it’s my most favorite fish. I still love fried mullet don’t get me wrong, but salmon seems to be more in tune with my “adulting” self. Who am…
It’s here. It’s official. It’s hot. It’s summer. Summer here in Mobile is a very long, muggy, hot mess. The air is so thick you can cut it with a knife. In a nutshell, it sucks. We’re technically not there yet, where the heat makes you want to kill everyone you see because you’re so cranky. We’re not where all you want to do all day is lounge around in a bathtub full of ice – just you and beer, chillin’ in the tub. We’re not there yet, but believe me, I can feel it. We’re about 2 inches away.…
I have another lovely, truly lovely backpacking meal that you can dehydrate or…yes…Eat it for dinner tonight! When I make food to take hiking, a few of my go-to’s are vegetarian. Meatless meals just make my body happy and they dehydrate really well. They weigh practically nothing and when you’re hiking 15, 20 miles a day, that’s a biggie. But taste counts too…alot. After hiking all day the last thing I want to do is eat rehydrated cardboard because real talk – I’m crazy-man hungry! This dal is something that I may cook for lunch or supper at home and…