Been hotter than Hades here, so I haven't been doing a lot of barbequing but I have had the grill fired up quite a bit. Pork chops, hobo potatoes and the like. The last time I grilled I made bruschetta that we ate on toasted Italian bread. It was good! So good in fact that my wife bought more tomatoes and another loaf of bread today, so I made it again tonight. It was all we had. Very refreshing in these dog days of summer.
My oldest son and I worked on restoring a Weber kettle grill I bought him for his birthday last November. It was quite a bit of work, but we did a tremendous job and it looks fantastic. We broke it in cooking Hasselback potatoes on it, and did pork cutlets on it as a follow up.
Can you believe that that grill is almost twenty years old? It turned out really nice, and I'm proud of my son for wanting to do it with me.
Also in July, after waiting for 25 years, 1 month, and 2 days we finally got our driveway paved. It looks incredible, and probably added a ton of value to the house. Next up outside is to get a "smoke shack" done so I have a place to store my toys. Need to get those classic Weber kettles in out of the weather. Of course, it won't happen until the floors for the kitchen and dining room are done and the whole area gets painted.
I scored a Smokey Joe grill on CL the other day. Cleaned it up, repainted the legs and gave it to my mom and dad. Money well spent as far as I'm concerned. He'll get more use out of it than I would have. I also just bought a red Weber MasterTouch grill, but after seeing pics I decided to help out my young nephew who was looking for a grill, so he's gonna buy it for what I have into it.
Well, I need to go make some iced tea.
Have a blessed week.
