by Adam Parks | May 23, 2017 | Blog
A Grill For All Seasons Just a little over 3 years ago I wrote a blog post called The Grill Next Door. I went back and reviewed it in preparation for this post. At the risk of breaking my arm patting myself on the back, it is pretty good piece on some suggestions you...
by Adam Parks | May 10, 2017 | Blog
The Ol’ Switcheroo! There’s no two ways about it….moving sucks. Yeah, yeah, I’ve heard them all. “It’s a great opportunity to purge and clean” or “It’s a fresh start”. I don’t mean to complain, we are very blessed. We are being given a tremendous gift to live in...
by Adam Parks | Feb 23, 2017 | Blog
Just One Guy “I‘m just one guy in this big ‘ol world. How much can I really affect things?”. This is a question I have pondered a lot in the past several months. I promised a while back that this blog would not become a referendum on alcohol or...
by Adam Parks | Feb 23, 2017 | Featured Recipes, Recipes
Beef Bourguignon Beef Bourguignon is a perfect dish for adding a little “upscale” to the humble chuck roast. It combines bacon, beef and brandy…sounds like a good start, no? Served over mashed potatoes in my version, this recipe is an adaptation of...
by Adam Parks | Feb 16, 2017 | Recipes
Roasted Lamb Breast Butchers tend to like the less expensive cuts of meat, and lamb beast is a prime example. When slow roasted, as with most tough cuts, it is super tender and incredibly flavorful. I really like the sauce, as the vinegar cuts some of the fattiness...