As some of you know I like snacks. I have found a new snack emporium that is a treasure trove of snack delights in San Pablo, Ca. at the “Snack Zone”. I found a new favorite; Not Fried Chicken Ice Cream.
The Not Fried Chicken was actually pretty decent as far as ice cream noveltiees go. The crust was sweet and crisp. The ice cream was cold. The center had a chocolate covered pretzel to mimic a bone. It was decent but this ice cream novelty was a one and done.
Today I visited the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall in Vallejo, Ca. It is a symbol of the men and women that gave the ultimate sacrifice in the Vietnam War. There are 58,281 names etched into the wall with 28 that were from the local high school. The wall was moving with reverence and emotions with loved one paying their respects. The wall will be there from Oct 16-19.
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I could not resist the purchase of a rotisserie for my Big Green Egg. I know I paid extra because the BGE company can. This was something I have always wanted but never needed. There are mulitple ways to cook a chicken on a bbq. Watching and smelling a rotisserie is just plain fun. I made the purchase.
My first trial run cook was fairly successful. There was a video offering suggestions on the procedures and you basically have to jump into the fire and learn for yourself. I cooked with the lid open. You can cook with the lid closed and possibly control the temperature better. Lid closed is supposed to be a smokier end product. My first cook ran a little hot. It produced some char spots but overall it was very successful. The chicken was so juicy and moist. This new toy/tool is a lot of fun and produced tasty results.
This may be our last bbq event of the season. We were in San Jose for the “Pig Jig” The Pig Jig is a bbq contest and event to raise funds for Nephcure Kidney International a group to end kidney disease. What a fun contest/event. There was bull riding, axe throwing, multiple libation stations, live music, games, so much food and a bbq contest. Today we judged ribs and tri-tip. We had a third category of “Anything Goes”. This is a category where the cooks just try to “WOO” the judges. Wow!!! There was lobster, oxtail, desserts, fried rice with pork belly in a hollowed out pineapple, pyrotechnics, booze and more booze. What a fun day!!!
I went camping (sort-of) at Lundy Lake last week with some old school friends. They camped and I rented a cabin. We were lucky to escape the California wildfire smoke and had mostly clear skies. This is a beautiful small lake at 7000ft elevation. I felt it biking and hiking.
We are in Woodland California for a car show and rib cook-off. Twenty two championship bbq teams went to battle to deliver an award winning rib. We had some tasty fun and saw some friends.
