The World According to my Tummy

The other day someone told me that I always put pictures on Facebook of things that I grill or cook and that I should do a food blog.  Now, I don't consider myself an expert when it comes to food.  I just know what I like, what makes me happy.  Well, and to be honest, what makes Monica happy.

That is why we make pizza on the grill every Friday night.  To be honest, we miss the pizzerias in Italy.  So after my first tour in Italy, I taught myself how to make pizza dough.  We don't make the dough all the time now because the supermarket has it ready to roll out and bake.  So for time sake, we shell out the $2 for the time it saves.

I also taught myself to smoke various meats, fish and vegetables.  I started with smoking salmon.  Then I got the crazy idea to make a smoker out of a wine barrel.  Wow, what a hit that has been.  I have been using it for three years now.  I have smoked everything from salmon, brisket, ribs, sausage, pork chops, pork shoulder and even potatoes.  Not only is it a conversation piece... it is just plain cool.  I will share some photos of the building of the barrel with some lessons learned later.

I will always give credit on recipes that I use and post links.  I love trying new things in the kitchen, taking risks.  I may surprise you.  :)  Feel free to join in the fun.

Smoked Brisket