July 14, 2018
Grill Smell
Oh. My. Goodness!
I smell… I smell… (no, it’s not Ducky) I smell charcoal and lighter fluid!
This means Louis is on the grill. AKA we are getting the most awesome lunch/dinner today!
Louis’ Dad cooked for a restaurant as a young man, his Grandma taught his mom who taught the boys how to make amazing Florida foods, and he cooked for a busy buffet and a 4-star restaurant. His food is good.
It’s like when Becky (my 12 year old) says, “Mom, I’m doing lunch,” and everyone is like “awesome, so how can I help?” or we just get out of the way and let her magic happen. She throws junk together without a recipe and comes up with delectable food.
Louis does this on the grill.
So, I’m like, beans, potatoes? What sides do you want?
Louis doesn’t care; it’s all about the meat for him. (Is that just a guy thing? Nope, Becky doesn’t care too much about sides either, she focuses on the meat and lets creativity flow when it comes to “the sauce.”)
So, baked sweet potatoes, potato salad, and peas make up today’s yummy sides. (Canned peas were only 2.12 for a 6lb can from Sams, Aldi had sweet potatoes 6lbs for $2.00, and Currie’s local Sebago potatoes were $0.50/lb – I cook based on what’s on sale.)
Lighter fluid smell is extinguished – by looking at the coals you’d think they are dead. Nope. Just right to start.
T minus 10 minutes! My stomach is aching! I practically live outside now because of the mold/breathing issue, so I make up sides, set them out (peas on the stove, salad in the fridge, and sweeties hang out in the microwave), and go outside to wait on the best part. I’m pretending to trim my elephant ears but this smell is exciting my palate!
I think every dog in the county can smell the meat cooking – do I care what it is? Nope. It will be yummy.
Is there any kitchen smell that is better than the grill? Nope. Okay, maybe a wood-fire camp circle with egg casserole cooked on a cold morning in a cast iron skillet with the hot chocolate tureen on the side – Yes, that might top grilled everyday meat, but just maybe…
Thanks for reading! (Hope you have good eating!)
Type at you later…
~Nancy Tart