En Entire Weekend with Nothing to do...

What a great, relaxing weekend! I had nothing to do and no where to be. I'm pretty sure that I never even left the house all weekend. That being said, there was plenty of cooking going on...

Friday Night

It's finally crawfish season! Friday, I picked up 5 lbs of mud big and a couple pounds of shrimp for a boil. I debated whether to use the propane burner, but ended up boiling them on the XL Egg. What? You've never grilled a boil??

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Saturday

Saturday started off great! I had the entire house to myself. While sipping my morning coffee, I had the thought, "why am I not smoking something?"
Without having been to the store for the week, I found bacon and onions in the fridge. I whipped up a quick batch of bacon wrapped onion rings. These killed! 


Credit: MMMGOBLUBBQ

Saturday night I ground up some 50/50 burgers with my KitchenAid grinder attachment. 50% chuck and 50% bacon. Holy moly!! I topped mine with a slice of Gouda and Swiss cheese, mayo & bbq sauce and served it on a toasted poppy seed bun. The 50/50 mix turned out to be a great combination! 

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Sunday

Sunday was a day of testing and perfecting some recipes. 
First up was a Guinness Bacon Brownie. 
Next, Cedar Planked Garlic Cheddar Mashed Potatoes. 
Thirdly, trying to perfect my chicken. I've been beta testing an unreleased Meat Church rub and it was perfect on the chicken. 
Finally, I smoked a couple pork shoulders for a March of Dimes luncheon today. 

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Wrap-up

All in all, a low-key-nothing-to-do weekend turned into an Egging extravaganza! There was literally one Egg running all weekend long. It was truly relaxing being outside grilling & smoking. I had a great weekend.


However, I think we wash more dishes than the average Waffle House...