Grammy Pizza...a quick cook and back to the SHOW!

Lookin' for something fast tonight to cook on the Big Green Egg...chicken breast, baby spinach, roma tomatoes, red bell pepper (roasted), multiple fresh garlic cloves (minced), Pillsbury dough, EVOO and Garlic Parmesan Ranch dressing, 2 cups of Mozzarella Cheese and a half cup of Parmesan.

Stuffed Beef Kabob Rolls

What do your food labels really mean? 'Free-range,' 'natural,' 'non-toxic,' and other myths

Excerpts from WalletPop article today I thought apropos to my blog...hope you enjoy.

Organic. Any multi-ingredient product bearing the USDA Organic seal must contain at least 95% organic ingredients. But the federal certification process is voluntary -- and not every product that claims to be organic undergoes such scrutiny.
Made with organic ingredients. At least 70% of the ingredients must be organic. The product cannot carry the USDA Organic seal.
Non- or -free. Must have less than the following per serving: fat (0.5 gram), sugar (0.5 gram), cholesterol (2mg), or sodium (5mg).
Low-. Generally, the product must have less than the following per serving: fat (3 grams), cholesterol (20 mg), or sodium (140 mg).
Reduced. Generally, the product must have at least 25% less of the given component than is typically found in that type of food.
Light. If at least half of the product's calories come from fat, fat must be reduced by at least 50% per serving. If less than half of the calories are from fat, fat must be reduced at least 50%, or calories reduced at least 33%, per serving.
Reduced, Added, Extra, Plus, Fortified, Enriched. These claims can be made relative to a similar representative product.
High, Rich In, Excellent Source Of. All designate products with at least 20% of the recommended daily amount per serving.
Good Source, Contains, Provides. The product must have more than 10% but less than 20% of the recommended daily amount per serving.
More, Fortified, Enriched, Added, Extra, Plus. For vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber with at least 10% of the recommended amount per serving.
Lean. Generally, less than 10 grams of fat.
Extra lean. Less than 5 grams of fat.
Certified Humane. A label for products made by non-profit organizations dedicated to humane treatment of animals. To use the label, animals must have been given no growth hormones or antibiotics, or lived in cages, crates, or stalls; and must have had "access to sufficient, clean, and nutritious feed and water."
Naturally raised. A recent USDA standard for animals raised without growth hormones or antibiotics.
Natural. A term regulated only for meats and poultry -- containing no artificial flavors, colors, or chemical preservatives -- and otherwise meaningless.

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Tuscan Steak Topper on the Big Green Egg

We cooked up some Tuscan Steak Topper tonight to compliment a couple of GREAT pieces of Beef (very thick top sirloin) tonight.

The ingredients for the Tuscan Steak Topper include Red Peppers, Capers, Olives (with pimentos) Fresh ground Black Pepper and about 5 Garlic Cloves sliced. Soaked in EVOO and Sautéed in a terracotta baking dish (stirring constantly) at full T-Rex flame while cooking the beef.

McDonalds goes McToo Far for my taste this time!

McDonalds goes McToo Far for me this time. 

Sorry to post a non-Egg blog but I read this article (click on the link) on WalletPop this morning and it just made me mad.  Enough is enough big corporate McGreedy McBullys; personally I don't need their fat and calories anyway and there are lots of more tasty and healthier optons. 

Oh yes, and my new favoriate charity is now Special Olympics. 

If I can find this young ladies address I'm also sending her a few bucks to offset he legal fees she has paid to date to answer the legal battle.
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Wok ERROR !!!!

Okay, we have all undercooked, or overcooked a few things on the egg...but tonight I tried something that was TOTALLY INEDIBLE! My enthusiasm for WOK cooking on the BGE got the best of me tonight. I was cooking up a stuffed pork tenderloin (spinach, green onion and mozzarella cheese) and thought, hey, why smell up the kitchen with hot oil and fried potatoes? So, I grabbed the "Wok Oil" and hash browns and went to the egg. HINT...WOK OIL IS NOT GOOD FOR PAN FRYING HASHBROWNS...it's SOLE PURPOSE is for Stir Fry. The hash browns soaked up the oil and they tasted NASTY, even with a TON of Cheese melted on them...can you say hello incinerator? The tenderloin on the other hand was DIVINE!

Fresh Organic Brocolli and Steak

Wok-ed up some fresh organic broccoli and T-Rexed some steaks last night.   Thumbing through the cookbooks for something to make tonight and/or tomorrow...tired of the same 'ol things on the grill.  Weather is grey and gloomy, need to get out of the house and do something constructive. 

Pork Tenderloin and Beans and -4 Degrees

Marinated pork tenderloin in Beer Mustard and Bad Byron's Butt Rub; combined it with some Baked Beans with Beer Mustard and a half-diced Sweet Onion.  Add baked potatoes and some Italian bread...Baked the Tenderloin at about 375 degrees (at the dome) until internal temperature was 155 degrees took off and let set for 10 minutes then served.  Keep On Eggin'  OH YES...it was -4 F this morning and -4 C tonight during the cook (we had a heat wave today).

Time to end my Bengals Nightmare!

Wasted another three hours watching the Bengals on TV today and another entire season supporting the Bengals..I think it's time to change teams now; they are NEVER going to get to the SB again as long as I live! 

New Years Freezing Cook!

Set a new personal record tonight...cooked up some tenderloin with a wind chill at ZERO!  The cook was worth the effort however...if anyone ever told me (while living in Florida) that I would be Eggin' in sub-zero weather someday I would have told them they were crazy...no that I AM CRAZY.  Keep on Eggin'!

Skirt Steak Stir Fry on New Years!

Skirt Steak (I recommend marinading first), baby corn, green pepper, yellow (orange) pepper, 1 entire bulb of garlic (diced), 1 TBS miced fresh ginger, snap peas, sliced white mushrooms, sweet and sour sauce, 1 medium sweet peru onion, 1 roma tomato diced.    No Black Eyed Peas and Cabbage for this crew...Happy New Year!