i would like to try gator i have never had it.what does it taste like all fixed up cajun style?.i seen them on swamp people.cook it up like that.....

Well Stephen, fried alligator is my oldest grand daughter favorite. I always cook it on her birthday. She was born in September, which makes it easy for me because September is Alligator season here in Louisiana. The way you saw them cook it on that TV show is Alligator Courtbouillon. I might try put the reciepe on later.

Gater is great.  Expensive in these parts.  There's a resteraunt that we go to every now and again that has fried gater.  Sooo good.

Can's wait for the recipe, Robert.

Just burgers and hot dogs for about 40 people.

Happy 4th, from the diner...

handmaking a big pizza!

We cheated today.  Just too hot to cook, so we hit a local BBQ shack.  Ribs,  fried chicken,  pulled pork,  corn on the cob,  slaw,  greens,  butter beans, ect...

I won't have to eat again for a while.

Well, I had to cook a rack of pork ribs and a half dozen chicken leg quarters, out side on the pit, while everyone else was cooking the side dishes, inside. I think theres something wrong with this set up...Oh well, Pawpaw can do it...lol  I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. God Bless America!

it's hambugers and hot dogs on the grill the all american food for the 4th....

Stephen, we have cooked that menu, many times on the 4th of July. We love that meal and cook it often.

Last night for the BDay boy we did steak and Baked Potatoes.  A friend went to the Maytag Ranch in CO and brought us back a steak.  The best I have ever eaten!

From their website..

Our cattle are born and raised on Maytag Mountain Ranch’s 2,953 acres of lush and green natural grasses, and the cattle enjoy warm days and cool nights. An intensive rotational grazing system ensures our cattle have plenty of fresh grass to eat; our pastures are never artificially fertilized and our cattle drink the spring water that flows on the Ranch. We never use hormones or antibiotics, and the entire Ranch is certified Organic. Our cattle are not taken to the feedlot to be “finished.” Instead they fatten on natural grass, every day of their lives — the way nature intended.Our system is better for your health… Maytag Mountain Ranch’s famous grass fed beef has higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids, which lower the risk of heart disease, and which may reduce the risk of cancer. It is also lower in total fat than beef from conventionally raised (corn finished) cattle, resulting in fewer calories. Best of all, it tastes great!

Back to the salads!

We're having Sac-au-Lait, Courtbouillon for supper tonight. It's a real treat for us.

We had salad last night too, Jan.

Sloppy Joes for tonight.

too tired to eat much tonight. just a granny smith apple.  Donnie had turkey and some yellow rice

We were sopposed to head to the mountains, this weekend, but had to cancel out.  (There goes my side trip to SMKW.)

On the bright side, the Pennsylvania trip has been scheduled...

woohoo.  JJ we are leaving on Monday.  PA is beautiful this time of year.  The house sitter moves in to take care of things here, Casey dog goes with us and I am ready to be away from the grind for a few days

Jan we're leaving for Pa. Monday also with a stop in Ky. Will be in Pa. sometime Wednesday.

Coming by GEC in titusville?

Sounds like PA is thedestination of choice...

We wont be there till the 29th.  Karlee has a BJJ competition in Atlanta, next weekend.

Titusville is a bit further up (almost 300 miles) from where we'll be.    I don't think the wife and kids would go for a 11 hour day trip, just to visit GE.  I've been wanting to visit Bradford (roughly 250 miles), and hanen't got there yet.

Y'all all be careful on the road...

Nope going to Bradford, won't have time this trip for GEC.

I wish I had that much influence JJ

LOL.

I must have done something good today.  I found another American Blade whittler at my favorite fleamarket knife dealer.  2 whittlers and 2 stockmans now.

Good things happen to good people, J.J.

I agree Ron!!

Well tonight was open faced turkey sandwiches with mashed potatoes and gravy and some spinach 

YUM!!!

Tonight it was meatloaf, boiled new potatos and green beans. back to salads for me tomorrow

Hah, we are having some exotic meat for supper, we hardly ever get to eat. I bought a T-Bone and a Rib-Eye steak, I guess, it's beef. lol

Robert,

LOL...Back to chicken ceasers for the week.  I did make Donnie some shrimp salad for the week though.  I know he gets tired of eating just the green salads with me :)

Well Miss Jan, I couldn't make it on just salads. I have a sister in law that is a vegiterian and eats only raw food on top of that. I'm sorry, I'm a meat eater, each to their own. Hey, is there any Cajun recipes, you would like to know? Let me know.

Well JJ should be on his last day of travel food.  I am having a cravings for waffles and bacon...one of my favorite travel foods

Robert, I have been itching to do some fired soft shell crawfish.  Just trying to find someone around here that can get me a few and big enough.  I love then with a good hollindase sauce.  served up with some okra 

Oh my, soft shell crabs, I love them. fried is my favorite.

Goodness, if I were going to have a fried platter it would be softshell crab, fresh trout and fried oysters.  MMMMMMMMMM, good!

I have already decide that this weekend, we will have a fish fry, for the family. We will have fried Sac Au Lait, shirmp and [you better believe it] some gator, with some Cajun fries and hush puppies. Yea buddy, I can't wait.

Wow!

That really sounds good, Rob! I sure wish that I lived in your neighborhood, I might try to weasel myself a taste of that delicious sounding feast you'll be having. *big grin*

Bon appetit, my friend!

Well Ron, the girls and boyfriends are gonna do a bunch of work for me saturday, so this is a treat to repay the free help. I would welcome you to the fry but you might get caught up in some work...lol

Well I would fish for food like that!

I'm bout ready for some fish too.

Well I settled for crab meat on my salad but yummy was it good

Spaghetti last night....

Well we had our fry, friday night and last night we had Spaghetti, too JJ. I love it.

tonight we had a salad and some cantaloupe, watermelon and fresh home grown pineapple.

For Donnies breakfast delivery I made fresh biscuits stuffed with ham and sharp cheddar :)

I'm a meat n' potatoes kind of guy...

The name of the place is "the Habit," right down the road from where I live, and the above order is a triple char -- triple meat, triple cheese, hold the lettuce and add lots of raw onions -- with french fries, pickled jalapenos and hot peppers. And ketchup, of course. Not shown in the pic was the the extra thick chocolate shake.

Now, let me take you in tight on the steaming hot pile of cow flesh...

Yum! That's what I'm talkin' about! That was my dinner tonight.