Larry’s Log

Okay, last night I grilled some chicken breasts on my charcoal grill/smoker. This had a slight twist to it. I washed and coated each breast with olive oil and then added a tad of salt and fresh ground pepper then I sprinkled the chicken with Mrs. Dash. That wasn’t the twist.
While out on my patio […]

A Florida tomato grower decided to breed his tomatoes for taste instead of looks. Now he’s having to fight a state marketing committee for the right to sell his tasty but misshappened fruit out of state.
I love tomatoes but I’ve given up eating them between mid-December and March because the ones I get then, while […]

Last weekend I picked up a Char-Broil Silver Smoker and assembled it. This week I’ve used it twice for grilling. This weekend being Memorial Day weekend I’m going to put it to the test of smoking. My plan is to use it to grill with Saturday and Sunday and then Sunday night start smoking a […]

Note:This is a reprint from Justin’s Journal October 12, 2002. There appears to be some problems with the old weblog’s PHP script retrieving the archives. Because I’m going to be doing barbeque this weekend I wanted this recipe available.
I’ve got some folks coming over tomorrow afternoon for a barbeque. Just a few minutes ago I […]

I love Krispy Kreme doughnuts. I allow myself to indulge in a Krispy Kreme doughnut about once a month and about once a year I’ll go crazy and eat a half a dozen in one setting. I was lucky to be raised in a town that had a Krispy Kreme factory back in my youth. […]

The weather is beginning to turn cooler and my appetite is running toward heartier foods. A couple of nights ago while driving home from work I decided I wanted some gumbo. I didn’t have a recipe so while I was sitting in traffic I made one up. It turned out pretty good and it was […]

When I first started the Atkins diet I would walk into a fast food restaurant, order a sandwich and throw away the bread. This seemed like an awful waste to me. I started ordering my sandwiches and asking them to hold the bread. I got no odd looks, just a plastic bowl from Wendy’s and […]

I’ve been on the Atkins Diet for a little over four weeks and I’ve lost 11 pounds. I knew the diet worked before trying it because I watched several co-workers where I use to work just melt away their weight on this diet. For the most part they kept it off for over a year. […]

Just in case you’re interested there is a drink I’ve been making for my wife that she is fond of. This is a smoothy sort of drink made with orange Jell-O®. You might like it as well.

1 0.3 Oz. Pkg Suger-free Orange Jell-O®
2 egg whites
1 tsp Orange Extract
1 tsp grated lemon rind
2 pkgs Sweet-n-Low®
4 fresh […]

I’ve had a busy week and I’m anxious to spend a little time in the kitchen tonight. What’s on the menu? Caribbean Chicken Breast served with brown rice, a spinach salad and Gallo’s Twin Valley White Merlot 2001. Want the recipe for the chicken? Here ya go.

6 oz. skinless, boneless chicken breast
1 oz. ham, thinly […]

Here’s a dish that I fixed the other night that Gerri and I really enjoyed. Even though salmon is an oily fish and its nutrition label shows that over half its calories are derived from fat it’s suppose to be good at lowering cholesterol, which is great for Gerri, but I just like it.

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I’ve had a lot of complements on this recipe and I’ve had to write it down for people time after time. It’s very simple to make and the heat can be adjusted to your taste. As is there is a little spice to it but it isn’t so hot that my father won’t eat it. […]

Gerri got the lab results back from a physical she took earlier this week. Every thing was fine except her cholesterol. Her Cholesterol wasn’t fine at all. The doctor has her on medication to get it under control but there is going to be a change in diet around this house.

The troublesome part of this […]

My wife got me a Pasta Pot Pro a couple of weeks ago. It’s one of those kitchen gadgets that you see on TV that’s suppose to save you all sorts of time and aggrevation in the kitchen. Actually, the design isn’t a total flop with this thing. It does do a decent job of […]