‘Oklahoma!’ returns
Oklahoma! came roaring in with an effervescence that shows running almost 75 years usually run out of after a decade or so.
Working on smoking the brisket, all set for the start of football season
It’s a major undertaking to try and perfect the BBQ recipe for beef brisket. Miss Jenny and I have the Mango-Chipotle Baby Back Ribs and the Carolina-style Pulled Pork down, but the brisket is tricky and I’m burning a lot of pellets on the Traeger grill trying to perfect it. Cooked up the best one yet last weekend after making a brothy injection and patting on two dry rubs in between a coating of mustard. Smoked it, wrapped it, sprayed it with butter, let it rest and 15 hours later we carved it up. Tender, great texture, but the flavor wasn’t quite the rich beef melt-in-your-mouth I’m looking for. So, it’s back to the drawing board for fine tuning ingredients and time and temperature to get it right. Then I can serve it up for the poker boys and have an Indian summer BBQ with friends and a great bottle of 2008 Merlot from Solis Winery.
Boxing: Guerrero to train in Las Vegas for Mayweather bout
Gilroy’s Robert Guerrero will train in Las Vegas for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and plans to leave for camp in mid-March.
