Sunday Dinner

Lynne and I wanted to barbecue so we decided on pork loin. My Dad is the master at this cut of meat but he is currently living with Lisa and Jim. So.... we are creating our own version of Grandpa G's pork loin.

We started by taking the loin and wrapping it in bacon. According to Dan "everything is better with bacon". The butcher at the store gave me some string to try our creation. It took us a while but teamwork prevailed and we put together what we call Smothered Pig.

We got a little carried away with the string. I have a habit of over doing it and this over the top in so many ways.

A little chilly outside but I can warm myself with the smoker when needed.

I put the coals and fire wood on the right side of the smoker and the meat on the left. There was no direct heat under the meat. It worked well but was a little difficult to add wood to the fire. I removed the far right grill section for easy access to the fire. I also could slip in wood through the intake vent to the left of the fire. Next time I would not use any coals just wood from the cabin.

Here is our final product wrapped in bacon. The bacon was crisp but I could have left it on just a little longer to equalize the crispness. The bacon remained on the loin after we took off the string.

Dan, Jessica and Jacob came over to test my dish but I think it got mixed reviews with the Astins. I still cannot cook meat that Jacob likes. Maybe in a few years. Jessica is definitely with child most likely does not want me to upload pictures of her. Just know she looks cute with her big belly.

Jacob is a young botanist at heart. He enjoys playing with pine cones in the mountains or in the house. If you check out this last years Pine Valley trip you can see him throwing pine cones into the stream.

If I can only get this seed.......almost.......just a few more....... darnit I can't get it.

I think Rachel or Heather took this image of Jacob. Great smile kid !

Hey Jimmy if we were going to flex you should have told me. Jimmy is supporting a new facial look with approval from Rachel. Looks good my friend.