Coastal tracks on a warm summer day near Jalama Beach in north Santa Barbara County.
#coastal #landscape #railroad
Posts by Dining With Barbarians
Watercolor treatment of a photograph of Surf Beach at Vandenberg AFB in Lompoc CA.
#art #beach #watercolor
Mount Dana, top of Tioga Pass near Yosemite National Park’s east entrance.
#landscape #mountain #lake #trees
A ready to eat smoked rack of pork ribs on a tray next to tongs.
Naked ribs - no rub, no sauce, just a little salt and pepper - just off the smoker.
#food #smoked #pork #ribs
Photograph of a red pomegranate blossom on tree.
Pomegranates have the prettiest flowers. Our trees are full of them right now.
#nature #flower #pomegranate #red
Closeup photo of the red tip photinia's delicate white flowers on a dark background.
This morning from the backyard: Red Tip Photinia flowers.
#nature #plants #flowers #photinia
I-10 West of Chiriaco Summit, south of Joshua Tree NP.
A distant view of the Mojave Desert with pink early morning clouds against a light blue sky.
A good morning in Joshua Tree NP.
#desert #morning #joshuatreenationalpark
Spoon stuck in a bowl of homemade chicken vegetable soup.
It usually begins with leftover Costco rotisserie chicken . . .
#food #chicken #soup
My wife and I have been married over 22 years and this is the first fried egg she’s ever cooked for me. What better surprise could she give me on Valentine’s Day?
A plate of taco salad made with tortilla chips, tomatoes, kidney beans, avocados, lettuce, ground beef, Catalina salad dressing, and black olives.
#food Taco salad
Sliced tomatoes, tomatillos, onion, jalapeno and serrano peppers on a grill mat in the smoker.
#food Making salsa this morning. Veggies will smoke for about an hour or so before broiling and blending.
#salsa #smoked
Spaghetti pasta on a blue and white paper plate topped with sliced buttered mushrooms and ground black pepper.
#food Mushroom and black pepper pasta
Cooking on a pellet grill smoker.
Smoked cream cheese just off the smoker.
#food Smoked cream cheese - delicious.
Leftover green beans, mashed potatoes, and meatloaf packed for the freezer in a black plastic container.
#food Green beans, mashed potatoes, and meatloaf leftovers packed for the freezer.
#food Basil Chicken
Small waffle with syrup and butter on a blue and white paper plate.
Guess what I got for Christmas . . .
Bushy-tailed squirrel climbing the bird feeder pole to steal the food.
Bushy-tailed gray squirrel stretched between the bird feeder food tray and the pole, stealing food.
Set out peanuts for the birds this morning but the squirrels were quicker.
#squirrels #urban_wildlife
- Waiting for the Sun -
Low turnout at the seed feeders these past few cold and rainy days.
#birds
Never tried them with vinegar. I will now. I usually go for skinless in olive oil.
Boston butt pork roast on a smoker with drip pan underneath.
Six hours in, smoking a 7-pound Boston butt pork shoulder roast.
#food #smoked #pork
Photo of eight 8oz. swing top glass bottles lined up in a row on table. They are filled with three different chile pepper sauces - 3 jalapeno (bright green), 3 habanero (orange), and 2 smoked jalapeno (olive green).
Two Foxes
A short b/w capture from the doorbell camera late last night in our front yard. It put a smile on my face when I watched it this morning. I love those tails.
#video #urban_wildlife #fox
Half a Smoked salmon just off the smoker.
Half a smoked salmon on the smoker.
Half a salmon, hot smoked with applewood pellets on the smoker today.
#food #smoked #salmon
Photo of a bowl of shrimp, tomatoes, orzo pasta, feta cheese, and basil.
Basil shrimp with orzo pasta, tomatoes, and feta cheese.
#food #seafood #orzo #pasta #shrimp