Look Both Ways Before Crossing

I have two hummingbird feeders out on the back deck.
JB says it sounds like a freeway out there when he's grilling.



Sometimes you have to duck and dodge just to stay out of their way.

I think JB can manage. Especially since he has a new toy.
His latest culinary delight is this gadget to infuse marinade:

A Wicked Good Time

It gets harder and harder to find gifts for folks as they get older. Sometimes you have to become somewhat of a detective by listening a bit more closely to what they're talking about. Or by checking their bookmarks in Firefox. Stuff like that.



Which is precisely what I did to get JB a gift for his birthday. He's been talking about his lump charcoal for sometime. And you know how men are partial to barbecuing...



Pop was curious about the charcoal, too. So, JB gave him all the particulars last night when he was giving it a test run on the grill.



If you're interested, you can check it out here, where I tracked my husband and ordered it.

Bacon Wrapped Kabobs

 

I know the photo doesn't look like much, but I assure you, these little appetizers are marvelous.

The larger ones are actually bacon wrapped baby portabellas, generously slathered with Stubbs spicy barbeque sauce.

The slightly rectangular-in-shape ones are bacon-wrapped pineapple chunks.. also slathered in BBQ sauce.

Of course, what's in the middle is just jumbo grilled shrimp. I marinated it in Italian dressing for a couple of hours before slipping in on the skewers.

The bacon I use is Louis Rich Turkey bacon. Full slices for the shrooms and half slices for the pineapple chunks. I use Turkey bacon because it is healthier without sacrificing flavor and also because it doesn't have the fat that regular bacon has, so you don't get flame ups (fire!) while grilling.

Good stuff, I promise and very quick to throw together. One guest who normally doesn't eat mushrooms, put away 4 or baby bellas!