Brisket is one of the nine beef primal cuts, taken from the pectoral muscles of the breast or lower chest that overlie the sternum and ribs -- the Middle English term brusket comes from Old Norse brjósk meaning cartilage. Briskets can be baked, boiled, or roasted and often involve basting, rubbing with spice rub, marinating,... Continue Reading →
Independence, MO, is the county seat of Jackson County and a suburb of Kansas City. With population over 123,000 it is the fifth-largest city in Missouri. The city is overlaid with layers of history, serving as a starting point for overland trails (California, Oregon, and Santa Fe), a promised land for Latter-day Saints that never... Continue Reading →
After a morning ride on the Boise River Greenbelt, I swung through the Westside Drive In for their world-famous ice cream potato - a "baked potato" made out of vanilla ice cream, cocoa powder, whipped cream, with chocolate syrup and Oreo and peanut crumbles.
Today I rode 75 miles from my home to Smithfield, passing through Brigham City to Sardine Canyon and across the floor of the Cache Valley. For a treat, I stopped at Charlie's Supreme Ice Cream Shop, a family favorite in Logan. The interior is decorated with music from the 1960s and 1970s, including a special... Continue Reading →
Tonight I talked Sunshine into riding over to a new ice cream place nearby - Big Hazy's Ice Cream. We each sampled two flavors in our split-cup single scoop serving. All four were delicious! Super smooth and creamy, with popping good flavor. Making small talk with the man behind the counter I asked, "Who is... Continue Reading →
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