I had some trouble with my MES the last time I used it, so I didn't want to take a chance using it for Easter. This meant I had to go back to my "Pre-Smoking" days.
BREAKFAST:
Luckily the day before Easter in PA was the first day of trout, so that took care of my breakfast. A pan full of stocked trout sauteed in butter & Old Bay Seasoning did the trick. That's a whole days limit in one pan (ten little fillets from 5 trout---about 11" long each)! Couldn't do that years ago. The limit used to be 8 per day---now it's only 5. The trout they used to stock were bigger back then too.
Easter Ham at 1:00 PM:
Since the MES was down, I got a Double-Smoked Ham from a small butcher shop I know. He takes the best smoked ham in this area (Leidy's), and he smokes it again----Great Ham! Then we added some sweet potatoes, roasted reds, mixed veggies, and the pineapple slices that were on the ham.
My first helping:
Evening Snack:
Later that day it was time for a Ham & Melted Swiss on Rye with Grey Poupon Mustard, and some leftover taters & pineapple slices.
BTW: Yesterday I gave my MES a good test burn, and it performed very well. The problem must have been the strong winds, and the quantity of Pork Loins I had in her for that day's smoke. I guess I won't have to rewire her just yet.
Thanks for lookin',
Bearcarver
BREAKFAST:
Luckily the day before Easter in PA was the first day of trout, so that took care of my breakfast. A pan full of stocked trout sauteed in butter & Old Bay Seasoning did the trick. That's a whole days limit in one pan (ten little fillets from 5 trout---about 11" long each)! Couldn't do that years ago. The limit used to be 8 per day---now it's only 5. The trout they used to stock were bigger back then too.
Easter Ham at 1:00 PM:
Since the MES was down, I got a Double-Smoked Ham from a small butcher shop I know. He takes the best smoked ham in this area (Leidy's), and he smokes it again----Great Ham! Then we added some sweet potatoes, roasted reds, mixed veggies, and the pineapple slices that were on the ham.
My first helping:
Evening Snack:
Later that day it was time for a Ham & Melted Swiss on Rye with Grey Poupon Mustard, and some leftover taters & pineapple slices.
BTW: Yesterday I gave my MES a good test burn, and it performed very well. The problem must have been the strong winds, and the quantity of Pork Loins I had in her for that day's smoke. I guess I won't have to rewire her just yet.
Thanks for lookin',
Bearcarver