Fire hot. Fire burn.
It's grilling season in Chicagoland, which means we don't have to dig a path the grill for the next two months.
Over the past weekend, we, too, answered the primordial call that has drawn humankind to the fire's edge for centuries. We, too, roasted flesh over an open flame.
Humans smell like pork when they're cooked.
A little tip for the home-maintenance-challenged: things that get dirty need to be cleaned before you use them. Otherwise things go boom, and husband starts to smell like a pig roast.Especially if you want this:
Or this:
Not this:
Which brings me to this...
Well-done husband. Well done, husband.
My spouse (author JD Kaplan) almost went up in a poof of smoke. He was making bacon-wrapped asparagus, a recipe that is messy and more time-consuming than your average slap-on-the-grill slab of meat, but worth it when well done.
All's well-done that ends well-done.
JD didn't get hurt other than singeing the hair off his hand. Which was lucky in more ways than one because I assume it's difficult for a writer of quirky murder mysteries to build a legal defense. Especially with a browser history like mine.
Bacon-wrapped asparagus.
Ingredients
18-20 asparagus stalks9-10 thick-cut, Applewood smoked bacon slices1 tablespoon olive oil½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
1. Heat up the grill (after you clean it).2. Wrap 3-4 stalks with a piece of bacon. Hold the bacon in place with either skewers or toothpicks.3. Mix olive oil, salt and pepper and drizzle over asparagus.4. Grill until bacon is crispy, but not charred to hell.
I don't kill people in real life, only in stories. I'll show you...in newest Josie Tucker mystery, which should be out August 1st.
