Cedar Plank Salmon

“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” — Charles Wadsworth

“Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad.” — Anne Geddes

Grilled Filet de Bœuf

“My father told me that all businessmen were sons-of-bitches, but I never believed him until now.” — John F. Kennedy

“Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.” — Ruth E. Renkel

Monterey Jack and Mushroom Burger 

“A man’s children and his garden both reflect the amount of weeding done during the growing season”. – Unknown

Wisconsin Style Beer Brats

“If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right.” — Bill Cosby

“For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.” – Homer

Beer Can Chicken

“I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.” — Abraham Lincoln

 “A father is a guy who has snapshots in his wallet where his money used to be.” – Unknown

Michelada

Happy Father’s Day from James & Everett!

Sometimes nothing satisfies the taste buds better than a burger. Quick and easy, this grilled wonder is a favorite of mine to prepare. Topped with a combination of whatever happens to be in the fridge, I can always create a version that is sure to please.

Jack is an American cheese made from cow’s milk and is credited to have first been made by Spanish Franciscan friars near Monterey, California during the 19th century. It was a businessman and developer by the name of David Jack who owned a dairy along the Salinas River, that took the idea from the Padres at the nearby Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo. Jack began to produced a cheese originally known as Queso Blanco. As Jack’s dairy went into partnership with other regional dairies, the cheese was mass marketed and came to be known at first as “Jack’s Cheese”, and then eventually as “Monterey Jack”.

There are several variations of the this cheese that have also become quite popular. Colby-Jack or “Co-Jack” is produced by marbling the white cheese together with Colby cheddar, and Pepper Jack is a spicy variety made with the addition of jalapeño and habañero peppers. An aged version called Dry Jack is a hard cheese that can be grated much like Parmesan.