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Small-Scale Question Sunday for May 3, 2026

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I was able to justify a big dinner after a 2 hour long bike ride.

  • Cajun Corn - a semi-proprietary cajun and taco seasoning blend suspended in olive oil and drizzled over whole ears. Wrapped in foil, and set on the grill right after dumping the charchoal from the chimney. Turned once every 8 minutes or so.
  • Jalapeno Cheddar Burgers - Along with the corn, I seared tomatoes, onion, and Jalapenos to prepare fresh salsa for Cinco De Mayo this week. In America at least Jalapenos are absolute wildcards when you get them from the grocery store. These were screamers, and I have a fairly high heat tolerance. 3 slices of Boar's Head yellow cheddar and the freshly ground prime 80/20 from the supermarket cooled things off a bit, but I actually also leveraged my BBQ slaw from 2 days ago to really tie the room together...
  • BBQ Slaw - I use a variant of Rodney Scott's BBQ Sauce, an eastern NC condiment, modified to have more smoke via chipotle chile powder and higher-quality vinegar as a base. Greek Yogurt, a touch of mayo, brown sugar, and brown deli mustard round it out. I've learned that trying to eliminate sugar in slaw is a fool's errand, despite my hating it as an ingredient in industrialized food.

I originally planned to do some roasted potatoes, but after 3 IPAs, I decided to crack open a bag of chips now that Frito-Lay has dropped the prices back to human levels.

Inspiring! Sounds great.

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