Traeger Season
Traeger season. My favorite time of year. An entire meal cooked out on the deck either directly on the grill or in aluminum packets makes for quick easy clean-up. The scent of mesquite pellets wafts about the deck. I peel russet potatoes and cube them, spray Pam on a huge piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil, spread out the cubes, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and seal ‘er up. To make sure they’re crispy on the bottom, they go on the grill first. My favorite part is sitting in the sun snapping the fresh green beans. I add a little lemon juice, salt, and summer savory to this packet and put it on the grill after the potatoes have cooked about twenty minutes. Then last, but certainly not least, the rib eyes, bright red and perfectly marbled with delicious fat. Mmmm. I sprinkle both sides with Traeger Prime Rib Rub, the perfect steak seasoning (in my opinion). Then on the grill they go. I set the timer on the stove so I don’t get sidetracked and over cook them. Time has a way of getting away from me when I’m basking in the sun in my deck chair waiting for dinner.
Savory summer
Season of delightful foods
Sweet tranquility
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For Haibun Monday at dVerse Poets Pub today, Bjorn is hungry and looking for recipes. He wanted us to write about time in the kitchen, but my thoughts immediately went to cooking outside on my Traeger pellet stove. I’ve had a Traeger for years and could never go back to grilling over charcoal or gas. There is just something about that mesquite or hickory smoke that makes the food taste so delicious!
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You are just entering the season… we are almost at the end of our outdoor evenings. You describe it well… no, you paint it well.
I had to look up Traeger Prime Rib Rub, May get it some day.
Liked the “S”s in the Haiku.
Sounds tasty. I confess to not knowing what a Traeger was, but google did. 🙂
I love my Traeger! I’ll never use charcoal or a gas grill again.
YES! 🙂
Delicious sound meal, deliciously written Haibun.
Such a tranquil setting..this made me hungry..the beans 😉
..will look for the rub….mmmmmm, savory, indeed!
Yum! Ribeye is my favorite. Not familiar with the seasoning, but sounds wonderful.
Way to grill, girl! My crew would love this outdoor meal 😀
Rib eye and taters on the grill, yum! I’ll bet there aren’t any leftovers. You’re making us all hungrier by the minute
Not many!
I love snapping beans. 🙂
“I add a little lemon juice, salt, and summer savory to this packet” … Yummy. The whole meal sounds so delicious!
It’s my favorite meal of the summer. 🙂
I have not tried this one but I can smell the delicious scents of those potatoes and ribs ~ what a lovely time basking in the sun and waiting for dinner ~
Yum! Grilled russet potatoes and fresh green beans sound wonderful. There is something so special about eating al fresco.
I can’t wait for the local green beans to be available at our farmers’ market. They are my favorite!
Great ending Haiku. Pulls it all together really well.
Thanks. I do love a good summer haiku.
Nothing like veggies foil-cooked on a grill. YUM! Now I’m hungry!
Well written description. I can see you focused and snapping those green beans in the sun.
That sounds amazing! There’s nothing quite like cooking outside.
Your recipe sounds delicious and I love the whole ritual of eating and cooking outside :o)
Funny we always eat outside in summer but always cook indoors. Sounds delicious though 🙂
You must not have a Traeger. If you had one, you’d cook out as often as you could. 🙂
I actually didn’t know what Traegar meant. Or Pam… We’re a bit basic here 🙂
Oh yes that’s the season… we grilled during the weekend as well.. but it’s not warm enough so I think I would eat inside instead. mmm.