Did You Know Outdoor Living Is Wonderful for Your Health?
A generation ago, “outdoor living” was a wooden picnic table and a hibachi barbecue, with maybe a vinyl lounge chair or two for the grown-ups. “Fancy” was a table with an umbrella. […]
Beer Battered Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Ingredients Buttermilk Soak 3 c. buttermilk 2 tbsp. kosher salt 1 tbsp. black pepper 2 tsp. cayenne pepper 4 lbs. medium chicken wings, thighs & drumsticks Beer Batter 2 c. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. onion powder 2 tsp. garlic powder 2 tsp. cayenne pepper 2 tsp. kosher salt 2 tsp. black pepper 2 ¼ c. lager or pilsner beer Directions In large bowl mix buttermilk, salt, black pepper and cayenne. Add chicken, turning to coat. Refrigerate 4 hours. In large bowl whisk flour, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt and black pepper. Whisk in beer, make thin batter. Drain chicken, thoroughly dry with paper towels. Transfer to batter, turning to coat. In large, deep skillet, heat 1 in. oil to 350°. Set rack over baking sheet, line with paper towels. Lift chicken, letting excess batter drip back into bowl. Fry in batches at 315°, turning once until golden and instant-read [...]
A Room with a View: Relaxing on Deck with Jim & Susan Judge
When it comes to Jim and Susan Judge’s deck, third time’s the charm. The Judge’s first deck, which came with their Highlands Ranch home, was a poorly constructed “builder deck.” On their next deck, they tried the “Trek type stuff,” as they put it. “We saw the commercials on TV,” Jim said. “We figured it was low maintenance ha-ha.” While the composite deck didn’t splinter like the first deck, that second deck didn’t work out so well either. “The floorboards warped and there were screws popping up. I was afraid to have our grandkids running around out there, I was afraid they’d trip and hurt themselves,” Susan said. “We never sat on it because it wasn’t appealing or comfortable. We wound up spending all our time below the deck where we have a concrete walkout from our finished basement,” Jim said. Outdoor living was about to take a turn for [...]
Where’s the Beer? A Toast to the Great American Beer Festival
As the story goes, during a visit to England for the Great British Beer Festival in the early 1980s, Charlie Papazian – founder of the Great American Beer Festival and considered by many to be the godfather of American home brewing - turned to his British hosts and said that he thought it would be a good idea if the United States had its own beer festival. To which famed British beer and whiskey writer Michael Jackson replied dryly, “But where will you get the beer?” Jackson had a point. At the time the United States was home to less than 100 breweries. The nation’s brewing industry had been largely decimated by the effects of Prohibition and industry consolidation. Experts believed that by the turn of the century the United States would be down to two or three massive companies producing Budweiser, Miller and Coors – pretty much the same [...]
Announcing Fresh Deck Premium Deck Service Plan
DeckTec is introducing a new premium deck maintenance plan for its valued clientele. “The Next Generation in Deck Protection,” the new Fresh Deck program will formally launch at the Colorado Garden & Home Show in Denver in February. Fresh Deck plan offers a consistently beautiful deck, peace of mind protection for your home and lifestyle, proactive inspections, hassle-free communications, in addition to the convenience of automatic scheduling, easy payments, bonus services, and more! Fresh deck clients will enjoy reduced lead times, structural multi-point deck inspections, and referral rebates. To guarantee premium service Fresh Deck will be limited to our top tier of current DeckTec Customers. Interested deck owners should contact DeckTec’s service department at 303-277-1550 for information and special introductory offers. Quality custom decks are the most cherished and highest-returning home improvement investment along the Front Range. With wood decks increasing in value and sophistication, so has the demand for [...]