[Basilissa]

Cooking is women's duty, and men have no need nor patience to do so. Nonetheless, there are some occasions when men have no helpmeets (Genesis 2:18) to serve them. A hunting expedition is such an occasion, but the real reason why I am starting this thread is because I am deeply moved by the abuse and neglect which Brother Cranky Old Man is suffering right at this moment. (Will you join me in a minute of prayer for Brother Cranky's well-being in this dire situation before reading further? ... Thank you.).

Hence, here is a simple recipe which can be made over open fire; ideally over a bonfire in the woods, but an indoor fireplace will do, too. I am including a very basic men-only version of the recipe in bold, and an expanded version for females in grey. Please note that I am not providing quantities as this is not a baking recipe, so you just add ingredients and spices to taste.

Bonfire shish-kebobs

Ingredients:
Meat
Potatoes (or some other starchy vegetable, e.g. yucca or sweet potato)
Marinade for the meat: salt, pepper, olive oil, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, lemon juice
Vegetables for the shish-kebob, e.g. onions, zucchini, green peppers
Hot sauce: salty peanut butter (check in the ingredients, it cannot contain any sugar, or it will ruin the flavor), cilantro, hot peppers, olive oil, milk


Directions:
1. Place potatoes in the ashes - not too close to the actual fire/embers, but somewhere where ash is still quite warm - it will take a while.
2. Cut meat in cubes. (I'm assuming you already killed and skinned it at this stage).
2a. Mix the meat with the marinade and set aside for 15 minutes.
2b. Cut the vegetables in pieces and sprinkle with olive oil and salt.
2c. Prepare the hot sauce by mixing all ingredients in the blender. If flavor too hot add more milk and peanut butter. If flavor too mild, throw another couple of hot peppers.
3. Put the meat (and vegetables) on the skewers.
4. Place the skewers over open fire. Please note that when following the recipe over indoor fireplace (see picture below), this step needs to be performed when there are plenty of hot embers but the fire is small.

The fire should be smaller than this to avoid food getting too burned on the edges. Note the potato slowly cooking in the front.

5. When the meat (and vegetables) is done, remove from fire.
6. Potato should be also done at this time. (Check if soft with the tip of your hunting knife; if burned by the embers, it will be hard on the outside but soft inside).
6a. Add hot sauce and you are done!
7. Eat!

Like I said, fire was too tall and the food got a little bit too burned, but it was still delicious!