San Diego County Fair- June 12th

It's finally summer, and in San Diego that means one thing....TIME FOR THE FAIR! 

Let me start by saying, I'm still not used to calling it "The San Diego County Fair"....I've grown up in San Diego and it's always been "The Del Mar Fair"....why did they have to change it?  It's almost as weird as when Jack Murphy became Qualcom!

Anyway.....

I just wanted to let you all know that we will be taping our new show @ the SD County Fair on Opening Day, Friday, June 12th.  We have no formal location, just wandering around and cooking at some of the food vendors.  So, if you plan on coming to the fair, stop by and say hello! 

Best Buy

Just a reminder....

Sam the Cooking Guy, 5-disc, Season One DVD set is available now!

It just hit shelves at all local Best Buys in San Diego, Orange County, and Phoenix AZ.

Grilled Lamb Kebobs

Some of you have asked for the Lamb Kebob recipe from Sunday's New Backyard show, so here it is.....enjoy!

SAM'S GRILLED LAMB KEBOBS

*makes 6

Ingredients

-1 pound lamb

- Salt & pepper

-Cumin

-Olive oil

-6 slices of Pita bread

-1 cup plain yogurt, Greek style if possible

- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

- Zest of one lime

-1 large tomato, diced

-1/2 red onion, diced

Steps

1. Combine yogurt, mint and lime zest- set aside.

2. Heat grill to medium high.

3. Season lamb with salt, pepper and cumin.  Then mold into hot dog shape around the top half of         the skewers.

4. Brush lightly with oil, and grill until cooked through.

5. As they cook, combine tomatoes and onion-set aside.

6. Warm Pitas on grill. 

7. To serve, spread some yogurt sauce on a pita, add a lamb kebab and top with tomatoes & onion.

Check out thecookingguy.com for all Sam's recipes! 

Happy Monday!

Does anyone know what this is?

Happy Memorial Day!

Thanks for stopping by the blog!

I just wanted to wish you all a happy Memorial Day! I hope you all have a safe and fun weekend. Let's all remember the men and women who make this country great, they deserve so much more than one day....Thank You! 

I'll leave you with this video from the New Backyard show shoot...

Sam overheats & blames me....typical

We shot the show that airs on Sunday, New Backyard Day on basically the hottest day of the year thus far.  It was seriously like 102 degrees in North County & like 105 degrees inland. Anyways, we shot outside that day and Sam was complaining the entire day about the heat...which you'll see in the show.  Here's a quick look at the end of the shoot, Sam harassing me like usual....got to love him!  

You voted...you got it!!!

Thanks to all of you who voted on which Sam show you wanted to see next.  Avocado Day won out with 39% of the votes...beating Sushi Day in second, followed by Sam's Favorites in 3rd & Italian Day came in 4th. 

We shot our next show, Avocado Day last week at a local avocado farm.  Sam got some "Avo" one on one and cooked some of his favorite avocado recipes outside.  Wait until you see the view, it was truly spectacular! 

Avocado Day debuts Sunday June 7th @ 5:30 & 7pm on channel 4 & 704. 

Here's a sneak peek...

Kelly & her boots....

WOW Kelly can really kick those boots! 

Haley's Moment

Thoughts...

So what did you think of the USS Reagan show? We would love to hear your question & comments about the show.  So far it seems to be a hit! I have to say thanks again to all the men and women aboard the Reagan for all the amazing hospitality and hard work.  Sam, Shannon and I really had a fantastic time.  They all deserve a huge shout out! 

*Side note:  Emmy nominations are being announced tonight, so keep your fingers crossed! 

DON'T MISS IT!!!!

I'm so happy to finally say this......the new 1-hour special is DONE!  It airs this Sunday the 26th at 7pm.  We would love to hear what you think of the show next week, so leave your comments! Have a great & safe weekend everyone! 

It must be cold outside :)

Landing on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan

I took this video with my little point & shoot camera...wait until you see the HD footage Shannon shot in the show!!

USS Ronald Reagan

On Monday 3/23 Sam, Shannon & I experienced the adventure of a lifetime. We were invited to visit the USS Ronald Reagan out at sea. It's the largest nuclear warship in the world & it was truly amazing. We flew out of Coronado's North Island Monday morning on a "COD" to The Regan about 100 miles off the coast. We landed on the carrier by "trapping", which is when the aircraft hooks one of 3 cables on the flight deck to stop it. The plane goes from 160 to 0 MPH is 2 seconds. After we landed we basically saw everything the ship had....well everything we could fit in while we were there. We even got to spend the night! It is so huge, it's like a small city, filled with 5,000 of the Navy's best. I've always had respect for the military, but this experience gave me a whole new outlook on Navy life and how incredibly hard the men & women work. I thought I knew, but really I had no idea. I could go on and on about everything but I don't want to give too much away!

SAM THE COOKING GUY & THE USS RONALD REAGAN 1 HOUR SPECIAL WILL DEBUT SUNDAY APRIL 26TH.......YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO MISS IT!!!!

San Diego City Beat...Best of San Diego

Sam was named San Diego City Beat magazine's best TV personality of 2008.  Ken Varner who works for the magazine came to our last shoot to give Sam the award...

For the record, after we shot this one of the wooden shot glasses ended up in the garbage disposal & Sam turned it on...it was pretty funny!