Get Your Grill On

Yes, that’s right, grilled steak au poivre. I love steak au poivre, but it can put out smoke in the kitchen, and the flame that’s involved means you always need a handy fire extinguisher!
My wife and I had 16 friends over Saturday night for a big party, and one of the meats I wanted […]

In my travels to barbecue restaurants all over the Northeast, I often see chili on the menu, and that’s a good sign. It not only means there’s some creativity in the kitchen, it also means they’re turning over product, making the ‘cue offerings that much fresher. There are so many different meats and styles represented, […]

In this day and age when all food seems to come prepared and packaged from the supermarket, many old traditions have been lost. Bacon curing was something a family would do for themselves from hogs that they would raise and butcher themselves. Bacon was a bit thicker and made from leaner cuts like the shoulder. […]

First time cooking a rack of lamb. They were awesome. Served with a side of gnocchi: potato dumplings. The lamb was amazingly tender with great flavor. Marinade time was only 90 minutes. Enough to add another layer of flavor without overpowering.

Trimmed off the silver skin and fat. Pulled the membrane off […]

A little while ago, I did a post on slavinks, which are basically sausage mince wrapped around with streaky bacon. Unfortunately at the time, there were no photos, but that’s no impasse to posting around these parts. Recently a jar of barbeque rub, Rod’s Rub, Sweet Mesquite, came my way to try out. After messing around […]

If you’re in or around Lexington, North Carolina at the end of the month, or want a good excuse for a road trip, you may want to stop by their 24th annual Barbeque Festival on October 27th. Called “one of the top 10 food festivals of the US” by Food & Leisure Magazine, you’re […]

Beef Chuck Roll One of my favorite foods to slow smoke is a good piece of Black Angus Beef. Brisket is a great piece to smoke; the problem with it is that the yield on a whole packer brisket is very minimal. Over the years, when we have slow smoked beef for family and […]

Ok, so maybe ‘must have’ is pushing it a little, but I’d really like to have these gadgets. What barbecue enthusiast wouldn’t? If you are one or happen to know one, this is your reminder that it’s never too early to start Christmas shopping and the internet makes it even easier to do so. Each […]

When it comes to being an avid cook and spending a lot of time in the kitchen, tools and toys are just part of the package. Grilling is, of course, no exception. Some items fall into the “must have” category. Others, not so much, but if they bring a little fun yet […]

artisanal ar‘ti·san·al (är‘tĭ-zə-nəl, -sə-, är’tĭ-zăn‘əl) adj.
(def.) Made by hand by a person skilled in an art.
I’ve been trying to categorize what I think I’m trying to attempt to kind of do. I found a book over the weekend called ‘Artisanal Cooking’, and, as I thumbed through it, I realized that I found the right […]