Get Your Grill On

It’s Summertime, and that means hamburgers and fresh sweet corn hot off the grill. This recipe takes preparation and a little coordination to get everything on and off the grill at the right time, but the results are well worth it.
Double Cheese Bacon Onion Double Burgers with Southwestern Sweet Corn
For the burgers:

1lb ground beef (preferably […]

A man can never have enough barbeque accessories. I was gifted a Smokenator 1000 last Father’s day by Ms. Goofy and the boys. They sure know my weak spot. The Smokenator is a device which converts your Weber Kettle into a smoker. It is a stainless steel insert that fits to the side of the kettle. […]

Now this really has nothing to do with live fire cooking, but either pretty cool or a sad commentary on how the chef has become a celebrity in his own right. Right?
Mario Batali and his son, Benno, make an appearance in a new music video. The new video is from the Bloodsugars, and is called […]

The heat of the grill does a lot to tone down the spiciness of the marinade.
Chipotle Marinade

¼ cup olive oil
1 chipotle chile canned in adobo sauce
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice (about 2 medium limes)
1 tablespoon honey
2-4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon kosher sea salt
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Put all of the ingredients (except the chicken) in […]

After enjoying pozole (a stew made from hominy, pork or chicken, and green chilies) in Mexico, I decided to try a version of the dish on the Big Green Egg.

I wanted to try the barbacoa technique, where the meat cooks over the stock. I started with one nice roasting hen that was rubbed with Goya […]

Right out of the bottle this sauce hits you with spiced up flavor mirrored with a wonderfully rich tasting mouth-feel. It’s not watered down like store bottled ketchup nor is it as sweet as many familiar brands on the market. A simple scan of the ingredients shows that the lineup is entirely organic and gluten-free, […]

I recently set up my new Char-Broil Double Door Smoker/Grill combo and was eager to get something on the grill! So I followed the seasoning instructions, coated the interior of the grill with vegetable oil and built a small fire in the firebox and let the smoker get up to temp and sealed it […]

For a bit of a change of pace, I decided to try some big ol’ scallops on the Big Green Egg.
I started with a little over a pound of fresh diver sea scallops. Half of them went into a Thai marinade:

4T sweet chile sauce
1T lime juice
4T soy sauce.

The other half were marinated in my version […]

This apron came from Bazura Biz, a Canadian company that designs and sells eco-friendly bags, aprons and accessories to help sustain a Women’s Co-Op in the Philippines. What would once be thrown away is now reclaimed and instead of being deposited into the local landfill it’s become a commodity for sale.
As for the apron, it’s […]

Brisket is a cut from the breast of a side of beef, and pastrami is brisket that has been cured and smoked. It is certainly one of the best things every to happen to a brisket. I’ve been curing my own for a couple of years now, and it’s well worth the effort.
Start with […]