Get Your Grill On

This is my variation of the same recipe sent to me by MUG®. I kicked up the heat units by adding some Chipotle ketchup and smoked paprika.
1 cup MUG® Root Beer
1 cup Chipotle ketchup
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons *Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons (packed) […]

Let’s get this out of the way, barbecue is not sauce. Barbecue is a method of slow cooking meat over low heat and smoke. You can’t put “barbecue” sauce on a carrot and call it Barbecue. The sauce is just a condiment on hopefully good meat.
That being said, let’s talk a little about barbecue sauce. […]

1 cup MUG® Root Beer
1 cup ketchup
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon mild-flavored (light) molasses
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Combine all […]

If you don’t want to get out the grill and smoke up your yard, here are 10 restaurants recommended for their barbecue by Bon Appetit magazine’s July issue.

Stacy’s Smokehouse BBQ in Phoenix at 1650 E. Indian School Road
Bulldog Barbecue in North Miami at 15400 Biscayne Blvd.
Rolling Bones BBQ in Atlanta at 377 Edgewood Ave., SE
The […]

These 5 gentlemen were submitted as Brew-B-Q Dads in their family. Each one had a different story to tell, yet one fact remained the same, the term “#1 Dad”.

Mr. Courrier _ I was not given his first name - just “Dad”
Romney WV.
Jim Killian
Herndon Va.
Phil Fisher
Martinsburg, WV.
Paul Dean
Edinboro, PA
Jerry Lawson
Kearneysville, WV
I want to thank everyone for […]

OK, I know it’s not a spice. It’s a spice blend or maybe you could call it a rub. Oh, but what spice blend this is.
McCormick Spices Worcestershire Ground Black Pepper Blend.
I’ve been using this stuff for the past couple of weeks wherever I’d use Worcestershire sauce. I’m very very happy with it.
I bought […]

Now that the weather is finally starting to get warm, grills are getting fired up on a regular basis, and with them, grilling and BBQ events abound. I mean, really, barbecue and summer just go hand in hand, so why not hit the road and celebrate it a bit? Here are some of […]

Barnes and Noble suggests that you give your backyard grillin’ ol’ dad a new cookbook for Father’s Day this year. It’s not a bad idea if dad is into cookbooks, but if he’s like most of us guys, he won’t follow the directions! I know I rarely do. Recipes are for inspiration, not copying.
Here’s the […]

With Father’s Day fast approaching I’ve teamed up with the folks from MUG® Root Beer to offer five lucky fathers a chance at receiving a Father’s Day Brew-B-Q kit. Each kit includes a cooler, apron and recipe ingredients to make MUG® Root Beer Southern Specialty Brew-B-Q Sauce.
All you have to do is send me […]

She-Smoke
A Backyard Barbecue Book Julie Reinhardt, Co-owner of Smokin’ Pete’s BBQ, a Seattle joint.
Seal Press
I’ve been reading She-Smoke by Julie Reinhardt. This is a great, cheap ($16.95), educational and fun little book. Julie provides a great introduction to barbecue and grilling for beginners, but adds enough expertise to intrigue the expert.
Ms. Reinhardt goes over […]