Get Your Grill On

Every now and then I have the opportunity to review new products and share my opinion of them with you here.
Today I have the opportunity to review Tassleberry Farms Strawberry Marinade and Strawberry BBQ Sauce. As you can see from the below picture, the product is attractive and well labeled.
Now when I picture strawberries in […]

I consistently receive email asking which smoker I would recommend for a beginner. The answers varies ranging from your experience in BBQ, where you live and how much you plan on preparing and sharing with family and friends.
With this in mind, I had the privilege of testing a smoker that could be used by the […]

This last week I spent in Washington D.C. at the National Police Officers Memorial. While in Washington, I was able to take in the sights see some of our Nations national treasures and take in some of the local cuisine.

One of the things I do when I go to a different state is try the […]

With this being National Barbeque Month, I went ahead and did something I have wanted to do for awhile. Put my knowledge and skill on tape and put it out their for the world to see!
This summer Food Network will be airing a new show with Chef Bobby Flay called “Grill It”. Food Network […]

With the Colorado Avalanche playing in the NHL Stanly Cup Playoffs, life in my home is crazy to say the least! Food at anytime is a priority, but during NHL Hockey playoff time, Smoking and Grilling are a priority! One of the things we love and eat a lot of around the homestead is Smoked […]

One of the things I have always loved eating was homemade meat loaf! I have always looked forward to a nice thick slice of meatloaf on bread with BBQ sauce and all the fixings! To make meatloaf go to the next level in taste texture and overall my family and I smoke our meatloaf with […]

A few weeks past I wrote an article regarding “The Chile Twister” expressing through my experience that it was one of the best tools I’ve ever used. Well a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by David Fillmore of Iron Desert (www.irondesert.com) who disagreed with my article. David was polite with his criticism […]

Bacon is one of my favorite foods, in my home my kids have grown up thinking its one of the basic food groups! In fact one of there all time favorite meals for dinner is an all American BLT! Bacon in our home is a food group all by itself!
So it was no big surprise […]

I love cookbooks. Especially grilling, barbecue and outdoor cookbooks. Of all the cookbooks I have in my collection, one remains a favorite, more so because of my daughter than any other reason. Over this past summer my daughter was in the hospital for nearly a month. Needless to say, my wife and I spent […]

Sometimes in life the recipes our families love are not fully appreciated. We get busy with work and life and seldom think twice when we throw stuff together to feed the starving crowds in our homes each night. Routine becomes the word and the action of each day until something happens or changes that routine.
With […]