Get Your Grill On

If you’ve got G.A.S., then you may be eating some of the best, or worst, BBQ that Kansas City has to offer. The Gastronomical Appreciation Society (G.A.S.) are the unofficial critics of barbecue joints all over the Kansas City area. For ten years, the group of amateur critics meet up at local Q joints for […]

Okay, how does this relate to grilling? I know, I know, but you could do this dish on a grill or in a smoker. You could use pulled pork, brisket, smoked turkey, or grilled chicken.
This weekend’s America’s Test Kitchen episode had skillet pot pie (mine is better cause I use pie crusts and […]

I learned the basic recipe from a local market that sells a similar “twice baked” potato by the hundreds each week. My variation is a “Twice Porked” potato because it has bacon and smoked, pulled pork in the filling. Here’s the recipe.

Cook your potato until nearly done. Cut in half lengthwise and hull into two […]

This is a great gift idea for the barbeque enthusiast. My competition team, Pork Pullin Plowboys, is featured on February 7th of the 2008 desk calendar. You can get it at BBQCalendar.com.

Over the last decade, barbecue has exploded from a regional delicacy to a nationwide food phenomenon. “Southern-style” barbecue restaurants populate every major U.S. […]

To follow the articles on American Lamb and Lamb Kabobs, I thought I would add a few ideas for easy lamb marinades.
American lamb requires very little seasoning. Simply use salt, pepper, lemon, or oregano on butterflied leg, kebabs, chops, or lamb burgers. Cook to 145 degrees for medium rare, 160 for medium, or 170 for […]

Entered this at a BBQ contest in Burlington, Kansas and placed 3rd out of thirty teams. I got the idea from Good Eats. The capers and lemon zest were add ons to Alton Brown’s recipe. The sauce was made on a Weber Kettle grill in a sauce pan. I’ve never made […]

1 lb. Boneless American Lamb leg or shoulder, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
24 grape or cherry tomatoes
24 chunks of onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 bunch of fresh oregano
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

Combine garlic, oregano, lemon juice, and olive oil in a small bowl. Season marinade with kosher salt […]

Here in Kansas City, the pork rib rules. The great debate of spare ribs vs. baby back ribs has been raging for many a decade and shows no sign of being settled anytime soon.
The more expensive baby back rib is known by different names: baby back rib, back rib, or loin back rib. The true […]

When grilling for family dinner, you are typically working with small amounts of food that will be served right away. In fact, the just grilled burger may go straight from grate to plate. Cooking for larger crowds or holding grilled foods for a long period of time can be a different story all together. In […]

After two weeks of vacation without a grill, the wife and I were HUNGRY for some burgers. After seeing someone grind their own ground beef with bacon, I’ve been wanting to try it for some time.At Costco today I found “pot roast” for $2.35/lb. The two big cuts had a lot of marbling, nice red […]