Get Your Grill On

Our friends know that my wife and I are huge fans of Hawaii, Hawaiian food and any convergence of Hawaiian ingredients and barbecue. They also know that I seek inspiration from the most unusual sources when it comes to trying new food ideas. So another convergence took place recently when we were enjoying a package of […]

I love Tri-Tip Steaks from Costco. They are one of my favorite cuts of meat. I recently received a bottle of Spicewine Gourmet Blend All Seasoning direct from Jay at Spicewine. I figured there wasn’t a better thing to try it out than the Tri-Tips.
I sprinkled a good helping of the All Seasoning on the […]

While smoking up a case of pork butts, I came across a very small butt of only 3-4 lbs. Perfect size for an experiment. Its been nearly eight years since my honeymoon in Jamaica. Haven’t had a good rum drink or jerk pork since.
My jerked butt started with some Dizzy Pig Jamaican Fire rub. After […]

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 […]

It’s time to get the meat in to the cooker. I’m cooking ribs on the Weber Smokey Mountain, and it’s ready. The water pan is full. The smoke is sweet blue and it’s holding temperature at 242 degrees. 242 degrees? Isn’t that hot for barbecue? Well, yes it is, but it’s still within the acceptable […]

Editor’s note: Here’s another interesting and different take on ribs from Scott Anderson. While the barbecue purist in me cringes at this method of boiling ribs, many people swear that it’s the only way to cook them. I say to each his own.
2 whole slabs pork baby back ribs - Membranes removed
Dry Rub:

8 tablespoons light […]

There are 2 kinds of grocery shoppers, 1 makes a list and gets what they need. The other (me) makes no list and winds up with a cart full of what he didn’t necessarily expect to buy. This is a lot of fun and I enjoy it each time. The downside is that I forgot […]

This came into my mailbox the other night and it’s a video from the fine folks over at dLife. dLife is a website devoted to helping diabetics manage their diabetes. Besides some interesting information about the disease itself, dLife has some interesting cooking videos.
Here’s one on grilling pork chops. The secret to making it diabetic […]

One of my favorite rituals over the years when preparing chicken, pork or beef for barbequing or grilling is the use a good mustard slather as part of the preparation process.
Does mustard make a difference? Will it give your food an overwhelming mustard taste, taking away from the grilling and smoking ? This article will […]

More and more I’m hearing about people using Blues Hog rub on steaks. I enjoy it on pork a great deal. The Blues Hog rub and sauce combo is great for pulled pork, ribs, and loin. Its always been a BBQ rub to me, so I’ve never thought of using it for […]