If You Want Meat … Eat Meat

Some people don't eat meat. They all have their own reasons, and I'm not here to talk about those today. What I want to talk about is the fake meat some of them eat instead. Before even looking to closely at the substitutions, I think it's a bad idea on principle. They came up with margarine instead of butter ... how's that working out? If I want butter I'm going to eat butter. If I get it into my head that I'm eating too much butter* I'll eat something else instead of butter. But it won't be … [Read more...]

How To Make Carolina-style Pulled Pork — Take 1

The first time I had Carolina-style BBQ was at the Cleveland Rib Cook-off several years ago. I knew the sauce didn't look like any of the others, so I gave it a try. It was amazing. I've been looking for something similar ever since, but have only found a few examples, and they were like most commercial sauces: corn syrup and spices. So I finally decided to give it a try myself. … [Read more...]

Make It Yourself Monday: Grenadine

Do you remember when you were little and went out to a special dinner with your family? The only thing that made it barely bearable was getting to drink a Shirley Temple filled with extra cherries by a server who was trying to keep you from throwing crushed cracker crumbs all over the floor.[1] … [Read more...]

Wood, Charcoal or Gas? (And a great free website offer)

This one's pretty straightforward. … [Read more...]

Larry’s Jalapeño Cheese Bread — Part 4

This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on Larry’s Jalapeño Cheese Bread. Act III -- The Bread Are you ready? Before you make the bread, better yet, the night before, gather the cheese, jalapeños and sherry. You can substitute dry vermouth, but do not use cooking sherry (it contains salt which will interfere with the yeast). Sherry develops the flavor and heat in the jalapeños. … [Read more...]