BBQ | Fourth of July | pork
Ribs Ribs Ribs
Smoked ribs recipe with dry rub, apple juice basting, and barbecue sauce glaze. Hickory smoked spare ribs that fall off the bone.
Strawberry Shortcake
My parents came to visit me this weekend. They like to visit and barbecue and I like to have them to manual labor in return. My dad helped me replace my front door and my mom cleaned and cooked. It was pretty sweet. On one trip to the grocery store we noticed that strawberries were…
How to start your grill/smoker without lighter fluid
When I started grilling I grabbed a bag of kingsford charcoal and lighter fluid. I doused the charcoal with the fluid lit a match and watched as my eyebrows dissapeared in mushroom cloud. I knew that there had to be a better way. Adding lighter fluid causes crazy fires and further adds unpleasant flavors to…
What to do in DC this weekend (May 8-10)
Every friday I try to compile a list of food related events to go to in the DC area. This week is no exception. Meet Bravo’s Top Chefs Carla Hall and Spike Mendelsohn will be in Adams Morgan @ 18th Street and Wyoming Avenue with the Top Chef Tour. They will have cooking demonstrations, autographs…
Sourdough Pancakes
Sourdough pancakes made with your own starter. Tangy, fluffy, and perfectly balanced with real maple syrup and butter. Easy breakfast recipe.
Review: Joy of Cooking
Every wednesday I review a cookbook to help you, my faithful readers, to purchase only the best books. Cookbooks are expensive and nobody wants to buy a book that is only good as a paper weight. Today I am reviewing The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker and Ethan Becker. It…
Chicken Tacos with Homemade Tortillas
Happy Cinco de Mayo! In honor of today I wanted to make a classic mexican dish. At first I wanted to make steak tacos with homemade tortillas. But, it just so happened that everyone around me had the same idea. There wasn’t a single flank steak to be found within 10 miles. So I changed it…
Recreating the bread bowl pasta
If you have been watching TV lately, Dominos has been advertising their new Bread Bowl Pasta. It is Carbs on Carbs, so basically it is amazing. So I wanted to make my own version to see how great pasta in a bread bowl could actually be. Spoiler Alert – It was amazing. The bread bowl…
Super Quick Marinara Sauce
Quick marinara sauce recipe made in just 15 minutes. Homemade tomato sauce with garlic, herbs, and optional red pepper flakes.
The Slapchop Remix
Nothing says saturday like Infomercials. This is quite possibly the funniest thing I have seen on youTube lately. The slap chop has its own remix and Vince is the man. You will love how they remake the unforgettable commercial.
What to do in DC this weekend (May 1-3)
I just picked up th wing cup for the 2nd annual wingtacular. Standing at 23″ tall it is enormous. The trophy is a traveling trophy and will have the names of the winners engraved on it every year. Every weekend I try to compile a list of things to do in and around DC. To…
Homemade Hot Sauce
The wingtacular is coming up in a couple of weeks and I wanted to give a little help to the competitors. The basis of any good wing sauce is a good hot sauce. Over the counter hot sauces are good, but if you make your own you can control the ingredients and the amount of…
Review: 25 Essential Techniques for Smoking
Every wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing 25 essential techniques for smoking by Ardie A. Davis. I love barbecuing and this seemed right up my alley. Artie A. DavisArtie is an award winning expert with his own barbecue university. Artie…
Herb Garden Revisited
Update – The wingtacular has been moved up to May 16th. We still have three more open spots. Click here to learn about the wingtacular. A couple of weeks ago I planted 12 varieties of herbs and peppers in a self-watering seed starter that I purchased at Lowes. You can find the link here. The whole…
How to Grill Tuna to Perfection – Complete Cooking Guide
Grilling fish is hard. Grilling tuna is harder. I have messed it up more times than I care to admit. But over the years I have figured out exactly how to do it right — high heat, the right timing, one flip. This guide covers everything so you nail it on the first try.
Sourdough Pizza
Last week on friday I made a sour dough starter. After stirring it today I noticed it was ready to go. The first thing that came to mind was sour dough pizza. When I was in college there was a pizzaria by my house with the best sour dough pizza. After years of trying I…
What to do in DC this weekend (Apr. 24-26)
This weekend is going to be awesome. High of 87 on sunday. I can only think of one thing to do when it is that hot out. Wine Tours. Here in DC, at some the winerys you can take wine tours with your dogs. Tucker appreciates it. Tucker looking forward to a little wine tour. Fabbioli…
Awesome Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have been on a quest for the best chocolate chip cookies for a while. After a while I have figured out the ingredients needed to make a really good cookie. You need to use both butter and shortening. If you use all butter your cookies come out flat and crunchy. If you use all…
Chicken Limone with Gnocchi
Update: It was a great time competing in foodie fights. In the end I ended up in 5th place. I want to thank everyone that voted. With your help I ended up receiving the 3rd most popular votes. Thanks again. The time has arrived for my entry into the Foodie Fights Battle. After you check…
