Food Porn: Bacon Popcorn

Food Porn: Bacon Popocorn File this one in the “because bacon makes anything/everything better” category! Popcorn itself is a relatively healthy snack. Without butter or copious amounts of salt, the high-fiber, low-calorie snack is both filling and satisfying. Additional, it can keep you from reaching for other, less-healthy snacks because it can be munched overContinue Reading

A Sunny Saturday in Northport

If you spend any time with me, you’ll know that I’m a Boston-boy through and through.  I love my Sox and Pats and B’s and C’s.  I think the world revolves around the Hub.  And, because of that, I tend to be a tortured soul since I live on Long Island. I don’t tend toContinue Reading

Rock & Roll Time This Winter!

If this little girl can snowboard at 1-years old, so can my little ones! Look out J&M – this winter is going to rule! Mountain Creek, here we come! [yt]0n6475aezco[/yt]

There’s Life In This Here Blog

After a few hours of work, I imported all my posts from my old blog (it’s still up) on Blogger.com. The posts were moved here more for posterity than anything else.  I have every intention of making this blog a place where I post a few times a week, if not more, about the thingsContinue Reading

Rib Smoking Review

After my fairly successful venture with smoking brisket, I decided that my next pursuit would be a few slabs of spare ribs.  I started out by buying about 9.5-lbs of spare ribs.  Click on over to my posting on dry rub prep to see how I got these delectable pieces of meat ready. You can read aboutContinue ReadingContinue Reading

Mating Beer & BBQ

What goes better with BBQ than beer?  The folks over at The Kitchn have put together a nice article about pairing the two together.  While this article is directly related to smoking or grilling, it does speak to the one of the most important compliments to good food – and that is a good beverage.Continue ReadingContinue Reading

8th Annual Big Apple BBQ Block Party

For more information, visit http://www.bigapplebbq.org. The Eighth Annual Big Apple Barbecue Block Party takes place in Madison Square Park June 12-13, 2010, from 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM. The weekend-long event takes place every June and brings together the country’s top pitmasters who cook up their award-winning food for over a hundred thousand barbecue enthusiasts. Set against theContinue Reading

Kansas City Style Barbeque Sauce Recipe

In preparation for my next attempt at smoking, I made some homemade BBQ Sauce.  The good folks over at Smoker-Cooking.com were nice enough to post this recipe and I followed it to the letter.  If the early reviews – quick tastes by my wife and brother – are any indication, this recipe is a winner!Continue Reading