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2013 Skills #6 and #7 – Beer Brewing & Composting

2013 Skills #6 and #7 – Beer Brewing & Composting

Today’s article concludes the seven Home Preparedness skills I previously identified as part of the thirteen skills I want to learn or improve upon in 2013 as part of the 13Skills.com 13-in-13 Challenge.  Composting and Beer Brewing, the skills I’m going to talk about today, have very little to do with each other however theyContinue Reading

My (Realistic) Perfect Man Day

I was listening to an interesting conversation on my way into work the other day. One of the DJs was checking out the site BroBible.com and came across this article about a Man’s Perfect Day. It sparked a conversation amongst the hosts of the show as to what their Perfect Man Day would be. IContinue ReadingContinue Reading

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

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

We Have Takeoff – Smoked Brisket Success Story

Ever since I bought my smoker – and, truth be told, for a long time before that – I’ve wanted to make restaurant quality brisket. Brisket, to me, epitomizes what true BBQ food is all about. It’s just a tasty, hearty, succulent meat that, when prepared correctly, just makes your mouth water. With my firstContinue Reading