Low and slow lives here. Smoke-infused, patience-requiring meats for your BBQ rig.
We Americans love our grills, but we in no way invented them. Cultures all around the world have their own special take on grilling, and the various cuisines of the Eastern Mediterranean are right up near the top of the list for me. Their use of herbs and spices, their fresh-tasting food—it’s just…good. Among the…
Is there anything a rotisserie chicken can’t do? It has become the Swiss-army knife of the home kitchen. Delis and meat departments of even moderately-stocked supermarkets now sell them in little characteristic bags or plastic carriers, and they have woven themselves into the fabric of the American dinnertime. They are used for chicken salad, chicken…
We all have our favorite BBQ joints. Maybe your number one is a walk-up shrine of the local BBQ style—a road-side shack in the backwoods in the next county over. Maybe it’s something in another state that you tried once and you’ve made a pilgrimage to ever since (or, best of all, maybe it’s your…
I feel like I could write an entire blog devoted to tacos and keep myself in material for years. Endless variations can be traced from region to region for authentic tacos, and those variations can be reshaped and reformed by fusing them with other cuisines and ingredients or methods to create yet more variations. I…
I love a good pulled pork sandwich. When it’s done right, it’s so good. But it isn’t always done right, is it? We all love good pulled pork. It tastes like summer and is probably the perfect food for a family BBQ. But it takes forever to cook; it’s easy to overshoot; and there usually…
You paid good money for a quality brisket. You trimmed it and seasoned it carefully. You stayed up half the night tending the coals.* You patiently rested the brisket and sliced it for every person at the cookout individually. Everyone loved it. You loved it! But somehow…somehow there are…leftovers? With all the work and care…
