This one is an instant hit at any BBQ party.  The slightly sweet and smoky heat combined with the citrus tang of the lime turns boring corn into a fiesta of flavors.  This corn pairs perfectly with our Santa Maria Tri-Tip Recipe and a nice Tempranillo.   In our case, we enjoyed our friend and […]

We’ve been messing around with Chinese Five Spice recently which commonly includes a balanced mixture of star anise, cloves, fennel, cinnamon, and Sichuan pepper.  Inspired by Stephen Raichlen’s BBQ Bible recipe for Dinosaur Bones with our own twist, these beefy ribs don’t look like much at the grocery store and I was skeptical.  But after […]

Here’s a new twist on “Smokin’ a Fatty” that we cooked up for the 6th Annual PNW Eggfest.  This recipe was a crowd pleaser and will not disappoint at your next gathering.  For all of you who stopped by to say hello this year; Thanks for your support! Click on the picture to zoom in. ‘Lil Fatties 4 lbs […]

For our friends from PNW Eggfest 2012, we present the Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce by request.  Great on just about anything, we used this glaze on Bacon Wrapped Mini-Sausage Fatties and on the brats.  We approve!

 The venerable Adam Perry Lang’s new book, “Charred & Scruffed: Bold new techniques for explosive flavor on and off the grill” is set to launch on May 8th. Now available for pre-order at Amazon.com, with Charred & Scruffed, bestselling cookbook author and acclaimed chef Adam Perry Lang employs his extensive culinary background to refine and concentrate the […]

Part 1 of a 2 part post.  Last weekend we fired up the Weber Performer grill and cracked open a new cookbook – “Big Bob Gibson’s BBQ Book: Recipes and Secrets from a Legendary BBQ Joint“, written by Chris Lilly, the current VP of Big Bob Gibson’s and head of their award-winning competition team and […]

Seattle locals have known about Beecher’s Handmade Cheese for a while now, and thanks to Oprah naming Beecher’s Mac & Cheese her “Favorite Thing”, Beechers has been taking comfort food to a new level.  For Thanksgiving, we did Beecher’s Mac & Cheese with a special, Hop Hogs & Harvest twist – chimayo chile pepper and […]

Around the year, families d will congregate around ovens and roasters, smokers and grills and ask the age-old question:  ”Is it ready yet?”.  In my book, the only thing worse in my book than an overdone meal is an underdone one so you want to be accurate in getting the temp to 165deg in the […]