It's St. Patrick's Day dinner for us, and we're serving the not-so-traditional version of corned beef. We love it barbecued over some white oak. Read on to see how you can turn out the best corned beef brisket ever. Barbecued corned beef is better than the traditional boiling. This is not my opinion, it's my fact;-) First, a little background. Both corned beef and pastrami … [Read more...]
Barbecue Sauce Recipe That Crushes Dreamland BBQ Sauce!
After three years of experimenting, I've discovered a homemade barbecue sauce recipe that several of my best taste tasters think is even better than Dreamland Barbeque Sauce, the standard of perfection for many barbecue professionals and grillers. I’m not disagreeing, and like many of you, I’m my own worst critic. Dreamland is legendary in barbecue circles, and copy cat … [Read more...]
Louisiana Crawfish Bisque
Crawfish season is here in the non ice cap states, and this crawfish bisque recipe from Louisiana Seafood is the perfect opener. You can find crayfish, crawdads, bugs, crawfish, whatever you like to call them, at local seafood stores, Asian markets ( a GREAT source for fresh seafood at good prices), or often at the site where they are harvested. I harvest my own with … [Read more...]
World Class Tri Tip Steak on a Budget
Arwens Abendstern / Food Photos / CC BY-NC-SA When the temperatures top 100 and the shade on our fishing grounds has given way to glaring sun, fishing slows and the conversation often drifts to what ifs. More than once we’ve opined on our fly of choice, if we were allowed to fish with only one fly. My choice is the Prince Nymph, because of its ease of tying with low cost … [Read more...]
How To Lower Food Costs and Retain Quality
When you put out food for a group it's always a balancing act with quality vs. pricing. We must understand that most of the grocery stores, caterers, and restaurants lie. They will mislabel, represent previously frozen as fresh, and claim to use ingredients they do not. Here are some ways I cheat down the costs without sacrificing quality, and some things on which you must … [Read more...]