Recipes, Restaurant Reviews, and Travel
I heard so much about the ButcherBox Meat Delivery Service and saw so many ads on Facebook that I finally caved in to try the service. I loved the message of the company that they source only sustainable, organic, and/or humanely produced meats. The beef is grass fed and grass finished, for example, while the... Continue Reading →
Grilled pork tenderloin is tricky, but with this recipe, you'll get tender, juicy pork flavored with a spicy sriracha-soy or a sweet bourbon-maple marinade. Pork tenderloin in general is notoriously difficult to really cook properly, but it's so affordable that you can take the risk to practice (that's what I did before I tried my... Continue Reading →
I'd been to Tennessee a few times, but never to Nashville. When I finally did get to visit Nashville over a long weekend, I found myself stunned by everything the city had to offer. Luckily, my wife and I had friends living in Nashville that were willing to show us around. We got to try... Continue Reading →
My love of dim sum is no secret and from that love came recipes for both shrimp and pork steamed shumai dumplings. Considering that these are my two favorites whenever I go out for dumplings, it only made sense that I would try and replicate them at home. I've been making shrimp shumai for years,... Continue Reading →
Greg Schweiner is the man behind Charqs Smok'n Tender Grilled Pork Jerky, which is a relatively new product finding its place in the world of dried meat products. Greg reached out to me to give Charqs a try and to let him know my thoughts on his product by sending me a complimentary sample package. After... Continue Reading →
A little while ago, a representative for Kayem contacted me and asked if I would like to sample some of their new line of Artisan Sausages that I could review. I'm not one to pass up free things, so of course I agreed and shortly after I received an incredibly generous package from Kayem. I thought... Continue Reading →
My recipe for fall-off-the-bone beef ribs has been so successful on this blog that I thought I'd go ahead and take a crack at making baby back ribs using the same oven technique. The benefits to using an oven are that you can make these ribs any time of the year and the oven regulates... Continue Reading →
This year some friends and I had an early Thanksgiving in Connecticut because my friends weren't able to make it home this year. Our hostess called it, "Friendsgiving," in an appropriate attempt at distinguishing the event from its usual late-month predecessor. While trying to come up with what dish to bring, my friend, Flex (of... Continue Reading →
I've smoked a pork butt twice (there's really no un-awkward way to say that) and both times it was especially difficult to get it to that "fall-off-the-bone" state. Smoking takes hours and I don't always have that kind of time on my hands, so I wanted to get all of that pork butt goodness, but... Continue Reading →
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