Get Your Poll Widget My first year of blogging is almost over, and I’m looking forward to 2007 to determine what direction I want to take. I’ve been fortunate to be able to contribute to blogs in the Well Fed … Continue reading
Welcome to 2007!
Category Archives: Food Blogging
Food Blog Award Nominations Starting
Ok, I’m really not trying to get votes by posting this. I do, however, want to get people that read blogs to get involved.
The 2006 Food Blog Awards have begun nominations, from now until December 15… Just this week! There are several categories in which to nominate your favorite blog. Take just a minute to pick a category and nominate a site. Trust me, it’s a good feeling to get any recognition at all doing this, though that’s not really why most bloggers do it.
Nominations can be made HERE. Again, I’m not asking for nominations, just involvement! That means some of you lurkers may have to leave a comment. Continue reading
Change in style?
This month is nuts already. I’ve been off the computer, or at least off the blog, quite a bit due to 1. writing for the Well Fed Network, and 2. getting ready for Christmas, and 3. starting up my last term of classes that I’m taking. I’ll try to be more diligent through the next few weeks. Continue reading
Meat, glorious meat!
On the startup of Get Your Grill On, the editor, Robert Fernandez, has asked for photos of meat. I thought about what post to send him pictures from, and I decided it would be a good time to just go through the last 10 months and pull out some good ol’ meat photos… So here they are! Continue reading
The Well Fed Network
I don’t know what I’ve gotten myself into, but all of a sudden I’m going to be a contributing blogger to the Well Fed Network, a group of self proclaimed “Culinarily Obsessed” people. I think I kind of fit in that category! Continue reading
BBQ Guy is holding a contest!
Brian Pearcy, the BBQ Guy, is holding a contest! If you’re interested, details can be found on his blog. Basically, anything you want to write on barbecue in 500 words or less can get you entered, with the prize of a bottle each of the BBQ Guy’s sauce and rub. No entry fee, and you’ll get published on his blog just for entering! Continue reading
October’s almost gone
Here I am at the end of October. This is the month I tell people shows why Ohio is a great place to live… The fall colors are great! Living in the woods means I get to see a lot of color, and this year is one of the best recent years to do some leaf viewing.
October is also really busy for us. It’s great weather to be out, so we do a lot. Every weekend seems to fill up, almost too much. Luckily, we have a couple of weekends to relax between now and the holidays starting. It’s also been a tough October for me, with Woody gone. He always liked the turn in weather, and I just have great memories of spending time with him at this time of the year. If anyone reading this has a dog, especially a lab, make sure to spoil them a little extra for me this week! Continue reading
Carnival of the Grill Edition 2
It’s finally here, the 2nd edition of Carnival of the Grill! Adam of Men In Aprons was kind enough to let me host the Carnival this time, and he’s got a great entry for this edition.
A lot of people think that September is the END of grilling season, with Labor Day signifying things like pools closing and grill accessories being packed up. I live in Ohio, but my grill gear never goes into hibernation! If you’re thinking of packing it up, keep it out a bit longer and see how autumnal grilling can be the best of the year. The weather is cooler, so the fire is more inviting than during the summer. And it’s just that much nicer to sit out with friends, manning (or womanning) the grill. Don’t be afraid! Continue reading
Five things to eat before you die
Nicole at Pinch My Salt just tagged me to participate in a Foodblogger’s Guide to the Globe. The idea is to list five items, and only five items, that I think someone should try sometime during their lifetime. Continue reading
The week of August 28, 2006
n 3 weeks exactly, my barbecue competition teammate, Mark, and I will be holding our first cooking class! (Details can be found here.) With that in mind, later this week, we’ll be reviewing the class and deciding what we’re going to be doing. The theme is tailgating, and, weather permitting, we’ll set up a pseudo-competition site to show the people in the class how a comp might be run. We’ll also be cooking all the food we’ll be going over with the class. My thoughts are to include more than recipes, though; I want to talk about the different types of outdoor cooking and how/when to use different types of outdoor cooking (direct, indirect, smoking). I hope to have a really good packet of info for everyone, with the 2 part goal of getting more people interested in barbecue/outdoor cooking and to be asked to do a class again. Continue reading
The week of august 21, 2006
This week, I’ll be reviewing my preconceptions on judging from last week, now that I have one competition behind me as a CBJ (Certified Barbecue Judge).
I’ll also be talking about something new I tried with ABT’s that I really liked, as well as reviewing Alton Brown’s latest short series, Feasting on Asphalt.
By week’s end, I’ll do another update on my improvement, or lack of improvement after judging a barbecue competition! Continue reading
Carnival of Food Photography
I have to admit I’m having fun with this blog community stuff. There’s a huge range of approaches to food, and people are writing about it all over the world.
I’ve recently been included in 2 ‘carnivals’, which are groupings of blog entries that pertain to a topic. One is the Carnival of the Recipes: BBQ Edition, and the other is Carnival of the Grill. In fact, I’ll be hosting the next Carnival of the Grill. Submissions have to be in by September 4, 2006 (Labor Day in the US). Please send stuff in to give me lots to choose from!
I also decided to start up a Carnival of my own: The Carnival of Food Photography! Instead of concentrating on a type of cooking like grilling or barbecuing, I want to focus on great pictures of food, with varying topics. (get the pun… focus… photos…).
The first Carnival of Food Photography will have a submission deadline of September 10th… and the topic is:
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Grill Marks!
So, while there’s no stipulation as to the type of cooking or what’s being cooked, I want to see some GREAT grill mark photos. These can be from indoor cooking as well as outdoor, but, when we have grilled items, those grill marks really get a lot of oohs and aahs! So let’s see your best!
Click here to submit an entry!
If you have any topics for the carnival you’d like to see, let me know. I already have some in mind, but I’m open to suggestions! Continue reading