I recently was asked by Honeysuckle Turkey to submit a video and recipe on summer turkey grilling. I was honored to be asked! Now, I need YOUR help!!! The videos are posted on Honeysuckle’s site, and you can vote once … Continue reading
This weekend has been really hot in Ohio, in the low 90s, when our normal temps for this time of year are more like 82, and the humidity is way too high! We spent Saturday shopping for an iPad and … Continue reading
I’m not really participating in the “Wordless Wednesday” posts you may see all over the web, but thought I’d add a quick post of Dreyfus, as we’re celebrating him coming to live with us a year ago this week! Here … Continue reading
I’ve been in and around Atlanta a lot over the 28 years my dad has lived down there. My family has changed since then, with my dad and then-step-mother not together but both remarried (and both very much still a … Continue reading
More than most years, I’m really looking forward to spring this time around. It was a long winter, with snow on the ground for most of February. I started a new job and am starting to feel like I’m getting … Continue reading
Chili is one those things, like barbecue, that polarizes people. Lots of people feel they know what real chili is, and, if you don’t agree, you just don’t know chili! My philosophy about food and regionality has changed over the … Continue reading
I’ve mentioned this a couple of times before: I spent one year photographing every different ale or beer that I had in my home, and recently finished the project! The tough part wasn’t finding ales or beers to try, but … Continue reading
In the last several months, a couple of places have opened up in the Dayton, Ohio, area that make fast food burgers. However, they’re not your typical burger. The first one of the 2 chains I tried was Five Guys, … Continue reading
I know I haven’t posted in over 3 weeks. I won’t make excuses other than getting caught up in the holiday season (we have a 14′ tree still up in our great room!) and being busy getting a new job … Continue reading
We’re busy around Livefire Headquarters (my house, in other words) for our annual wine party, which is now dubbed the “HalloWine” party because of the time of the year. I’m cooking all day, and just taking a break, enjoying the … Continue reading
With apple season still going strong, the Outdoor Cooking Guild has done its first group project of cooking apples outside! The recipes range from apple crisp to grilled apples, with a couple of dumplings and a pie in between. The … Continue reading
My wife and I were invited to dinner the other night by our friends Hal and Dawn to try pho for the first time. Â What is pho? Â For those that don’t know (I was one until recently), it’s a Vietnamese … Continue reading