Category Archives: Recipes

Pig Candy v2.0

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I’ve been making pig candy for years now. It’s a simple, delicious way to prepare bacon by covering it with brown sugar and a touch of cayenne, then baking/smoking it until the bacon is crunchy and the brown sugar has … Continue reading

Grilled Mixology

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It’s pretty common to see some form of alcohol associated with grilling and smoking food. There are lots of opinions on which libation goes best with either smoked food or just with the act of standing over a grill with … Continue reading

Pasta Salvi

If you read my blog much at all, you may gather that I don’t like to use a lot of other people’s recipes. I like other recipes for ideas, but I often like to play around with them on my … Continue reading

Livefire chili

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