Spring is here in Ohio for good! My wife and I took the opportunity last week to enjoy the warmer morning weather at a local arboretum. Cox Arboretum is a great place to visit in Dayton, Ohio, especially as flowers … Continue reading
What do you know about beef? Prior to Monday, here’s what I knew, or thought I knew: Prime grade beef means the beef is top quality Grocery store beef that’s graded choice or prime is all going to be pretty … Continue reading
I’ve got an event that I’m hosting in a couple of weeks that should be a lot of fun. It’s the Sausage Showdown 2009! What is this event? It’s a bracketed sausage tournment! Think of college basketball. A local sausage … Continue reading
Yesterday was one of those moments when all things lined up in the world. I started out the day finding out I’m down over 16 lbs in the last 6 weeks on Weight Watchers. The best part is that I’m … Continue reading
The muffin man bit is my favorite part of Shrek. I can’t think of muffins without going through that part of the movie in my head, or, more likely, out loud with my wife wishing I’d shut up! I wanted … Continue reading
I like cole slaw, especially with pork. However, not everyone feels the same way, so I’ve had it on my mind to try to come up with something as an alternative to cole slaw. The first thing that came to … Continue reading
Short ribs aren’t the same as other ribs. I’m not going to get into the technical stuff, but the short ribs are from the area on a steer that would correspond to spare ribs on a pig. Part of what … Continue reading
I got a new baking stone for the XL Big Green Egg a couple of months ago, but had only used it once or twice. With the weather turning warmer this week, though, I wanted to make pizza, so I … Continue reading
I was out and about today, enjoying 70 degree weather with the top down for the first time this year, when I decided an espresso would be good. The closest place happened to be Starbucks, so I stopped in there … Continue reading
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There’s a new player in the game of egg-like cookers, but, instead of an egg, it’s a keg. In fact, it’s from the makers of those huge metal mugs you’ve probably seen around, Bubba Keg. The cooker is very ‘keg’ … Continue reading
Actually, this time, I was trying to set up a blogger event for last week. What started as about 10 bloggers from Dayton and Cincinnati started dwindling until it was supposed to be four of us, then 2 of the … Continue reading
First things first. I got ‘interviewed’ by Mike at The Gas Grill Review. Mike is trying to build a great resource for outdoor cooking in general, and did his interview a bit differently; he took the time to look at … Continue reading