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Smoked Boston Butt This week I’m firing up the Drum and smoking a Boston Butt for the Super Bowl. I’m sure Patriots fans will appreciate it since this pork roast gets its’ name from the New England region. A “Boston Butt” is just another name for a pork butt or pork shoulder roast. A long […]
Thu Apr 12, 2018 While creating new recipes is the constant drive of this now 12 year old project, it’s the unexpected surprises that make it feel exciting and keep me plugging away and sharing. Take, for example, these barbecue chicken tacos. In all honesty, this was a recipe pitch to a client that I […]
Thu Apr 5, 2018 Each Thanksgiving I like to keep the menu mostly the same, but change up a couple things so the meal always feels comforting while also leaving some room for creativity and anticipation for the new. This past year I decided it was the green vegetable’s turn to make the switch from […]
Thu Mar 29, 2018 I had been a grass fed beef naysayer without really giving the stuff a chance until Wild Sky Beef sent a set of grass fed steaks to try out late last year. In my first foray into this lean meat, I lamented a bit the loss of the beef fat I […]
Thu Mar 22, 2018 A few years back I received a set of grilling planks and took up this unique method of cooking directly on top of wood. I kept using that same batch of planks over and over again to make things like flounder with cilantro-lime butter, mustard-crusted pork tenderloin, meatloaf, and more, until […]
Barbecue sauce goes green in this unique specimen coming out of Charleston, by way of Austin. Background Lewis Barbecue was on my radar when I first moved to Durham two and a half years ago. I was already familiar with Pitmaster John Lewis from his time spent as the man behind the scenes at both […]
Thu Mar 15, 2018 I like to schedule my posts a couple months in advance, and back in January I thought by mid-March things would be warming up (at least here in Durham), I’d be feeling the desire to switch from orange to green veggies, and asparagus season would not be long off. As I’m […]
Thu Mar 8, 2018 Italian meatballs were the mother of all my meatball grilling efforts. That initial recipe was so good and successful, I’ve made meatballs a constant theme throughout the years, and while I’ve developed some other greats, I often return to that original Italian inspiration source. While I’m happy that I have a […]
A blending of mustard, ketchup, and vinegar come together in a strong and harmonious balance that’s equally unique and delicious. Background You know you’re doing something right when you’re most commonly known as “The Legend.” That’s the handle given to Mike Mills after becoming one of the most winningest men on the competition circuit in […]
Thu Mar 1, 2018 I’ve always been an all things parm lover, but then again, who isn’t? Bread and fried something, top it with marinara and cheese, and cook until hot and melty…what’s not to love? My lifelong go-to has been chicken parm (aka: chicky chicky parm parm) but I’ve been drawn more and more […]