Carnivore

Sous Vide Short Ribs, glazed with Char Sui inspired BBQ sauce – ultra tender beef just in time for the Fourth of July!

We are experiencing a several day thaw though we’re solidly in the middle of snow covered winter.  The overcast skies and cold days, still-long nights makes me want to cocoon …
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Ya Mon!

Almost a week later, sitting here, if I close my eyes, I can almost be transported back to Jamaica, warm sea breezes, the smell of jerk chicken, and …
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Not all recipes come out of a book, or a magazine, or an interesting website. Some spring forth, a hybrid of ideas that percolate into something new.

Inspired by a …
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Dolmades are wonderful little bites, grape leaves wrapped around rice or savory meat. The Swiss Chard is still producing so I decided to replace the grape leaves with  Chard.  The last …
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What’s going to make it Carolina style you ask? For one thing it’s the sauce, BBQ sauces are highly regional, and even in North Carolina there are different favorites. I …
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Few things say 4th of July  in the U.S. like a cookout, and today will be an epic one. I’m smoking two pork butts, and two racks of pork ribs. The …
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I ran out today to pick up a variety of meat as I plan on relaxing tomorrow, doing no yardwork, sitting in the shade and running the smoker.  As usual …
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After my post on using the smoker