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The Long Smoke: A Pulled Pork Story
It was finally time. Long overdue, mind you. The burning inside this pit master had been smoldering far longer than the pork butt was to be on the smoker. But today that was all going to change. It was...
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Triple Lemon Chicken Thighs with Artichoke Hearts
It was, as the Boys of Summer would call it, a “high sky“. The kind of day that lends itself to having the grill huffing and puffing, doing its thing. And it shall. The thought for the day is lemon and...
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Island Ribs: No Rush, No Worries, No Problem…
A day of calm. We are in no rush today. No sir-ree. A day free from the routine work grind, along with a great sunrise in the making. I do have some work planned, mind you. But it is my work, on my...
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Brat-toberfest. Apple And Onion Braised Bratwurst.
The warm, humid air has recently been replaced by the refreshing, slightly edgy breezes that signal the coming of shorter days and predictable pumpkin sightings around town. There are other signals as...
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The January Thaw And A Naked Bird
It must’ve been around 12:30pm. Maybe 12:31 or 12:32, at the latest. But it happened, nonetheless. I’m talking about the change in the weather. Or the weather break, I should say. That little bite in...
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On The Wings Of Time, A Story of Hope
My time was no longer my own. The minutes were seemingly always pledged to another, that being my “work”. These minutes rolled into the passing hours, many of them considered extra hours. Those hours,...
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Glazed Boneless Pork Rib End
I opened the refrigerator and stared aimlessly into the light. It may actually have turned into a Poltergeist-like situation had I not been distracted by the big hunk of pork staring back at me. A...
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Thoughts Become Things, And I’m Thinking About Ribs…
I suppose if a person had their druthers, everyday would be like this one. The sun smiling down on the spring garden, the sound of water following its gravity fed life down the walls of the fountain,...
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Sundae Ribs, When Sweet Meets Heat.
The meat-on-grill smells were free and plentiful this day. The mixture of apple and cherrywood provides an ever-changing smoke shape billowing from this backyard, wood eating beast like America’s first...
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Sampler Sundays. Ribs, Chicken and Black Bean Burgers.
Twas a generous sunrise. One of those early morns that alerts your senses to the fact that it’s going to be a glorious day. Glorious indeed, for a pit jockey to think about smoking and grilling a good...
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Slow Smoked Stuffed Pork Roast
Winter can be a lonely time for a backyard pit jockey. The surrounds are barren, nature’s activity and the sounds associated with them are muted, only available in short, fleeting bursts. Greenery has...
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Sweet Tea Brined Chicken With Lemon And Herbs
One glance at the window let me know what I was up against. The morning dew was thick, and heavy against the window, as if it wanted to come in, trying to escape the high heat and humidity that was...
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BBQ Goodness, Family Get Togethers, and a T-Rex After Party
It was in the tradition of an old school “Sunday Supper” at Grandma’s house, complete with too much food, stories of the past, and plans and dreams for the future. When our family, that is currently...
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Crusty, Barky and Delicious, Smoked Pork And Pulled Awesomeness
It was early. I remember the eyes in the garden flickering in the low light, small varmints likely wondering what the heck I was doing out pre-dawn, during what I assume is their active hours. Our...
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Smoked Trout Chowder, Nature’s Bounty
We could hear it before we were actually there. The cool, crystal clear, rolling stream of Montauk State Park, making its way through and around fallen trees and rock structures, circling around in...
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Early Morning Smoke: Pulled Pork With A Side Of Sunrise
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Until the predawn peace was broken, meaning a few choice words were uttered after running into a small stool or something in the yard. Then I’m pretty...
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