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Super Easy Strawberry Jam

2012-05-23T16:37:00.000-05:00

Make Your Own Strawberry Jam - Really Easy Method It's strawberry time which is one of my favorite times of the year. Although jam is not a traditional barbecue dish, it is good topped on pork loin or pork chops. Also my son and buddies were wanting this recipe, so I wanted to share one of our family favorites today. After we’ve had our fill of raw berries, berries over ice cream, and pies

Tastefully Simple Hawaiian Dip Mix White Grilled Chicken

2012-05-20T23:07:00.000-05:00

Tastefully Simple Hawaiian Dip Mix Heather from Tastefully Simple was probably surprised when a barbecue writer picked a dip for a sample product. When I saw a light colored dip, I immediately thought of Alabama white chicken grilled which is likely not the same vision that dances in everyone's else head when they see white-ish creamy products. Easy Mix Dip By Tastefully Simple When

Tastefully Simple Honey BBQ Seasoning & Rub - All Natural

2012-05-17T16:38:00.000-05:00

Tastefully Simple Honey BBQ Seasoning & Rub - All Natural Heather told me that they had added quite a few new products to the Tastefully Simple line and wanted to know if I'd like to sample something (free in exchange for an honest review). The Honey BBQ seasoning and rub had my name written all over it. OK. Well, not really. But, I do love barbecue rubs, and honey is messy (and tends to burn

El Patron mexican restaurant in Salisbury, NC - Five Stars

2012-05-09T21:14:00.000-05:00

El Patron Mexican Grill & Cantina in Salisbury, North Carolina I mentioned I love Mexican food (and lived down in Dallas, TX), and one of my college students told me that I had to check out El Patron. I'd never heard of the restaurant or seen it, and I've lived here all my life. That's one thing I love about college kids. They check out all the nooks and crannies. You can Google and GPS El

Brenau BBQ Championship - Georgia - May 25-26 2012

2012-05-05T15:28:00.000-05:00

Ribs on the Smoker at Brenau Barbecue Championship "It's said of Southerners that we do not know strangers, rather people we haven't yet met," says Jim Barco, Senior Vice President of Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia. He'll be meeting many old friends and new ones at the 4th annual Brenau BBQ Championship. Jim dropped me an email after reading about my love of barbecue on the

Barbecue Master Blogging for Sears "Grilling is Happiness"

2012-04-18T22:23:00.000-05:00

Check out the Sears "Grilling is Happiness" Blog I'll really excited to be part of the Sears "Grilling is Happiness" project. It's a summer project featuring some of the top bloggers in grilling and barbecue. For those of you who know me in person or have been following my Barbecue Master blog for some time, you'll know that I'm just a girl with a grill (well - a lot of them at this point)

Zip Sauce - Looking for the Extra Flavor on the Grill?

2012-03-31T14:13:00.001-05:00

Zip Sauce - Maybe This is What Your Grilled Food is Missing If you are just tossing your meat on the grill, then you're probably not getting the flavor burst that you've had when eating out at a good restaurant or off your friends grills who have learned to season up. Michael Esshaki, a Michigan chef who is known for his skills with Italian foods, noted that the best steaks in his area were

Barbecue Master Makes Frugal Dad's Best Barbecue Blog List

2012-03-30T20:56:00.004-05:00

FRUGAL DAD WINNER TOP FOOD BLOG Frugal Dad likes me. That's good, because he doesn't even know me. He just picked out what he considered the best barbecue blogs online, and he found me and put me on his list. I do want to thank my fans, readers, and drop by visitors, because this outdoor cooking blog would not be find-able if you guys didn't check in to read my work and use my tips. Barbecue

Win a Really Nice Grill Cover from Empire Patio Covers - Ends 4-8-2012

2012-03-29T20:41:00.001-05:00

Enter to Win a Free Grill Cover From Empire - Easter Drawing It's that time of year - time to fire up the grill. That's the fun part. The "not so fun" part may be the clean up if you just let your grill sit out after the temperatures went down last season. I keep my grills under cover which can be challenging, since I have around 30 grills. In some cases, that means they are under the porch or

Weber's Smoke Book - Ready to Make the Leap to Low and Slow?

2012-03-26T16:50:00.002-05:00

Weber Smoking Cookbook Here's the book I wish I'd had when I was learning how to smoke - Weber's Smoke Book: A Guide to Smoke Cooking for Everyone and Every Grill by Jamie Purviance. Kim got in touch to let me know this new Weber outdoor cookbook was out and to see if I'd like to review it. Even though I'm solid on smokers, I always enjoy seeing the new grilling and smoking books on the market.

Smokee Dee's Mahogany Red BBQ Sauce Reivew

2012-03-18T20:42:00.002-05:00

Smokee Dee's Mahogany Red BBQ Sauce Smokee Dee and I chat on FaceBook, and he was telling me that he had his BBQ sauce ready to bottle and had made up a basic label and wanted some feedback as his sauce hits the market. Since I review a lot of barbecue sauces and call it the way I see it, he said he'd send a bottle and see what we think around here. The bottle of barbecue sauce came in safe and

Cook Wild - Getting Creative with Food and Fire - Book Review

2012-03-05T22:31:00.002-05:00

Food and Fire by Susanne Fischer-Rizzi Cook Wild: Year-Round Cooking On An Open Fire (an outdoor cookbook) by Susanne Fischer-Rizzi is certainly one of the most interesting cookbooks I've seen. As a writer and reviewer, I get book copies pretty often. They are all unique in various wasy, but it's seldom that I get one that kind of needs a class of its own. Cook Wild falls in that category.

Score with Outta the Park BBQ Sauce - All Natural and All Yummy

2012-03-05T17:06:00.003-05:00

Outta the Park BBQ Sauce - Regular and Hot I was waiting for the weekend and a chance to crack open a bottle of Outta the Park barbecue sauce. The whole family enjoys getting to check out new sauces, and since this one is from North Carolina, we were especially curious to see how it would stack up. Outta the Park has some pretty sweet awards including Scovies three years running, and a couple

North Carolina Barbecue - East and West - The Real Scoop

2012-03-03T00:40:00.005-05:00

North Carolina Barbecue Chopped Pork Sandwich Plate Politics. Religion. Barbecue. You can stir up a hornet’s nest if you bring up any of these topics in North Carolina. We take these things serious and to heart. What Is North Carolina BBQ? North Carolina BBQ is chopped (not pulled) pork on a bun in contrast to most barbecues across the country which would be beef or other meats served as a

Apple Ugly Grill Night

2012-03-01T23:10:00.001-05:00

Apple Uglies Over Charcoal I live in Apple Ugly country. Yes. I'm just a few miles from the Apple Baking Company where they make the world famous Uglies. OK. They aren't world famous just yet. They're more like a little Southern secret, but the company is smoking hot and getting those Uglies out to more people. And, for those who can't find them local, the company sells Uglies online. I've

Healthy Grilled Chicken - Maxing the Flavor and Fun with Rooster Booster BBQ Rub

2012-02-16T22:29:00.002-05:00

Boneless Skinless Grilled Chicken Kicking with Rooster Booster BBQ Rub I like to grill boneless skinless chicken here, because I know that's healthy grilling. But, my guys are not going for cardboard. Nope. No takers here if the food is not tasty. Fatb Oy, a good friend at Facebook, told me that he'd send me some Rooster Booster BBQ rub to check out. He's all about the bones and skin on

How to Make Easy and Yummy Feta Cheese Dip for Chicken Wings or Vegetables

2012-02-03T23:26:00.001-05:00

Feta Cheese Dip with Our Grilled Wok Chicken and Celery Some of my friends were asking how I made the feta cheese dip to go with our grilled wok chicken this week. It's super easy to make this Greek inspired dip (yes-I lived in Greece), and here is the recipe for the dip. Feta Cheese Dip Recipe - 1 cup mayonnaise - 1 cup sour cream - 1 cup feta cheese - 1 tablespoon red wine vinegarette (or

A REAL Grill Wok by Wilton Armetale - Beautiful and Versatile

2012-01-30T22:59:00.003-05:00

Wilton Armetale Grill Wok from the Grilling Gourmet Collection Last night I tried out the Wilton Armetale grill wok from their Gourmet Grilling collection. This is a traditional wok that you use for high heat stir fry, although the piece is bowl shaped so can also be used for other types of dishes like stews on the grill where you want to get a nice smoked flavor. Jes had emailed to see if I'd

Grilled Pork Chops with Fischer & Wieser Havest Peach Sauce

2012-01-21T13:40:00.000-05:00

Fischer & Wieser Peach Sauced BBQ Grilled Pork Chops My son popped in from college last night, and a package from Toni Leigh had just arrived with Fischer & Wieser Harvest Peach Hatch Pepper Sauce (long name huh?). Toni sends me new products from Fischer & Wieser to try out on my grills, and I test them out and see how they go over here at the Barbecue Master house. I hadn't really planned to

Nephew's Peachy Potle' Barbecue Sauce

2011-12-11T12:42:00.002-05:00

Tonight I broke out the Nephew's Peachy Potle' barbecue sauce. I'd been saving it back for a special evening, and since some of the guys were in for the holidays, it seemed a good night to test out this sauce from Garner, North Carolina. Since I had some nice boneless pork chops, I went ahead and sauced them and let them rest for about a half hour while I started up the charcoal. With a sauce

Barbecue Lover's Guide to Austin - Book Review

2011-12-10T14:01:00.001-05:00

Texas is a big barbecue state, and Austin has a terrific selection of barbecue joints. While you can spend hours online looking up information on barbecue restaurants in the area, I'd recommend getting Barbecue Lover's Guide to Austin by Gloria Corral. Gloria's guide is her first book, and it's a basic guidebook. It includes all the information you'd need or want without a huge amount of fluff.

Top Ten Christmas Gifts for Grilling and Barbecue Guys n Girls

2011-12-09T23:08:00.002-05:00

If you have a grill guy or girl on your holiday list, there are loads of great gifts that are sure to make your special barbecue person want to fire up the charcoal or hit the gas button. Best of all, you can get great grilling gifts in a big range of prices from just a few dollars to off the charts. I'm sharing some of my favorite barbecue items drawn from years of outdoor cooking here at home.

Thermapen - Barbecue Master Finally Finds the Perfect Outdoor Grilling Thermometer

2011-12-04T11:58:00.001-05:00

Thermapen Splash Proof Digital Thermometer Finding a good thermometer for outdoor grilling and smoking has proved to be quite a challenge. Over the years I've tried thermometers ranging from cheap pocket models (forever to get a reading and often not accurate) to a deluxe probe model with an indoor alarm (a bear to program and again not particularly accurate). Some of my barbecue friends had

Cholula Hot Sauce - Fire Up Your Food with These Top of the Line Sauces

2011-11-13T18:26:00.003-05:00

Cholula Hot Sauce I've always enjoyed hot sauces but some much more than others. Cholula runs at the top of my pack now, because they have heat without the bitter back bite of some, and they have interesting flavors that make them stand out in the hot sauce category. You may have come across Cholula, because they are the hot sauce of choice some restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen and On

The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipe Cookbook - 2nd Edition

2011-10-30T17:28:00.000-05:00

The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes 2nd ed by Judith Finlayson Yes. I do own a crock pot. The barbecue guys give me a hard time, so I tell them: "Hey, you have to have something to keep the hot dog chili warm in." The reality is that I have three crock pots, and I love them. Since I'm usually making the meals on my own (with a little help here and there from the boys), it's really nice to have