Smoked Beef Ribs – Texas Style Plate Ribs

Smoked Beef Ribs – Texas Style Plate Ribs

I haven’t done a post in a while, but wanted to get back to it with a quick and easy recipe for fixing delicious, monstrously large, almost fall-off-the-bone, beef ribs with the iconic bark that epitomizes central Texas BBQ. If you want to take your BBQ game to...
Sunday Funday – Spare Ribs

Sunday Funday – Spare Ribs

Last weekend we celebrated Shelby’s grandmother’s 90th birthday party, so there was no spare time for BBQ. I really had the itch to smoke some pork ribs though, so I told some friends to plan on coming over for some good food and fun regardless of the...
Sunday Funday – Buddy’s Rub

Sunday Funday – Buddy’s Rub

Back at it again with my kettle this past weekend. This time I wanted to try something I hadn’t before, so I went with a Boston butt that measured about 4.5 lbs. The nice thing about pork is that’s it’s a fraction of the cost of beef, so I think the...
Sunday Funday – Brisket on a Weber

Sunday Funday – Brisket on a Weber

You read that correctly. I smoked a brisket on a standard sized Weber kettle grill yesterday and it turned out awesome. Don’t get me wrong it was a lot of work for a scorching hot first Sunday in June, but it was worth it. Read on to find out how to apply this...
Venison Sloppy Joes w/ a twist

Venison Sloppy Joes w/ a twist

Part of the reason that cooking is going to be a big part of this blog is that I do a lot of it. I do as much of it as I can in or on cast iron. Cast iron spreads heat well, is durable, and is a very versatile cooking tool since it can handle literally any surface. I...
Jalapeno Backstrap Poppers

Jalapeno Backstrap Poppers

Jalapeno Wrapped Backstrap Poppers Simple, elegant (not so much), and classic. There’s nothing extraordinary about this recipe, except maybe the venison, which was harvested at the ranch this past November. But just because it’s not extraordinary,...