Rounding up the best BBQ in North Carolina

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Here’s a recipe I got from Sharon at work.  I think this will become a Super Bowl staple at my house.
Here’s what you need:
1 rotisserie chicken from your grocery store
2 (8oz)  packages cream cheese softened
1 (8oz) package mozzarella- shredded
bottle of hot sauce brand and amount varies
Pre-heat oven to 350º.   Shred the chicken and put in [...]

BBQ Rub for Beef

Shawn starts out a new series of BBQ tips. In this one he mixes up a great rub made especially for beef.

Technology meets BBQ

I found this site today while looking at the contest calendar for 2010 on Smokering.com. You can monitor your smoker by smartphone, tweets or email. It will tell you temps, if the lid was opened and graphs all this info. This is some serious tech for your Q
http://www.rocksbarbque.com/

It might not be BBQ

While it might not be BBQ, sometimes there is nothing better than a steak right off the grill. They will be selling tickets for a 1″ thick ribeye dinner with the works. Sounds awesome to me.
http://www.georgiagreatsteakcookoff.com/

Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful…

Ok it looks like I will not be firing up the smokers anytime soon

Since I took this picture…less than 20 minutes ago…it has dumped another inch and still coming down hard.  Plus my charcoal is being swiped for snowman eyes!!!!

With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound!!

My mother came to town last week and we headed out to 12 Bones for a little lunch before she headed out shopping.  This place is so good you have to get there as close to opening as you can or get stuck standing in line waiting for your food!

My mother got the pulled pork, [...]

New Favorite Football Snack!

Jalapeño Rings!!!   I thought I came up with something that no one had thought of before, until I did a search for them.  Seems that several restaurants already serve them.  A friend of mine tells me, every time I try to come up with something new “There is nothing new under the culinary sun”.  I’m beginning [...]

Independence

“Six miles of roast pig! and that is in New York city alone: and roast pig in every other city, town, hamlet and village in the union. What association can there be between roast pig and independence?”
Capt. Frederick Marryat (English novelist)
Reporting on the 4th of July celebration during a visit to America in the [...]

Atomic Jalapeno Rockets

Get your taste buds ready for an adventure as Shawn shows us how to make “Atomic Jalapeno Rockets” on your grill as part of a new series featuring appetizers for your BBQ.

Reward yourself

I thought it was going to rain again today, it is my first day off in eight days, so I thought of course rain.  I had planned to tell you a story about the importance of bacon grease, but the rain slipped past me.  Instead of a writing a story, I mowed the yard.  One Important [...]