Rounding up the best BBQ in North Carolina
May is National Barbecue Month! I for one will be outside every dry moment I can, cooking on the grill. Tonight I cooked a chicken on the grill and I’ve already eye-balled the contents of the freezer to see whats next. I see you hiding back pork chops, your days are numbered! I tried out [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2009 by Shawn
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Ok this is my third year going to this festival, and each year the weather has gotten progressively worst. The first year it rained early in the morning and everything was wet on the way in. The next year it rained until I got there, then it stopped and was a nice. Today…well it is almost 3pm and [...]
Posted on March 28th, 2009 by Shawn
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Shawn shows us how to make a simple snack that goes well with your favorite BBQ: “Fried Pickle Chips” Use bread & butter or dill pickles, your choice.
Posted on March 23rd, 2009 by admin
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Just saw that the 4th annual BBQ fest at the Farmer’s Market in Asheville NC is set for March 27th and 28th. Nothing against any other fest, but I think this is my favorite. The competitors are lined up around the outside of a large parking lot and every one of them sell sandwiches and [...]
Posted on March 16th, 2009 by Shawn
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I have made this recipe several times since filming this, and have discovered an important fact: quality matters. Normally I select a national well-known brand as the ingredient for this recipe, and it works well. Recently I noticed that my grocer started carrying some local and regional micro brewed root beers. Looking them over I found [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2009 by Shawn
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And if you look to your right you will see that we have added recipe links. Now after watching the video, you can get the recipe by following the link. Lower you head and watch you step, and as always thank you for visiting us today.
Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Shawn
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As you all can see I have a new video up…Cole Slaw. Since the shooting, I have made the recipe again, this time chopping the cabbage in a food processor until the size of rice. Chopping it this small allows for better absorption of the liquids, and improves the overall taste. Thanks again for watching [...]
Posted on January 27th, 2009 by Shawn
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We got a link to green as you can be added to our site, so in honor of that here is something as green as BBQ can be: Binchotan charcoal. Little smoke and high heat, it is better for grillin than smokin. http://www.tanagokoro.com/english/charcoal/index.html
Posted on December 19th, 2008 by Shawn
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No, not the type with a bearded lady, but a collection of great side dishes to go along with yer Q. I’ll be fixin up rootbeer baked beans, a bacon ranch potato salad, fried pickle chips, jalapeno hush puppies and a coleslaw recipe that bears a resemblance to a certain poultry pushing southern military man. [...]
Posted on December 14th, 2008 by Shawn
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Yet another feather in the cap for local BBQ resturant 12 Bones. Senator Barack Obama stopped in Asheville this week to hold a rally at Asheville High and to speak at the Grove Park Inn. He then went to 12 Bones to pick up lunch. Whether you agree with his politics or not, you can’t fault [...]
Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Shawn
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