Snow is gone. Finally. So now I have finally had the chance to bring out the smokers and get this season underway. And what better way to get things going then just going hog wild with my favorite BBQ sauce Stubbs.

The Blue Ribbon Bacon Tour made its final stop in Pittsburgh and there was no way I was going to miss a chance to spend the afternoon swimming in a sea of salty, salivateous serendipity.

The one time my beer drinking came in handy…

Sitting on my patio the other night, I noticed this lone flower budding in the hill side that separates the two flat portions of the yard. It was all by itself and rather striking looking as you can see.

If someone out that can identify this flower… there might just be a prize in it for you.

A long time ago I recall watching an episode of Top Chef which featured a cut if meat I had never seen before. Huge would do it justice. But there was more to it than just size. There was something special… there was – a handle!

My package from ExoticMeats.com had arrived, already. Less than 48 hours from last speaking to Russ.

In 2006, we celebrated fire with Firewalker steaks. In 2007, it was Chickenfest… and 2008 was Porkapoloza!! So what can we do to top all THAT?!

So the challenege… Install the new WordPress for BlackBerry mobile app and post – while on the bus going to work.
The result? Well, you just read it. I still have to dig around but so far so good.

I wanted to see if I could reproduce the Bacon Explosion, shot for shot. My thanks to BBQAddicts.com for the use of the images.

Getting up every day at 5:45am for work can be tough. However, I just discovered that waking up at 3 in the morning to put a pork shoulder on my WSM isn’t so bad.