2013

Thai Coconut Curry Chicken Soup

My favourite grocery store in Hamilton is a place named Nations.  It's a Chinese grocery chain, but as the name suggests, it has a pretty wide...

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I am going to start a food truck!

Yesterday I decided that I was going to start a food truck.  I've had this idea floating around for a couple of weeks, but yesterday was the day I...

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BBQ Experiments: Pork Butts – Foiling and Injections

When I get into a hobby, I fully get into it, and BBQ has been no different than anything else that I'm interested in.  I've done a lot of reading...

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BBQ Competition Report: Whole Hog 3, Belle River, ON

 Last weekend we went to our last BBQ competition of the year in Belle River, Ontario which was made up of 13 amateur teams, and 4 whole hog teams....

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Grilled Filipino Pork Belly Adobo Skewers

This one is for a special request by Dave from Fatty Mac BBQ.  He asked for a recipe for Filipino adobo that was adapted to the grill.  Being...

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BBQ Competition Report: BBQlympiques – Brossard, Quebec!

Last weekend was our 5th BBQ competition of the year, and our 3rd CSBBQA sanctioned amateur competition - the BBQlympiques in Brossard, Quebec....

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Smoked Beef Short Ribs

Beef short rib is a beautiful cut of meat that is very popular in restaurants and growing in popularity with home cooks.  It's a tough cut with...

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BBQ Competition Report: Friendly Fires Peterborough Rib Cookoff

A couple of weeks ago we did our fourth competition of the year: The Friendly Fires Peterborough Rib Cookoff.  This was an unsanctioned...

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Inspired by Ron Swanson: The Swanson: a bacon wrapped turkey drumstick.

Ron Swanson with "The Swanson" - pic via Zap2It One of my favourite TV characters is Ron Swanson from the show Parks and Recreation.  Ron rocks...

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BBQ Competition Report: Maitland River BBQ Championships

A couple of weeks ago, we attended the Maitland River BBQ Championships in Listowel, Ontario.  This was going to be our second CSBBQA sanctioned...

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