While most people can learn to smoke, many many never concern themselves with
the nuances of smoking.  That level that takes it from smoked food that the
family can eat, to smoked food that you can present in a wedding setting for
someone you don't know.  I recently came across a series of birds on sale
at Sam's club that will... Read More

In the game of cooking, the soup kitchen is my biggest challenge.  I
show up every third Saturday of the month.  I never know what will be
available, how much of it will be available, or how much help will show up to
make the meal.  But I always enjoy doing it, because I know they all
appreciate when I cook for them.  The se... Read More

I’ve never been a huge bacon fan, but I have always appreciated the perfection that is a great BLT or, dare I admit, my aunt Judy’s rumaki (which I haven’t had in probably 20 years, but the memory of that classic 60’s hors d’oeuvre still brings a little tingle to my tongue.)

But I digress….

My employer used to be a bac... Read More