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  • Five Pepper Steak Tacos

    Printable version I was reading about Creole and Caribbean cooking recently which inspired me to invent a peppery rub. I went to my pantry and was able to find a number of different pepper spices. I chose five, with two of them smoked. I use white pepper, cayenne pepper and…

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  • Hickory Smoked Bratwurst

    Printable version In the summer of 2010 my cousin gave me a truck load of bricks. Feeling ambitious and with nothing better to do while camping for the weekend at my family’s private campground, I bought some mortar and started building a large brick oven designed to smoke meat. It…

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  • Creamy Ranch Coleslaw

    A couple weeks ago I had a trip back in time as I watched the Turtle Days parade and enjoyed the festivities around Churubusco, Indiana. I remember being in the parade as a child, riding in a pick-up truck with my little league teammates and trying my best to bounce…

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  • Spicy Molasses Barbecue Wings

    Printable version I recently made sauce for ribs and one of the featured ingredients was molasses. I thought it provided a great flavor and decided to incorporate it into a sauce for chicken wings. Here, I take a traditional wing sauce and fold it into a basic barbecue sauce. It…

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  • Caribbean Spiced Chicken Wings

    Printable version When I first moved to New York in the fall of 1997 my new neighbors from the apartment above me invited me over for dinner with their family and friends. They were from the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, a small republic off the northern coast of…

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  • Baby Back Ribs

    Printable version Ribs are not easy to cook on the grill. I spent an entire summer two years ago trying my best to figure out the perfect method. What I learned: bake them in the oven first! For the grill flavor, all that is needed is to finish them off…

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  • Homemade Chili Dogs

    Printable version When it comes to hot dogs there is one item that stands alone as the best topping – chili. Chili dogs are my favorite guilty pleasure, I don’t indulge in them very often, but when I do – I go crazy. Years ago, I used to eat chili…

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  • Ranch Coleslaw Bacon Dogs

    Printable version Hot Dogs are a summertime staple. I couldn’t imagine going an entire summer without having at least one at either a family gathering or a cookout. I think they’re as American as apple pie. I will eat a hot dog with just ketchup and mustard, but I love…

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