BBQ and Smoking

Introduction: Smoking and BBQ has turned into somewhat of a regional cultural thing.  While smoked foods are eaten all over the country, in the Eastern United States from Texas to Carolina smoking/BBQ is a “Thing.” This “Thing” is a culture that has begun, LOW and SLOW, (Low heat/ slow cook with smoke). It doesn’t end … Read more

Embracing the Bumpeses at Advent

By Steve Orr”The Bumpuses were so low down on the evolutionary totem pole that they weren’t even included in Darwin’s famous family tree. They had inbred and ingrown and finally emerged from the Kentucky hills like some remnant of Attila the Hun’s barbarian horde.”   —Jean Shepherd, A Christmas Story  If you’ve ever seen A Christmas Story, then you surely recognize … Read more

25 Bold Indian Flavors

Recipe and Concepts by SanjeevWritten by Michael R. Davis, CECSanjeevI have been fortunate enough to meet some great chefs cooking great Indian food.  This article is inspired by a Chef named Sanjeer.  Sanjeer is from India, currently living in Poland in hopes to make it to the United States.  If someone has a job for … Read more

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