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Smoke & Spice, by Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison (authors of Born to Grill), was my first ‘cue cookbook that I got when I bought my first smoker (that has long since succumbed to the salt air here at the beach), but it’s the book I cut my teeth on for barbecue, smoking and [...]

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Mastering Barbecue by Michael H. Stines is chock full of great grilling tips, recipes and techniques. Chef Stines convinced me of the awesome value of brining poultry to keep it moist, and prevent drying out. His “Spicy Poultry Brine” recipe combines salt with pickling spices, peppercorns, vinegar and 10 other everyday spices from your cabinet. [...]

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Arrange your taco shells like this, so they don’t collapse while heating.

Seems kinda trivial or silly, but this really works! By interlocking 4 shells, like you would fold a cardboard box, they each hold the next one open - the shells don’t collapse. This makes them much easier to fill with all your goodies.
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Bone Suckin’ Sweet Hot Mustard is the key to this *easy* to make crock-pot recipe. Readers of this blog will see that I’m a hugh fan of Bone Suckin’ sauces.
Their Bone Suckin’ Mustard did not disappoint me.
Sweet at first, with brown sugar & molasses, then the heat kicks in… bits and pieces of jalapenos bite [...]

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This Caprese recipe features Rosso Bruno tomatoes. In the winter months, these small tomatoes are the closest thing to garden fresh I’ve ever tasted. They are about the size of a nectarine, or a large plum. Bursting with fresh from the garden flavor, they are delicious!
Caprese (pronounced ka-pray’-she) is a classic appetizer made [...]

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