WE HAVE THE MEATS!

We do a lot of vegetarian and vegan because we have daughters who eat those diets, but my husband and I love meat. We found a great deal on a lot of meat and it took over my day, but damn, it was fun!

Smoked Pork Three Ways

So I smoked a huge chunk of pork. It was very good all on its own, but I decided to do a few more things with it.

Beer and BBQ Fest – the Event

It's here. It's the big day. I've slept maybe 3 hours. I hear "Jen, it's 3:30, I'm gonna shower"...and I am immediately up and in the bathroom. I get ready and head upstairs in minutes. We get back to the site where our team member has already left and our brewer is manning the station. … Continue reading Beer and BBQ Fest – the Event →

Beer and BBQ Challenge – the day before

The day of the event is almost here. We get an email with the breakdown of the schedule leading up to and the event day. My part here is pretty easy. I'm to show up on the day before we actually start smoking meat, cause, you know, that's my jam. Friday, I show up at … Continue reading Beer and BBQ Challenge – the day before →

Pork practice

So I'm assisting on a team at a bbq & beer contest in August. This is super exciting, as you can imagine. In preparation for this, I get to have a lot of fun practicing and tasting beer, so it's even better than I would have thought. Seriously, I went to the other side of … Continue reading Pork practice →

Scratch or box?

Most dishes you can buy pre.made or "instant" can be made even better at home