Over the last year, I’ve been test driving Bradley’s 2-rack Compact Convection Smoker. Being an apartment dweller in a huge city, the idea of an electric smoker the size of a microwave oven sounded like a winner. No big bags of briquets to store, no propane bottles to deal with, just plug it in, heat it up, and let it do its thing.
It’s Time to think About Your Spring Pepper Garden
Seed and live bedding plant catalogs offer a far wider choice of varieties than seed and plant displays at local nurseries and retail shops.
Game Day Grilling: 4 Great Articles for Awesome Grub
With the Super Bowl just around the corner, you need to get ready now if you want to throw a great game party. Our Fiery Foods & Barbecue Super Site has a ton of hot and spicy ways to make that happen, but I’ve narrowed down a list of articles aimed just at this sort of occasion. Click on the titles in bold to see the full stories.
Meet the Hot Sauce Hall of Fame
Steve Seaborn, producer of the NYC Hot Sauce Expo, has announced the establishment of the Hot Sauce Hall of Fame, and will induct five industry leaders under the heading of “Lifetime Achievement Award.”
Stir-Fried Pork, Asparagus, Lemon Grass, Onions and Chile-Garlic Sauce
Almost as close as you can get to authentic Chinese food in North America! This recipe combines marinated pork shoulder, ginger, garlic, hot chiles, fermented bean sauce, asparagus and lemon grass for a somewhat spicy but extremely flavorful entrée.
Chicken Tikka Masala Lasagna: Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
I’m not sure why using tikka masala sauce in a lasagna sounded like a good idea. I’m not even sure how the idea hit me; I was, after all, sober. Regardless, baking the crock pot lasagna I had planned with an Indian twist seemed like a good idea at the time.
Big Game Burger: Green Packers pack on the venison, beef, bacon, and more
The NFL playoffs are not for the faint hearted and neither is this massive burgerhemoth served by the Green Bay Packers this postseason. Not content to dog pile linemen onto receivers, the franchise is bringing that tactic to the concession stand with its Big Game Burger. The $20 monster is 1 1/2 lb of meat and toppings held together by two of the hardest working pretzel buns in the country.
