We have a regular biker group that rolls in to Pete's about once a month. Thank you to Pat Ferris (of Dysfunction Junction fame) for th...

Hello from Barbecueville. We've been doing a lot of this lately: Making yummy things like this: And a little bit of this: Greeting...

It seemed strange today to be enjoying a perfect sunny spring day in Seattle, while storms rage in the South. My Alabama cousins are seeing ...

The final glaze gave these ribs a nice sweet ending. I mixed equal parts strawberry jam with apricot nectar juice, plus 3-4 tablespoons of W...

I love beef short ribs. I like them sliced thin on the cross cut (marinated long, then grilled hot and fast) and I like the thick cross cut ...

The mop, a total throw-together recipe from the fridge: Apple cider vinegar, bit of ketchup, puri puri spice (hot!), and the end of the oran...

It's in. In between all this, I am cleaning an apartment to show today. I come from a long line of people who like to double and triple ...

I know this coffee shop used to be open at 6am on Sunday. Cafe Vita is where I wrote most of She-Smoke , and on Sunday mornings I often bea...

6:21am Julie there is no coffee in the house. 6:25am She pulls out the pork butt, and seasons it with a mix of spices from her cupboard, t...

It's spring and you, yes you, are invited to a virtual barbecue. Since May Day is a holiday that celebrates spring, fertility, and othe...

I changed the title from "Spring is time for Baby backs" to "Spring Baby Backs" because really, any time is time for ba...

I'm reposting a few of my favorite blogs and recipes from the past two years. In part because I have a lot more readers now than when I ...

The sunshine this week absolutely saved me. I don't know about you, but this winter was a hard one for me. Not only did it seem colder,...

I ran across this poem today while reading to my daughter. I tend to skip around while reading my favorite Shel Silverstein book, Where The...

The torrential wind and rain storm finally let up enough for me to brave the grill on Valentine's Day night. I fired up my infrared gril...

Admittedly, I had something else in mind for my second V-day post. Something grilled. Between the windstorms, typical Seattle downpours, hav...

Handmade gifts are always more meaningful to me. It's easy to go out and drop some quick cash on a gift, but making something is from th...

Just sayin'...I'm working on a V-Day post, but in the meantime, feel free to share this little picture with your barbecue friends.