I'm thrilled to be a part of the Char-broil All-Star Bloggers this year. Today they put up my first post, a recipe for smoked babybacks ...

Eric was right. There. I said it. When we decided to close for two days to deep clean and reorganize a bit, all was fine. When I said, ...

The huckleberries were late this year. So late it's practically fall for a berry that is usually long gone before school starts. I know ...

If company picnics in the park are our catering bread and butter, weddings are our dessert. They take much more time, planning, and work, bu...

In honor of the last week of summer, I thought I'd post a favorite dish of mine. I love fresh summer salads, slightly wilted by deliciou...

Wow. I realize this published in JUNE for the 4th of JULY issue of Seattle's Child, and it is now the end of AUGUST, but I just read Reb...

Just coming up for air from a busy busy catering summer to spread the good news: Smokin' Pete's was voted Best BBQ by the Seattle We...

I'm really excited to be a part of this event. Come this Saturday for a day celebrating local, farm-direct meats and produce on the gril...

I had a ball at the 6th Annual (my 2nd) Pacific NW Eggfest on June 11. I went with a single item - Kalbi Beef Short Ribs, served with ric...

For the second year in a row, I cooked at the Pacific NW Eggfest . The week prior, Eric made our Big Green Egg a perfect nest. This old fir...

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 ...