Christmas dinner is a time to bring in the big guns, and by big guns I mean prime rib, because Christmas should be about peace and not act...

...and then into your mouth, people! Are you ready for Christmas? Do you feel like it came really really fast this year? It did! Thanksgivin...

If you haven't read Welcome to the Cookout , you should. It's a great site all about outdoor cooking full of information from novi...

I met some awesome food bloggers in September at IFBC , one of whom was Alice Bush who was a table mate at a dinner at Re:Public. We we wi...

I don't know about you, but I always feel pressure to be the good little cook and make stock and soup after Thanksgiving. But turkey s...

Here are posts I've done on turkey over the years and other great post by friends of mine. These are in addition to posts from this mo...

There is a reason why you haven't heard the story of the first Pilgrim who carved the first Thanksgiving turkey. He completely botched...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and what better time than to practice cooking a turkey...and to clean out the fridge. It is time, s...

I love talking turkey, as you may know, so I was thrilled to be asked to post an in-depth article about turkey preparation for Char-broil....

Most people think of barbecue as down home cooking that is at home in a park field or served outside of a barn. And they would be correct ...

How great is this? Northwest author Adam Woog has included our ghost experiences at Smokin' Pete's BBQ in his new book, Haunted W...

I often have lamb on the brain, so when I was asked to write about lamb skewers on the grill by Char-broil, I jumped up and said, yip...

I recently posted about tailgating on Char-broil. We've had some huge games if you are a Huskies fan, and you may notice something about...

I've said it before, but when I started the journey of writing my cookbook, it never occurred to me that I'd need to become a phot...

I'm attending the International Food Bloggers Convention this weekend, and while the gift bag booty from day one was a pirate-worthy h...

I can't believe it's almost here - the International Food Bloggers Conference! When I heard that it would be in Seattle, it was of...

I'll be talking live with Lori Frazee, the host of the blog radio show Barn Goddess BBQ & More . Lori interviews barbecue personal...

I cannot believe it's almost Labor Day. No way is it almost Labor Day. I still haven't posted the promised whole pig smoke bonanz...

Grilled cheese is a staple at our house. If the cobbler’s children have no shoes, then the caterer’s kids have a sorry selection in the ...

Ballard Seafood Fest, where we've had a booth the past two years, has one opportunity for bragging rights - the seafood entry. It'...