As the Holidays are coming up and you’ll be putting your cooking into high gear, these are ones to keep on your radar. I've tested all of the gear below and give them my stamp of approval. The T-Fal Opti Grill I often meet people who live in a Metro area in an apt or...
Pretzel bread is all the rage these days- so much so I was able to find pretzel buns at my local Publix bakery! Beer and Pretzels are a match made in heaven (I learned this first hand as a German exchange student oh so many moons ago) so I thought, what would...
Football enthusiasts everywhere flock to the stadium not only to root for their favorite team and players but to tailgate. It's a long-standing tradition that's just as important as who scores the first touchdown. Here are a few tips to make you a tailgating MVP....
Remember when I posted about the Pork Passions Pursuit contest a few months ago? The contest asked the following question – “The Tailgater: Does pork always score big at your tailgate celebration? Tell us how pork can make your tailgating tradition the...
Pineapple is one of those ingredients that morphs on the grill. I love pineapple in any form I can get but once you grill it, the fruit slightly caramelizes and the flavor is intensified! This recipe for Grilled Pineapple Black Bean Salsa definitely benefits from...
I found this recipe on Filipino Food Lovers and I'm in love. While trying to come up with a good recipe to make for the BBQ Brethren Forum dinner we hosted at Memphis in May, Dad came up with the idea to do a Filipino inspired dish because “The Philipines”...
Everywhere I go these days, I see Bahn Mi sandwiches. I've seen them at the Miami Food Truck meetups, at the South Beach Wine and Food Fest BBQ event (Guy Fieri did a rendition) and at the newly opened Vietnamese restaurant down the street. My hubby even asked me to...
Do you enjoy eating good food while playing a nice game of Cornhole? Or perhaps, rubbing elbows with former Miami Dolphins Football players while sipping a good cocktail? John Offerdah'ls Grid Iron Grill-Off, happening this Friday, November 18th from 5-11, will pair...
If you're in the mood for homemade hot kielbasa, you're in luck! Here's another gem from my BBQ buddy Patio Daddio. This kielbasa uses Oakridge BBQ's limited edition “Habanero Death Dust” seasoning, which is the bees knees as far as spicy, flavorful rubs...
One of my all-time favorite desserts is S'mores. My first memory of making smores was when I was a brownie (like a junior girl scout) and we made them on a camping trip. According to Wikipedia, the first recipe for a s'more was documented in a 1927 GirlScout cookbook,...
