This site is dedicated to sharing my experiences with food of all sorts, but especially smoked foods. There may be a heavy emphasis on my favorite, Texas Barbecue…
I love beef jerky so much! And on Saturday I got to smoke some of my own on my amazing Traeger Texas Elite 34 pellet grill. I used sirloin steak sliced across the grain to 1/4" thickness. Two-thirds of the batch had nothing but sea salt and cracked black pepper. The other third sat in …
If you haven't tried the new Brisket House on FM-1960 in the Champions Area, I've got a word of advice for you -- don't! It is probably not worth it. You would have hoped that with as much split-and-stacked post oak as they have on-premises to add ambiance that they would have used some of …
I've driven past here too many times to count. And I finally took the time to go try out Old Tomball BBQ's brand of barbecue. I will say that I was not disappointed. I tried the brisket and sausage. The current owner was behind the counter acting as the cutter (he said he's also pitmaster, …
We recently took a family trip to Austin. While there we had to try the food truck scene. And Gourdough's Donuts was one that we absolutely had to try. Let's just say that we weren't sad about it. Holy cow those are some amazing donuts!!
I had some fun on my Traeger Texas Elite 34 over the weekend. I smoked 5 pounds of pecans and almonds, as well as a big brick of cheddar cheese. So delicious!! Why are smoked foods so amazing? Smoked Nuts The recipe for my smoked nuts is very easy: 6 oz pecans 6 oz almonds …
