For Mother's Day this year I asked my sweetheart if there was anything special that she would like for me to cook for her. I was of course secretly hoping it would involve meat and fire. Thankfully it did. She said she wanted some sea scallops. I was more than happy to oblige. I've done …
Month: May 2020
Hard Eight BBQ – Follow-up
After a long time I finally took the opportunity while in Dallas recently to get back to Hard Eight BBQ. For a regional chain joint, they really do an outstanding job. The branch I visited was in The Colony. And it is an impressive sight to see the meat you're gonna eat right there in …
Replica Smokehouse Burger from Tejas Burger Joint
There are definitely some advantages to working from home during this COVID quarantine era. This past week I decided to try my best to replicate the absolutely amazingly-delicious Smokehouse Burger from Tejas Burger Joint. Without question, this burger from Tejas is the tastiest burger I have ever enjoyed - and I have eaten it more …
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Homemade Smoky Salsa
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Or maybe better said - "¡Feliz cinco de mayo!". Of course, all self-respecting Texans are celebrating by eating some sort of Mexican food. And given that Cinco de Mayo this year serendipitously lands on Taco Tuesday, life is just that much better (in spite of COVID-induced self-quarantining). What better thing to …
Pork Belly Burnt Ends
Who doesn't love bacon? And who doesn't love burnt ends? So when you put those two things together, oh my goodness what an incredible combination. Pork belly burnt ends, or bacon burnt ends are truly a delightful meat candy snack. Technically, you'd have to brine/cure the pork belly before you can legitimately make bacon burnt …