Pork in the Park – April 16-18 While not exactly in DC this festival is about a 3 hour drive away from DC. Follow your nose to Maryland’s Eastern Shore for the Pork in the Park BBQ Festival at Winterplace Park in Salisbury, Maryland on April 16-18, 2010. This family-friendly Maryland barbeque event has grown [...]
Posts Tagged ‘BBQ’
April 16th, 2010
What to do in DC this Weekend
Posted in Things to do in DC 
Tags: BBQ, hanks oyster bar, leeds, pork in the park, top chef, top chef dc 
2 Comments »July 4th, 2009
4th of July Grilling Spectacular
Happy Fourth of July!! For the holiday’s I like to do a big post with great food. Since this is the summer and the 4th of July is such a big grilling day, I decided to make burgers and fries. Not just any burgers, firecracker burgers. Not just any fries, sour cream and chive fries. [...]
Posted in beef, Burgers, Events, French Fries, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: 4th of july grilling, 4th of july menu, BBQ, burger and fries, chipotle ketchup, firecracker hamburger, fourth of july menu, Grilling, homemade fries, homemade sour cream and chive fries, Recipes, sourcream and chive fries, sourcream fries 6 Comments »June 25th, 2009
Butt in a Bag
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed a cookbook by Ardie Davis on barbecuing. In the book he had a recipe for butt in a bag. Due to the name alone I had to make it. Basically you smoke a pork butt like normal, but halfway through you place it in a paper bag. The [...]
Posted in BBQ, pulled pork, Recipes, Tips and Tricks Tags: Barbecue, BBQ, bbq rub, butt in a bag, homemade rub, paper grocery bag, pickles, pork rub, pulled pork, sandwich, sauce, smoking with a paper bag 4 Comments »June 22nd, 2009
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
I grill and barbecue all of the time, but I usually don’t make my own sauce. It is quite easy to do, but I never seem to use the right ingredients to make it tasty. I have done it in the past and it really hasn’t turned out that great. I usually make the sauce [...]
June 19th, 2009
What to do this weekend in DC (June 19-21)
Every friday I pick the best culinary events in the DC area for my readers to enjoy. This weekend there are some great events to attend in and around the DC metro area. Kids Restaurant Week in DC – (June 13-21) Cookie and Gourmet invite you to join us for Kids’ Restaurant Week 2009! Week-long [...]
June 7th, 2009
Food & Wine Festival At National Harbor
Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Food and Wine Festival at National Harbor. It was a lot of fun. There was wine tasting, beer tasting, liquor tasting and food. Lots and lots of food. Plus, I got to hang out with Carla and Ariane from Top Chef Season 5. The National Harbor was the [...]
Posted in Cooking, Events, Things to do in DC Tags: BBQ, Beer, cheese, Food, food and wind festival, fun, national harbor, stella artois, Things to do in DC, wine 5 Comments »May 11th, 2009
Ribs Ribs Ribs
My parents came to DC this weekend and my father loves to barbecue. So I decided to go to restaurant depot and grab some ribs. The ribs at the depot are amazing. They are cheap, they are untrimmed, and they are meaty. Remember to ask your butcher at your local supermarket for untrimmed meat when [...]
Posted in BBQ, Picnic Classics, pork, Recipes, Ribs Tags: Barbecue, barbecue ribs, BBQ, bbq ribs, dry ribs, how to barbecue, how to bbq, picnic, Ribs, rub, sauce, smoked ribs, smoker, wet ribs 2 Comments »May 9th, 2009
How to start your grill/smoker without lighter fluid
When I started grilling I grabbed a bag of kingsford charcoal and lighter fluid. I doused the charcoal with the fluid lit a match and watched as my eyebrows dissapeared in mushroom cloud. I knew that there had to be a better way. Adding lighter fluid causes crazy fires and further adds unpleasant flavors to [...]
Posted in BBQ, Smokers, Tips and Tricks Tags: Barbecue, BBQ, chimney, grill, how to barbecue, how to smoke meat, lighter fluid, smoker, starting a fire 4 Comments »April 29th, 2009
Review: 25 Essential Techniques for Smoking
Every wednesday I review a cookbook to help weed out the good the bad and the ugly. This week I am reviewing 25 essential techniques for smoking by Ardie A. Davis. I love barbecuing and this seemed right up my alley. Artie A. Davis Artie is an award winning expert with his own barbecue university. [...]
Posted in BBQ, Book Reviews, Tips and Tricks Tags: 25 essential techniques for smoking, Barbecue, BBQ, Book Reviews, Grilling, help, how to barbecue, meat, Recipes, smoking No Comments »April 16th, 2009
Pulled Pork
Nothing says summer more than firing up your smoker, sitting in the sun and drinking some beer. Last sunday it was 65 degrees and sunny so I decided that I wanted to make some pulled pork. I went to the butcher and of course, he was on vacation. So I had to choose from the [...]
Posted in BBQ, Cooking, Picnic Classics, pulled pork Tags: Add new tag, Barbecue, BBQ, Cooking, Food, Grilling, howto, meat, Pork, pork butt, pulled pork, smoke ring, smoker 2 Comments »April 14th, 2009
Cowboy Baked Beans
As you can see I am prepping this week for barbecue. Yesterday was some awesome potato salad. Today we are making cowboy baked beans. I wanted to make beans from scratch. Just a word of warning. Making beans from scratch takes longer than barbecueing a whole hog. The end result, was totally worth it. And [...]
April 13th, 2009
Creamy Potato Salad
The perfect side dish for barbecue, sandwiches, pork, or any picnic is Potato Salad. My Grandma Dot has a great recipe for potato salad. So, I called up my Mom this weekend for the recipe and instructions for Grandma’s perfectly creamy potato salad. The perfect potato salad takes at least 6 hours to make. So if you are [...]
Posted in Cooking, Picnic Classics, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: Barbecue, BBQ, creamy, Food, Grilling, picnic, potato salad, Potatoes, Recipes 3 Comments »April 9th, 2009
Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst
A couple of weeks ago I ran into Nick from Macheesmo, and we started to talk about sausage making. I then invited him over to help make some Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst. This was key as it really requires two people to make sausage. Not just two people though, two people that really like to cook. [...]
Posted in Helpful Hints, Recipes, Sausage Making, Sausages Tags: BBQ, casings, cheddar, Grilling, jalapeno, Pork, Sausages, Veal 8 Comments »
