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I've really been enjoying the Vortex I bought a few months back, and only have been using it to cook chicken wings with outstanding results. This is a really handy device and you can learn more about it here:   https://vortexbbq.com/   We decided to have wings the other night, and I happened to...

Yesterday we celebrated the birthday of one of our dearest friends. Earlier in the week, we told her we would prepare whatever she liked, and on Friday, asked for the "Big Meat", the name we gave to a massive bone-in ribeye at a restaurant we all used to frequent years ago. I decided I wanted...

General Tso's Chicken is one of the better dishes from our Chinese repertoire, although it's not really technically an authentic Chinese dish, but rather an Americanized creation. Nonetheless, we really like it, and always make it nice and spicy. The other day, I thought we could try it with...

I was telling The Missus  about this noodle dish at Chin-Chin, a small Fusion-Chinese chain here in Los Angeles. The name of the dish is "Anthony's Special Noodles". We don't have a Chin-Chin anywhere nearby, but when I lived near one, I ordered it often, like every week sometimes. Lo-mein...

Had some leftover carne asada I grilled up the night before, so nachos seemed to be the perfect use of the leftovers.   I made the nachos with homemade chili beans, used a bunch of colby jack, and topped with homemade pico de gallo and hot salsa roja. Right before it went in the oven:     And...

There's no sense in providing a long narrative here - I'll let the pictures do the talking for the most part: Pulled this beauty out of the chest freezer: Seasoned up with a multi-layer rub consisting of Oakridge Carne Crosta, Lawry's, and Seasoned Pepper: All trussed up: Green Weber...

This is one of favorite go-to dishes that we haven't made it in a while, so it was time to revive an old stand by. First, the players - top row from upper left to rt: Marinated boneless chicken thigh pieces dipped in eggwash Thinly sliced jalapenos Scallions Bottom row, left to rt: General...

A few years ago, I was watching an episode of "Thowdown" with Bobby Flay on the Food Network, and the episode centered around a little hole in the wall place in New Mexico that was famous for their green chile cheeseburgers. As the show unfolded, the owner of the little hole in the wall...

This is a stand by favorite of ours and I thought I would share with all of you. We cooked this recently for a dinner guest, who declared them the best wings he's ever had. You'll need lots of napkins for this, plus an ice cold beverage! First, we started with close to 4 lbs of party wings -...

I found a link to this forum on a popular BBQ forum I belong to and where I also am a moderator for our Throwdowns. Some of you may even be familiar with the site.   Just perusing through the forum, there's lots here to keep me interested - I'm a total chile head and my wife and I (the Missus)...