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Pleasantly-Buzzed- Man’s Perfect Steak Rub

Here is a really easy steak rub I quickly put together after spending most of the afternoon at the community pool, discretely drinking rum, pineapple and cranberry out of a sport’s bottle (there is no booze allowed at the community swimming pool).  This is so easy; a sober person can make it!
Ingredients:
Dried Thyme (good healthy [...]

Weekend Libation: Vodka Ginger Mojito

Now that the warm weather is here I’ve made the transition from those wonderful brown liquors of bourbon and scotch to those lighter, clear and silver colors of vodka, rum, gin (Hendricks only) and tequilla.  Here is one of my all time favorite summer drinks.  It is a variation of the traditional mojito.
Ingredients:
3 quarter-sized slices [...]

Starbucks RANT!

I’ve been meaning to write this rant (or a form of this rant) over and over again for the past few months. It’s just every time I’ve had a completely terrible Starbucks experience, they somehow redeem themselves sparing them my rage and righteous indignation. Well, my friends…..I’ve finally had it with them, so here goes.
CONSISTENCY. [...]

My BBQ Brisket

Since Memorial Day is the “official” start of the BBQ season, I decided to honor the holiday by smoking a 5 pound brisket. The concept behind smoking a brisket is pretty simple. Take a big chunk of meat, season it and cook it at a low temperature over a long period of time. It sounds [...]

Costco Rant: You are there to shop, not eat!

I should have known better than to go to Costco on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. I should have known it would be wall-to-wall wackadoos roaming around, aimlessly searching for the ultimate party dip. But I just had to go.
I just had to save a few bucks a pound on their racks of [...]

Losing Weight on South Beach

A few weeks ago my wife told me the results of a recent blood test were in and that the doctor wanted me to have another one taken as soon as possible. Since I’ve been on high blood pressure medicine for years, having the occasional blood test done was not an unusual event. Getting this [...]

Spatchcocking Is NOT Pornographic! (see video)

Its BBQ season and I was testing the ole Webber kettle grill by grilling (actually, smoking) an entire chicken.  While many folks like to cut-up and grill their chicken, I think cooking it whole is not only easier, but also makes a really good presentation.  To that end, I learned how to spatchcock a chicken.  [...]