Used labor day weekend as an opportunity to practice some chicken for the upcoming Blue springs Blaze Off contest.  Not top ten worthy, but kept the cobwebs off.

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Our family is enjoying a well needed (notice I didn’t say deserved) rest. Some of us deserve a rest (my wife), and some of use don’t (anyone in the family who is not my wife). Audrey’s favorite meal is steak. I try not to put too much Montreal Steak seasoning on hers. […]

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Creamy corn casserole is one of my favorite side dishes.  I’ve never known how to make and and never thought to find the recipe.  This recipe was found last week on the BBQ Brethren forum.  Audrey was loving the corn with some creamy Italian chicken with bow tie pasta.
1 can regular corn
1 can cream style […]

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Overall - 6th (50 teams)
Chicken - 2nd
Brisket - 1st
The best BBQ contest is the one where you have a great time.  This was one of those.  Michael hasn’t been to a contest with me since middle of June.  He loves them.  He has his own friends there like Parker, Kaylin, and Loren.  This weekend he […]

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Thank you BBQr’s Delight for being a Pork Pullin Plowboys sponsor!
This summer I had the pleasure of meeting Candy Weaver of BBQr’s Delight at the contest in Shannon, IL. I found her to be a very down to earth gal who can also cook with the best of them. In Shannon, Candy […]

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Overall - 6th of 71 teams
Chicken - 1st
Ribs - 10th
Pork - 6th
Normally, I don’t like posting without pictures.  Pictures are worth a thousand words, so they say, and I’m not one to sit and type a long recap.  I also think the pictures are much more interesting anyway.
Well, without any pictures, I have to brag […]

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Overall - 5th (76 teams)
Brisket - 1st
The Hillbilly BBQ Competition in Laurie, MO, held every first full weekend of August, isn’t Hell itself, but you can see it from there.  Saturday saw upper 90’s for temperature and 102-106 heat index.  Whoa, that’s hot!!!
At Kansas City BBQ Society (KCBS) sanctioned contests, the order of entries and […]

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Been wanting to make salsa verde for long time. I’ve made tomato salsa, but never green salsa with tomatillos. Tomatillos, seranos, jalapenos, one whole onion, lots of garlic, and a poblano were coated with olive oil before smoke roasting in the Big Green Egg.

Once roasted, everything was placed into a pot with a glass of […]

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Been wanting to make enchiladas for a long time. Love the enchiladas, but have never made them myself. It is so damned easy, why have I never done this?
I’ve got so much left over brisket and pork from comps, it is starting to fill my freezers. So here comes brisket enchiladas. Just had one with […]

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Sweet corn season is upon us! The two great memories of summer as a kid was sweet corn from the farm and my grandmother’s strawberry bed. Both of my boys love sweet corn on the cob. We got our first dozen ears from the farmer’s market this weekend along with some fresh made bread. Served […]

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