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Ever since I made that orange soda and hot sauce glaze for the chicken wings, and used Chinese Five Spice in it, I wanted to play with it in other recipes. I decided to make it one of the main ingredients in a rib rub and to add to the asian theme, went with plum wood. I'd never used plum...

I realize it's the heart of summer, but this is too good to wait to share till it's actually spring again. If you enjoy a good ham, I must warn you to grab a napkin now because you will need it to wipe off your keyboard in a second: And of course, here are the step by step, picture by...

In conjunction with Joe Bonwich's article in the Post Dispatch about Ski Soda, Joe, my dad, and I did some serious grillin with soda. It was an epic day of grilling. The recipes included: soda marinated high heat brisket; soda brined and reverse seared pork tenderloin; and orange soda and hot...

That's right, whole hog. I've never done one before, and honestly, I was more than a little intimidated. I mean it's a 60 pound pig. If I had done 60 pounds of pork shoulders and one was over or under cooked, it would be OK, the rest would suffice, but if I over or undercook the pig, then...

I tried to find the original post I did on this and bump it, but the search feature sucks... We did this for Thanksgiving, but it's perfect for this weekend, and it is so easy to do as the ham is already cooked. All you need is a reasonably warm grill, some smoke wood and some extra...

Yeah, I realize that this is beyond late, but hey, we had 5 inches of snow a couple weeks ago. Besides, good grillin knows no season. Here's the write up of how to grill beef tenderloin as well as a bonus turkey breast. And here are the pics:

I know that sounds a little odd, particularly since we put a pumpkin spice rub on the outside, but this thing was out of this world. I don't really like blueberries and I loved this thing. The Blueberry Fatty made it's debut at the mini microbrew fest put on by Hot Shots in downtown St...

So, a local bar had a little microbrew fest. Some local brewers brought their wares out to be sampled by everyone, and the owners of the bar wanted us to give samples of our BBQ out as well. The bar is two blocks from Busch Stadium which is like Mecca for Cardinal fans opening weekend...

I've spent a few years trying to come up with the perfect grilled meatloaf recipe and at long last this is it. We introduced this in the Feast Article. For the photo shoot we made this along with prime rib, pot roast, a pear tart and grilled acorn squash and the meatloaf was the star, not the...

It's official, I'm sick of winter. I love snow, sleet, freezing rain, cold, snow, grilling in the snow, did I mention snow? But it's time to think about warmer climes. Those thoughts got me thinking about Dauphin Island, Alabama and all the great seafood Dad and Tom (the other two Grillin...

For those unfamiliar with a Slinger or St. Louis Slinger. How does one make the iconic fatty on the grill? How do we, the Grillin Fools, put our mark on such a legendary St. Louis dish? Well, we skip the burger patties, wrap up the eggs, chili, onions, cheese and hash browns in a pound of...

It does seem we're doing game meat a lot lately, and we are. We had intended on doing deer, rabbit, goose, and pheasant this winter, but then we met Chris Avolio at Hot Shots. Not only did he sign up to be a sponsor on the site, he also happens to be a fanatical hunter and very generous with...

You can do this with beef tenderloin as well and wanted to get this up today in case someone wanted to make this for the Super Bowl. Did I mention the cracked peppercorns and worcestershire sauce? If you're a garlic lover, this is the recipe for you. It would be too intense for a regular...

So, Arthur, our Guest Grillin Fool, has worked his magic again with Puerco or Cochinita Pibil. When he sent this to me, I had to look it up, so don't feel bad if you've never heard of it either. I asked Arthur where he gets this stuff, instead of hearing a story about a parent or grandparent...

Holy Moses, is bison tenderloin fantastic. I mean, like, uh, wow!! I've had bison steaks before and they were really good, but this was something to a whole other level. Here's the write up with lots of pics, including me trimming the thing and the cooking process. And here are the pics...