Autumn is upon us in the Pacific Northwest. The long, warm days of August are behind us. Now we get alternating days that are clear, warm in the afternoon and chilly in the morning and days that are gray, rainy, and cold. Which means it’s time to start making soups […]
Wild Boar Ragu is practically the national dish of Tuscany. It’s an awesome dish and not particularly difficult. Adding some smoke to it takes it to a new level.
I put this rub together a few years ago, looking for a different approach to salmon than the usual one in the Pacific Northwest of kosher salt, pepper, garlic powder, and lemon wedges. Over the years I’ve done a bit of tuning and it is now a really nice rub […]
After experimenting for the past year with making beef jerky, this is the recipe that my family likes the best. It reminds me a lot of the stuff we used to get when I was a kid. You know, the kind you got at the butcher shop, not the grocery […]
I’ve spent a while coming up with what I think is an easy weeknight burger. Nothing special or fancy. No need to “grind your own”, mix in ground bacon, use expensive grass fed or wagyu ground beef, etc. Just a simple burger that comes out juicy and flavorful. You can […]
Earlier this summer, I was looking for something to take a burger up a notch. Not just the old ketchup, mustard, mayo thing …. or the KC style BBQ sauce for a Western Burger. I started with this copy cat Shake Sauce, an imitation of the sauce used at the […]
Smoke, Wine, and Whiskey says a lot of it. But I also have a family, dogs, chickens, love to travel, and really enjoy food culture generally.