Big Dude's Eclectic Ramblings

The Lawn Mower A preacher was making his rounds on a bicycle, when he came upon a little boy trying to sell a lawn mower. 'How much do...

Not only am I a novice Asian cook, I’m even a novice Asian food eater and although I always enjoy it, it’s only a once a month or less meal ...

As it turns out, one of my BBQ customers has a German background and makes his own kraut, a quart of which he gave me back in the fall.   I ...

This title can mean different things depending upon where you live or were raised.   Since I grew up in the North, about 75 miles south of P...

Sometimes, potatoes are required.   I’ve said this before, but when I was a kid, one of my favorite lunchtime meals was fried potatoes and o...

Pork butt, pork butt, how do I smoke thee, let me count the ways.   All you have to do is read a couple of BBQ forums or blogs to discover t...

Friends Kathy and Ashley (mother/daughter) came down recently so Ashley could cook us an Asian meal and give as some pointers - while in col...