I love grilled eggplant and always make extra to have on hand for snacking. It helps me not reach for cake or hunks of cheese. These mini pizzas also keep the carbs down for those of us trying to lose the middle (see previous post about my New Year’s resolutions). I was recently working on […]

I’m not a fan of resolutions because they create a paper trail of one’s inevitable failures from setting expectations too high. The word resolution is so authoritative. I know it’s because it’s so close to the word “revolution” but resolution always makes me picture a Confederate soldier pointing a bayonet at my head. On the […]

Christmas dinner is a time to bring in the big guns, and by big guns I mean prime rib, because Christmas should be about peace and not actual weapons. Still, prime rib is a hefty hunk of meat, so if your brother is really getting out of line… Smoking prime rib is one of the […]

…and then into your mouth, people! Are you ready for Christmas? Do you feel like it came really really fast this year? It did! Thanksgiving was late and shrunk our whole holly jolly hang time. Not to worry, my dearies. We’re smoking up all kinds of roast beasts at Smokin’ Pete’s and all you have […]

If you haven’t read Welcome to the Cookout, you should. It’s a great site all about outdoor cooking full of information from novice to expert grilling by master “CB” Chef Barry. He’s as awesome on the grill as he is tall. I come up to, like, his waist both figuratively and actually. Of course I […]