I know this coffee shop used to be open at 6am on Sunday. Cafe Vita is where I wrote most of She-Smoke, and on Sunday mornings I often beat the employees here. No problem, I walked up the street to Marketime, where everybody knows my name….and the gals got a good laugh at my froggy voice, […]

6:21am Julie there is no coffee in the house. 6:25am She pulls out the pork butt, and seasons it with a mix of spices from her cupboard, then puts it back in the fridge. 6:35am Julie realizes speaking of herself in third person all day could get really annoying. I head out for coffee. I […]

It’s spring and you, yes you, are invited to a virtual barbecue. Since May Day is a holiday that celebrates spring, fertility, and other outdoor activities, I thought we could all honor this fest with some outdoor cooking. (Though please, for safety and for the sake of being neighborly, please don’t grill naked). Come join the party this […]

I changed the title from “Spring is time for Baby backs” to “Spring Baby Backs” because really, any time is time for baby back ribs. Here is the continuation of the recipe. In case you missed it, see Part 1 for Uncle Jack’s Clean Out The Fridge Barbecue Sauce. On one of the recent schizophrenic […]

I’m reposting a few of my favorite blogs and recipes from the past two years. In part because I have a lot more readers now than when I first started this blog, and it’s new to many, and also to give me a little break from the blog this spring. Without further ado, from April of 2009….. […]