Recent content by Brad Olson

OK, so not quite this extreme, but... When the Bears won the Super Bowl in 1986 I found myself in downtown Chicago in the wee hours, wearing nothing but 2 t-shirts and a windbreaker (above, jeans below) and well into my cups. Got home at 2 am with frostbitten pinky fingers, got up at 4 to...

$6 for a piece of CI that's going to outlive you and then some. Beat it like a rented mule. ;) (No actual mules were harmed in the writing of this reply.)

Rio Bravo, 1959. John Wayne may have gotten top billing but Dean Martin was the real star. The scene where the blood drips into the beer is one of my all-time favorites.

Scrolling back and reading a number of pages, something struck me. Dogs can figure out how to get along with others way better than people can. ;)

And in the case of option #2, learning the difference between smoking and grilling.

I have no problem with having a plentiful supply of smoke wood, but I think I need to reconsider my source. The delivery system is questionable at best.

My younger daughter and her fiance recently visited Ireland, so I had 1 simple request: bring me something that can't be found here. She tried and she thought she did well, but a couple of days after they returned she texted me that she found both locally. It's the thought that counts.;)

And it defies gravity, too!

Have you tried a pet store?

Good to have you here, Lynn! We desperately need some new potato recipes. Not that I'm stereotyping or anything. ;)

For the record, I'm not a fan of boneless pork loin chops. To me they're the porcine equivalent of the BSCB, but they do have one redeeming quality: they stuff well. Seasoned the day before. Getting some salt into the meat is a must. After laying down some yellow mustard I added some smoked...

Pass me a plate! And you used all the right chicken parts, too.

Yessir, gotta have either a slicer or a lethally sharp knife for good pit beef!

Chuck, I'm not sure who this Al Pastor guy is but it seems like you could learn a thing or 2 from him. ;)

I eagerly await your review of the mushroom truffle burger.