BBQ Journey

Other than July 4, there isn't a better day for grilling than Memorial Day. Everyone has the day off, and grills are often dusted off for the summer season. I opened my grilling season with Buffalo chicken sandwiches from Dr. BBQ's "NFL Gameday Cookbook."

Memorial Day is the unofficial start of barbecue season and is the 6-month mark of my personal barbecue journey. I've made around 20 barbecue recipes, most of which have been quite tasty. All these recipes come from various books by Ray "Dr...

Grandmothers are awesome for a number of reasons. They shower you with love and affection, load you with sugar, and send you back to raise Hell with your parents.

If you like your steak anywhere from medium to well done, this is not the recipe for you. This requires top round, which requires rare-to-medium-rare cooking temperatures or it gets too tough to eat.

I could tell it had been a long winter when on the first warm weekend of the year my family was itching for a seafood cookout. We usually have a few each year, but this is the first I remember one happening in May.

Hot dogs are almost as receptive to sauces and recipes as chicken wings. Most any sauce tastes good on a hot dog, and they're a great vessel for condiments like mustard, ketchup and relish.

I'm a little late with your recipe this week. By four days, I know. Look at it this way: I'm giving you a great recipe from a new book (NFL Gameday Cookbook by Dr. BBQ), and you can make it this weekend!

I had one concern when bourbon-soaked pork chops from "Ribs, Chops, Steaks, and Wings" was voted the winner in this week's barbecue journey poll: How much is bourbon going to cost me? I even debated not putting this recipe out there as an option. About a month ago, I made a cognac sauce that cost $25. Back then, I said I was not a comfortable liquor buyer. I'm still not, and my wallet is

Dr. BBQ was kind enough to send us a copy of his book "Ribs, Chops, Steaks & Wings" to give away just in time for BBQ season. Dan has been using it as inspiration along his Barbecue Journey, and now you can win your very own copy. Here's how:

Reuben. The menu named always appealed to me no matter that I had never tasted many of its contents. Corned beer? No idea what that was. Sauerkraut? I hope I pronounced it correctly. Swiss cheese? Now, that, I know and love.