Wrap or not to wrap, that is the question. I have struggled with this dilemma for years. For those of you that don’t know, I’m referring to the barbecue trick known as the Texas Crutch. Basically, you smoke the meat for a period of time, then pull it off and wrap it in foil with some liquid … More Smoking Brisket with a Butcher Paper Wrap
As you well know, we here at AlbuKirky love movies and food. We especially love movies about food while we are shoveling big hand fulls of food in our face. Last year after seeing the summers sleeper hit, Chef, directed by John Favreau, we were all fired up to make Cubanos & Tostones, the featured dish of … More Tostones AKA Fried Plantains in the Disc-It
Thought I would try something new, more content! Seriously, today I’ve got a new video with a quick easy guacamole recipe. All you need is 3-4 ripe avocados, the juice of 1 or 2 lemons, a few chopped tomatoes and some dice red onion. And no recipe would be complete without some AlbuKirky Seasonings, and today we’re using the … More Guacamole with Casa Seasoning
During the finale of Mad Men I was thinking, What Would Don Draper Eat? WWDDE, if I had to assign an acronym to it. The question crossed my mind even though I’ve never actually seen him eat anything on the show. Most of meals seem to be spent gazing at dinner through the bottom of a glass of Canadian Whiskey … More A Big Ol’ Steak!
The biggest problem I have with cooking fish is breaking the filets. Nothing pisses me off more than my fish breaking up and leaving huge mess all over my grill. But I have solution, don’t move it. And how do I cook fish without moving it? Plank it! Planking is my new favorite way to cook … More Maple Glazed Salmon on a Maple Plank
Last Easter I attempted to cook a leg of lamb and it was an epic failure. My first mistake was only buying 1/2 a leg. I learned the hard way there is not really a lot of meat on 1/2 a leg, most of it was bone. The whole thing was kinda puny looking, not the dramatic … More The Ultimate Leg of Lamb
Where the heck did March go? It’s been a busy month at AlbuKirky Seasonings. We’ve done two big events, a corporate demo and we’re getting ready for another show tomorrow. As hectic as it has been I have not forgotten about my blog. I actually have a fantastic recipe for you all today, Beef Cheek Barbacoa … More Beef Cheek Barbacoa Tacos
I’m snowed in. We got a whopping 6″ of snow last night and the entire city is practically shut down, at least until the sun comes out and melts it all. I’ve been cooking up some good stuff lately and I thought today would be perfect for catching up on my blog. As I promised, … More Smoking & Curing Salmon
Last weekend was Valentines Day and I decided to cook up something special for my Hunny Bunny. Cheryl has been threatening me with divorce if I don’t make smoked lobster for her birthday, so I thought I would surprise her and make it a whole month earlier. Kind of like a little insurance, if it’s good … More A Grilled…. A Grilled Lobster
The New Year is upon us and it’s time to make some plans for 2015. I’m not going to do anything stupid like promising to post every 5 days, because we all know that ain’t going to happen. But there are a few things I would like to cook or improve upon this year. Basically, … More The Cooking To-Do List for 2015