Weekend Report...

I made and sold a gallon of BBQ sauce Thursday to a guy that runs a catering business. So I'm hoping for some good feed back on that little undertaking.



Jeff, my partner in crime and BBQ said, his father-in-law who had worked in the food industry for years and years before retiring, said that was the best sauce and rub he has ever had...If he had had that years ago, he could have sold the hell out of it.

Sorry...it came to me late in life. But just because he is retired doesn't mean we can't work something out and get things rolling.

I have a few irons in the fire and some are starting to bear fruit, so we'll just take our time and see, I'm in no hurry...

I have the original recipes, signed and dated, locked up in a safety deposit box. We have a label in mind for the sauce and I have a small batch private label company I'm looking into here local to produce my rub & sauce under one roof.

So..


The Backyard Chef had this picture posted on his blog.

Man...the things I could do with that.


It would be just...sinful...I tell ya.

Enjoy your day!!!
B.D.

Wordless Wednesday...

Keep your eyes on the sun and you will not see the shadows. - Australian Aborigine Saying

Simply Tuesday...

I could elaborate further on this subject, but...I won't.

Let us just say...things are not very good right now. I have been forced to evaluate things in my life, that I never thought would come up in my lifetime.

I'm at the crossroads of my life...it is not a mid-life crisis...it's something that has invaded my world.

The dark shadow of wondering...

What will happen next. I try to keep my head up and my mind open, but the winds are against me...

It seems that my soul is wondering...I've never been this way before. The future is unknown and unforeseen and unpredictable...

I hate... not knowing. It eats at me more than life itself. Why can I not find out what's around the corner?

Why can I not figure out my next step?

I'm lost...drifting in the sea of madness...thinking...wondering...hoping...praying.

Just get me through this...

Please...

B.D.

Simply Monday...

It will be time to cut grass very soon. So...
time for poop patrol in the backyard.

I'm telling you, Sweetie is a machine when it comes to the business end of that...talking about a hazardous waste dump.

It's like working in an oil field, 'look out boys, she's gonna blow'


I have my work cut out for me this year as a lot of my landscaping and yard was killed by the late hard frost and then the long summer draught of last year.



So the fun begins this year, hell...I may just dig it all up and start over, never know about me...

Enjoy your day!

B.D.

Weekend Report...

Well...it seems that my beloved Blondie has a twist in her shorts because she wasn't included on my list of women that love me and it seems, she thinks she should be added to this list and moved to the front because she is family.

Sigh...

Blondie, Blondie, Blondie...I know you love me but, not in the way that these ladies do. Hell, everybody loves Big Daddy because, I am a big lovable grouch.



And yes, I know Robyn does too.

But, the three women I mentioned, have a special love for Big Daddy and they are my girls. There were quite a few names I didn't mention, (if you were paying attention) and family will always come first and you're high on that list...so don't press your luck...or you could get bumped down a notch or two.

And we wouldn't want that to happen...now would we.



B.D.

This & That...

I have a post on

Hillbilly Rib Runners on today's events.



B.D.

Good Friday...

Jesus said, I love you...

Simply Thursday...

There ain't nothing wrong with experimenting.

We do it all the time...

It might be about cooking, it might be about sex, it might be about beer, it might be about anything...

It's in our nature to do these things. But what we do, and what we love, comes down to this, we try anything and everything, which is good...

If we didn't, we wouldn't be human. And not being human, you might as well be drinking hot beer and eating cold food...

I like to experiment...that's what I do...

It's fun and I learn...

Good food is good...
Good sex is good...
Cold beer is good...
Good chocolate is good...
Good friends are good...
Everything else is...

Well...Good...

Except for work, that sucks wind right now and I can't change that...

What else can I say?



Who needs a $4,500 'hoe when you can buy a $89 dollar Weber and get the same thing.

Life is good...
Beer is better...

Haven't heard that in awhile have you...

B.D.

Wordless Wednesday...

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt

Simply Monday...

Just a little update...



The beef short ribs turned out great. I did them on the Weber for a little over an hour.

They were killer...

Next time, I need to do just a little bit of a clean up. (trimming up the outside fat to even it up)

These will be a great little snack or a main coarse when I get them right...

Last night was close to perfect...

Oh yeah babe...





I've got to give a shout out to my girls (Vicky & Tracy) sorry I haven't done that in a while...but they know (I hope) I'm thinking about them all of the time.

These two lovely ladies are always on my mind and a part of my heart.

I'm a lucky man...

I have three women that love me.
(Julie, Tracy & Vicky)

Besides of wanting a cold beer and having three hot women that love me...

What else could I ask for?

Not a damn thing...



B.D.

Weekend Report (part II)

Beef short ribs and sauce...






Enjoy your day!!!




B.D.

Weekend Report...

Got a little chicken action going on tonight.



The rain calmed down enough this afternoon for me to grill some chicken thighs for my lovely wife. (although, she likes leg quarters better.)

But tomorrow...it's all about me.

I have some beef short ribs waiting in the wings for me to work my magic on.

This time, I will hit the mark and have some damn fine eatin' on these short ribs. I have learned from past test cooks.

This time...
Oh yeah babe...come get you some of this...

B.D.

Simply Friday...

Had a little ska-betti action going on tonight.



On another note...

I gave a guy at work (that has a catering gig on the side) some of my BBQ sauce to try. He caught me this afternoon and said he loved it.

And he wants to buy a gallon of it.

Say what?

Yep, he liked it so much...he wants a gallon of it.

Field tests are now over for the rub and the sauce.

Big Daddy's Lip Smackin' BBQ Sauce and Big Daddy's 'Rub This Baby' Pork Rub are now for sale.

If you want some of this...let me know.

'nuff said...

B.D.

Wordless Wednesday...

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, but a broken spirit drieth the bones. - Proverbs 17:22

This & That...

I've done a few test runs on the bbq sauce and all of the tests have come out well.

I'm excited about that because I think I have a very good product as the rub and the bbq sauce has become known and I've had very good feed back from both.

Now, it's time for me to step up to the next level and produce some great barbecue.

This is what I live for...

To produce great barbecue, you must be willing to work for the art and love to put your heart and soul into it. These are the things that must be learned and at the same time, come natural to you.

Perfection takes time...

Love is forever...

Perfection and the love of cooking great barbecue takes time and skill.

I can smell the smoke already...

B.D.

Weekend Report...

Here we go...again...

B.D.

This & That...

Not much going on. Just the same old thing...

The weather...(which I'm tired of bitchin' about)
Work...( I'm also tired of bitchin' about that too)

I need to vent...

I need to scream.
I need to shout.
I need to jump up and down.
I need to throw a fit.
I need to kick some butt.
I need to wring somebodies neck.
I need a Valium.
I need a vacation from the world.
I need to get away from people.
I need to be at the ocean.

I need...
I need...

I need a beer...




B.D.

Wordless Wednesday...

Chop your own wood; it will warm you twice. - Mack King

Simply Tuesday...

Holy Mother of...



It rained so much last night...I thought we would need a life boat.

I could have made over a million dollars last night selling umbrellas. Yes...it was that bad. And the forecast for the rest of the week... pretty much sucks...'nuff said.

I hate this time of year. Hell, I hate cold weather period...it's a pain in the butt.

It cramps my style so much...I hate it. There are not many things that I hate but here lately...my list is getting longer and longer.

And for me...

That's not a good thing.

B.D.

Chicken grilled...

B.D.

Weekend Report...

Some barbecue sauce I made last night


It looks like we might get two days of decent weather before I have to go back to work, so the grill will be fired up this afternoon at least. The weather has sucked all this week.

But, life goes on...

I have some leg quarters for Julie & I may run back to the store for some more beef short ribs because I'm really wanting to get these little bad boys cooked out right.

My son will swing by tomorrow and pick up the rub and sauce. My brother-in-law Dale will get a sample to try today and then there's some for me to play with tonight.



As soon as the weather will behave I'm going to start doing test cooks on the pit. I may just test cook and cater this year and start competing next year. I don't know, I haven't made up my mind yet.

It just all depends on how the transition at work will work out when the new owner takes over the glass business this month. Things have changed already and I won't have hardly any vacation or sick time for the first year of the take over. After that...

We'll see...

B.D.