• Soups

    Uncle Art’s Chili Beans con Carne

    It’s cold and rainy, a perfect day to reattack Uncle Art’s Beans. This time I’m making them with chuck roast, so at the risk of offending chili purists (and Uncle Art’s family), I’m calling it Uncle Art’s Chili Beans con…

  • Soups

    Cabbage & Hamburger Soup

    Cabbage & hamburger soup? That sounds pretty, ah, pedestrian, doesn’t it?  Friends, take my word for it, this is great soup, especially if you serve it with crusty bread.  Easy to make, too. Notes When you add the cabbage it’ll really…

  • Smoking

    Smoked Turkey Breast & Brats

    What, more turkey? In my previous post, I mentioned that I was going to smoke a turkey breast Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.  Since I still had a good bed of charcoal going after the turkey breast was done, I…