We decided to have an Italian spaghetti supper last weekend and these meatballs were the perfect topping for our homemade sauce. These were immensely tasty and moist, just the perfect thing for a simple Shiraz. Enjoy the simple recipe after the break!

I’ve been watching a lot of Mad Men lately and really had a hankering for some of Betty Draper’s pork roast. I’ve been using this technique for roasts lately. Gets them all crusty and well seasoned without burning the herbs or garlic. Every time someone burns garlic on a pork roast a pig angel loses it’s wings. Then the human angels get bacon, which they like, but it’s no good for you and your family.

Another variation on a BBQ spice rub, this time around, for those who seek the heat! This rub isn’t for the faint of heart, but it certainly isn’t the hottest I’ve had.

Read on for details!

This is a very simple spice mixture that is excellent for use in spicy seafood dishes, and even as a base for a good carribean jerk rub. The idea is that once it’s grilled, the spices will blacken, giving the food a wonderful flavor and color!

Check out the simple directions after the jump!

If you’ve ever made bacon in the microwave or a frying pan, you’ll have experienced the messy and greasy outcome. Not only that, your bacon likely isn’t flat by the time you’re done, right?

Well, if so, start using your oven to bake your bacon! 16-18 minutes @ 400 F (depending on desired crispy-ness), a cooking sheet and some aluminum foil (for easy cleanup) and you’re in business! I’ve never had bacon come out so evenly cooked, crispy and flat! Try it out!

We’ve had a Pork shoulder blade roast in our freezer for some time, so I thought it would be time for some pulled pork sandwiches. Needless to say, I messed up with the original cooking length, and well, it wasn’t ready for at least 12 hours from the time I started it. Ah well, that’s the beauty of a slow cooker, you really can’t f@$%* stuff up!

We’ve had about 4 racks of ribs sitting in our freezer for a few weeks now so it was about time we made good use of them. Yeah, it’s good friday and apparently people don’t eat meat today, but I figure, why not? I used a tasty rub and made some semi-homemade bbq sauce to accompany that. The result was delicious!