Like a sunny day at the winter cabin, this drink is bright and sweet and has a comforting smokiness. When the fireplace is roaring and the cards are dealt, the Lumberjack is the perfect cocktail to quench the thirst of the mightiest lumberjack. Its origin is legendary. One day after a long day of gigantic logging, my big buddy Paul Bunyan came over to the cabin. Instead of READ MORE

This my friends, is a recipe passed down from generation to generation, or in this case friend to friend. It all started with Roonz and the infamous "Super Bowl Chili Cook Off" a few years back. Even though I thought I had a pretty good recipe to compete with, hers was even better and it won hands down. I've been a crock-pot-chili-chicken convert ever since. The kids and I make this chili READ MORE

I wish I would've had more time to post this before now, but... the holiday season got a little crazy busy and I'm just getting the chance to tell you about it. I suck, I know. I was busy canning veggies and perfecting pickle and Bloody Mary recipes all fall and I finally have something to show for it. I always had the vision of combining all my jarred goodies and presenting them together as READ MORE

Guys! It's almost time for turkey! In case you haven't figured out how you're going to prepare your bird, may I make a suggestion and brine the crap out of it using the recipe I that I posted down below. You seriously can't screw this one up folks. I posted this recipe back in 2009, and needed to tell you about it again since you probably don't know about it because no one read my blog READ MORE