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The thought of beans and chili can often bring out more contentious arguments than religion or politics. To keep the peace, I make my chili without beans and make what I call Cowboy Beans that can be added as desired. It keeps the purists happy and allows those bean lovers to get what they...

Hi all I wanted to share a recipe that I picked up from a Louisiana church cookbook about 20 years ago. It's a homemade Boursin cheese, but really just an herbed cream cheese (store bought Boursin is a little more crumbly - and multiple times more expensive). The wife loves it, and there is...

Did my first run of sausage this weekend. Had fun, learned lots of stuff, came away with lots of questions to research. I'll need to read up on how to add photos to make the story more appealing/compelling The Plan: Make my first run of fresh sausage Put up some sopressata to hopefully be...

Hi all Mostly a lurker, but I'm about to move into new territory and need some guidance. I live in NC. I currently cure/smoke my own bacon (have for about 10 years now and have 11 lbs. of belly curing right now), and have made fresh sausage in the past. I want to expand my offerings, and...

Hey: Just joined and thought I’d introduce myself. Live in NC, just purchased a Cabela’s branded Masterbuilt 7 in 1 smoker/grill.  My selection was based on the flexibility of fuel as well as the ability to use as a fryer and the cost ($129 on sale ETA: but some gift cards I had made out of...