Competitions

The Ultimate BBQ Showdown

by zydecopaws on May 27, 2011

Although I watch a fair number of cooking shows on TV from time to time, I generally haven’t followed the recent BBQ-themed shows as closely as one might expect. Part of this is due to lack of cable/satellite at home; part is I’d rather be cooking than watching TV. Having said that, I do plan on setting the DVR for The Ultimate BBQ Showdown set to air on CBS Saturday, May 28 at 11:00 AM PDT. Check your local listings…

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Four and Twenty MOINK Balls baked in a pie

by zydecopaws on September 12, 2010

Having wasted several other good ideas for the 2010 MOINK Ball Challenge by posting them in advance of the contest post it was time to get serious and come up with yet another MOINK Ball dish worthy of entering. For inspiration, I turned to a recent trip to Scotland where we were served Steak and [...]

Tagged as: appetizer, bacon, beef, carbs, notbbq, pork, smoker, taters

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Here’s an idea…

by zydecopaws on August 30, 2010

You’d think by now that when I get email from someone with a title of “Here’s an idea…” that I would have enough sense to mark it as junk, send it to the trash without looking, and run screaming from the room. But I don’t. And occasionally it turns out all right, or at least [...]

Tagged as: bbqblog, bubba keg, carbs, challenge, fish, fruit, recipe, veggies

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A visit to the Farmers’ Market

by zydecopaws on July 25, 2010

Curt at the Outdoor Cooking Guild has started up a new monthly “challenge” centered around a different theme each month. The idea is to cook something around the theme, and bragging rights will go to those that submit the entries judged to have the best use of the theme, the best photo of the theme, [...]

Tagged as: bubba keg, seafood, veggies

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Here come da Judge

by zydecopaws on August 8, 2009

It’s official, I’m certifiable. My friends have been telling me that for years, so I suppose none of them will be surprised. Today I took a judging class at the Cascade Country Cookoff and now find myself a certified judge in the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association (PNWBA). In addition to learning all the necessary criteria [...]

Tagged as: comps

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PNWBA Thriftway Classic

by zydecopaws on June 7, 2009

Today I took a drive down to Aloha Oregon and wandered around the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association (PNWBA) Thriftway Classic competition mostly to see what the local competitions are all about. Oh yeah, and to sample others BBQ and see how mine stacks up. My soon-to-be 7-year old and I roamed around the Thriftway parking [...]

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