Jerry's Hillbilly Deluxe Barbecue - Ya'll Gonna Love This Food with Attitude

Jerry's Hillbilly Deluxe Barbecue Stand at the Rowan County NC County Fair


Ya Think This Feller Eating Ribs Might be Willie Nelson?

I was down at the Rowan County Fair last night and met another barbecue master by the name of Jerry. Jerry is a traveling BBQ man. He hooks up his cooker and spreads the barbeque love across the state and beyond.

Jerry's traveling BBQ show is called Jerry's Hillbilly Deluxe. In addition to his big que cooker, Jerry also had his pull behind stand and even his tent out back. That's what I call eatin' and sleepin' barbecue.

Jerry was smoking up some brisket and ribs. He also does big burgers, hot dogs, chicken, turkey legs . . . well . . . most anything you'd want smoked. He can hook you up with fries, cheese sticks and even "nanner puddin'" and strawberry shortcake. I don't hardly think this is a health food menu, but we're talking some darn good downhome Southern food.

While I was chatting with Jerry I thought I'd get me a picture of some guy standing there eating ribs. He was eating faster than I could get my camera out, so you don't see much more than bones. Gives you an idea about how good these ribs taste though.

When I asked the guy if I could snap a photo, he said "sure" and that he knew why I wanted his picture. I said, "Cause you're eating ribs?" He said, "Naw. I figured you wanted my picture, cause I look like Willie Nelson." I allowed as how he did look like old Willie (one of my favorite outlaw country singers of all time) and that I'd have an even better photo than I'd thought seeing as how I could claim I'd snapped Willie (or close).

Jerry and I exchanged business cards as he was up to his elbows in sauce and stuff. I told him that I don't grill for business but do for fun and write about outdoor cooking. He said he'd check out my Grill Girl web page. I said I'd give his a look too. He said he'd had some tech problems. Tell me about that. Whew. Web pages can be a bear, and he doesn't have access to his. Has to pay a tech for every little change. Bummer.

If you get a hankering for a big barbecue blow out and are in North Carolina or close, shoot Jerry a message on his Jerrys Hillbilly Deluxe web page or call him at 336-413-8681. Tell him Grill Girl sent ya and maybe you'll get some extra "nanners" in that pudding.

Our House and Garden - Cindy's Site - Barbecue Section

I was visiting my friend Cindy's site - Our House and Garden. (Yes. She's a Cindy too. We just spell our names different.) I love to stop by and see what she's up to and catch up on new recipes and ideas.

Cindy has a great grilling section up. She has some excellent outdoor cooking guides, sides dishes, and barbecue recipes. I'm going to try out some of those rubs. I know Cindy does amazing stuff with spices. We worked together on a cooking web site where she had such delicous ethnic dishes. I, of course, covered barbecue there.

Back to grilling for me. I have those kabobs ready to thread. I do enjoy taking a break and checking out different barbecue web sites. It's really amazing how much is out there on outdoor cooking.

Biggest Barbecue Day of the Year - 4th of July

Getting Ready to Grill Up Some Food

If you're planning to grill for the 4th of July, you're in good company. The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association says that Independence Day is the hottest (most popular) day of the year for outdoor cooking with 69% of all grill owners firing up for the 4th.

This year is expected to be an even bigger grill year with food prices high. More folks are cooking at home and staycations (staying at or near home over the vactation period) is a new trend being noted.

Staying at home doesn't have to be dull, and breaking out the grill or buying one is a good way to have fun.

Grill sales are up this year according to Lowe's. They've seen a double digit increase. My aunt works down at Lowe's, and she says she's definately been busy.

If you're trying to decide on what type of grill to buy, take a look at Gas or Charcoal. There are pros and cons to each.

For recipes, ideas, and tips, check out Yes You Can Grill.

Happy Martin Luther King Day

I had the day off work. That's always a good thing!

I spent some time looking over my favorite barbeque book Peace, Love & Barbecue. It's all about smoking meat and the folks who do that. There are as many stories as recipes, so it's fun to sit and read. I tried one of the sauce recipes this weekend--Lexington style BBQ sauce. It sounded too bland with only ketchup and vinegar as the base, so I added a little Texas Pete and Louisiana Hot Sauce. That was a real hit with our Boston butt smoked on the Smokey Mountain by Weber. That's one of our best buys of 2005. We'd been wanting a smoker for a long time and were thrilled to get that.

Our most recent outdoor cooking toy was a turkey fryer. I was a little hesitant on that, since I'd heard they are pretty dangerous. The Masterbuilt electric has a UL rating and also an auto shut off, so I felt better about that. It really does make the best turkey I've ever tasted. I didn't know what I was missing until we fried one up. I don't think we'll be baking the big birds any more. That also frees up oven space to do the other foods for a feast. Gotta love that.
Tomorrow I go back to work. The boys have the day off and also Wednesday. Hope they don't make too big a mess at home while I'm gone. I won't hold my breath though.