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Mr. Peikes Goes to Seattle, Washington or the Time I Flew With 100 lbs of Meat

Giveaway Before we get into my epicurean adventures in the Seattle don’t forget to enter our giveaway for the cookbook Millennial Kosher by Chanie Apfelbaum of the amazing kosher food blog Busy In Brooklyn a Rafflecopter giveaway Hello Seattle For Labor Day weekend my friends Ari and Jessica Hoffman invited me to come out an visit … Continue reading “Mr. Peikes Goes to Seattle, Washington or the Time I Flew With 100 lbs of Meat”

Apple Wood Smoked Chicken Recipe and ThermoPro Thermometer Review

Don’t Forget the Giveaway Before we get all nerdy about thermometers and smoked chicken, don’t forget to enter our giveaway of the great new cookbook Millennial Kosher by Chani Apfelbaum of the great blog Busy In Brooklyn. It is coming to an end soon. The details are at the end of this post. Do These Thermometers … Continue reading “Apple Wood Smoked Chicken Recipe and ThermoPro Thermometer Review”

Smoke on the Water: Organizing a BBQ Competition In the Rain and Award Winning Ribs

Hang on folks because this one is a bit long (at least for my posts). If you like BBQ I promise it is worth it.  If you make it to the end your patience will be rewarded with an award-winning rib recipe (or you could just scroll down to the recipe, I won’t tell). Back … Continue reading “Smoke on the Water: Organizing a BBQ Competition In the Rain and Award Winning Ribs”

South Florida Trip-Kosher Restaurant Review

A few weeks ago my wife and I headed down to South Florida for some restaurant hopping and relaxation. Here is a review of the kosher restaurants we tried while we were down there. Straight from the airport we grabbed lunch at Mozart Cafe in Hollywood.  The first thing I noticed was the menu was absolutely … Continue reading “South Florida Trip-Kosher Restaurant Review”

Daniel’s Recap of the 2nd Annual St. Louis Kosher BBQ Competition

I have been meaning to get this post out for a while, but it was a pretty crazy summer and life got in the way. Back on June 25th, 2017, Rachel and I competed in the 2nd Annual St. Louis Kosher BBQ competition hosted by Nusach Hari B’nai Zion (NHBZ) under the banner of our kosher … Continue reading “Daniel’s Recap of the 2nd Annual St. Louis Kosher BBQ Competition”

Rachel’s Recap: 2017 Kansas City Kosher BBQ competition

It’s been a little over a month since our team “Five Dudes and a Vegetarian” competed once again in this year’s (6th annual) Kansas City Kosher BBQ competition!  This year was a little bit different as the competition was part of the Kansas City Jewish Arts Festival at the Jewish Community Center, so the PR for the … Continue reading “Rachel’s Recap: 2017 Kansas City Kosher BBQ competition”

Kosher hot dog stand at Wrigley Field

March 21, 1837 – The City of Chicago was founded. October 8, 1871 -The day the Chicago fire was started. April 23, 1914 – The day Wrigley Field opened. November 4, 2016 – The Chicago Cubs win the World Series for the first time in 108 years. July 21, 2017 – The day Certified Kosher … Continue reading “Kosher hot dog stand at Wrigley Field”

St. Louis Kosher BBQ Competition Re-cap By Rachel

Well, it’s been 2 weeks since competing in our first kosher bbq competition of the season, and life is finally back to normal (and I’m pretty sure we got all of the bbq stink out of everything).  Our team “5 Dudes and a Vegetarian” (Daniel Peikes, Elliott Fliegelman, Debbie Burg, Robert Feiger and me), competed … Continue reading “St. Louis Kosher BBQ Competition Re-cap By Rachel”

Loaded Jicama Fries Two Ways

After Pesach (AKA Passover) everyone is a little sick of potatoes.  Jicama, a large tuber from Mexico with the texture of a turnip and the flavor of an apple is a great substitute for a potato. You don’t get the same crunch as you do with a fried potato, but it is not bad for … Continue reading “Loaded Jicama Fries Two Ways”

Recap: 2017 International Home + Housewares Show!

Well, it’s Monday and my feet, legs, shoulders, back (ok, basically all of me) is sore, my Fitbit tracked over 24,000 steps, almost 10 miles and on my feet for 9+ hours all yesterday.  That must mean one thing – the International Home and Housewares show was yesterday! And no, I did not exaggerate those … Continue reading “Recap: 2017 International Home + Housewares Show!”