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Celebrate the Fourth of July this year with more than hot dogs and ribs. Dishes such as marinated beef brisket, grilled shrimp and mini hamburgers with fruity salsa will impress, no matter if you're ...

When it comes to smoking beef brisket, patience is a virtue. This recipe takes the better part of a day but requires less than an hour of active time. This smoked brisket recipe is barbecue expert ...

Brisket has a reputation for being the kind of dinner that takes over your whole day: long marinades, 14-hour smokes, and a nervous eye glued to the thermometer. It doesn’t have to be that dramatic.

As soon as it's warm enough to fire up the grill, cookout season has begun. Turn on Wendy Rene's "Bar-B-Q" (the ultimate outdoor cooking song) and dig out that bag of woodchips. It's time to smoke ...

Sometimes, after a recipe is published, I get notes from readers seeking clarification. Last week, Anne Kvaternik of Eveleth wrote, wondering about the directions for a French bread recipe published ...

Brisket is my favorite part of the Passover meal, and yet, until very recently, I had never made one. This year, when it looked like I would be in New York for Passover, my brother suggested we hold a ...