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Sunday, August 21st was a special Barbecue Day! If you follow me, you know I love good BBQ and would spend all of my free time in Central Texas. See my last BBQ adventure HERE "It is better to have burnt and lost, then never to have barbecued at all." ~ William Shakespeare Upon arrival, I had to decide what to start with... See What Jay Eats... Of course my first stop is always Todo Verde for an agua fresca.  Today I had the Naranjada. With orange, orange blossom water, chia seeds, and maple syrup.  It was refreshing and kept me hydrated.  While talking to a couple of vendor friends, they introduced me to Henry of Yellow Business . They make Hong Kong Egg Waffles over charcoal. Henry suggested that I try the Matcha Green Tea version. Since they make the waffles over charcoal, I noticed that the waffle was crispier than the ones made from an electric waffle iron. Yellow Business was at ...

It's time to think about Thanksgiving and preparing the turkey and sides. Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill was kind enough to invite me to their Flame, Smoke, and Turkey 'When BBQ and Thanksgiving Collide'  Chef Alex Benes, Wood Ranch's Sultan of Smoke, gives us prep/cooking tips and prepped a turkey for us. NOTE:  Wood Ranch doesn't do turkeys for Thanksgiving.  Chef Alex showed us how to cut out the backbone and butterfly the turkey. After injecting the bird to keep it moist, a rub was spread on and will be cooked breast-side down. All of the juices will run down into the breast, keeping it juicy.  Through the magic of television, well you know what I mean... The turkey is done!  Chef Alex breaks down the bird  for tasting, which was really good and moist. The best part was sampling the bird with  the smokey gravy. Now that the demo is over, time to sit down and sample...