she prolly has an Agent just to guard her azz...
Posted on 02/04/2011 1:17:13 PM PST by smoothsailing
By Andrew Cline
February 4, 2011
The first rule of political pandering: Know what you're talking about.
The classic example: In 2004, Sen. John Kerry, trying to bolster his regular guy image, spoke of Green Bay's hallowed ";Lambert Field." It's Lambeau Field. Ten dork points for Kerry.
This week, Michelle Obama walked into a culinary version of the Lambert gaffe.
In an e-mail congratulating Charlotte, N.C., on being named host city for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Obama mentioned that Charlotte has "great barbecue." As someone who grew up an hour from Charlotte, I can tell you that few natives would say that. Nobody travels to Charlotte for the barbecue. It might have a good barbecue restaurant or two, but the really good stuff is outside of the city.
Obama's been mocked for the obvious pander, as she should have been. But to me the offense wasn't her ignorance of North Carolina's barbecue geography. It was her blatant violation of the second rule of political pandering: Don't pretend to like something you don't.
Michelle Obama is America's No. 1 Food Nanny. Her top priority as First Lady is to end "the epidemic of childhood obesity in America." When she launched that initiative a year ago this month, she announced the creation of letsmove.gov, which provides tips to parents and community leaders on making kids healthier. One recommendation to municipal officials is: "Create a healthy food promotional campaign, and offer a 'healthy eating' designation to restaurants who offer healthier food and beverages and reasonably-sized portions."
There isn't a self-respecting barbecue joint in the South that could win that designation. North Carolina barbecue joints sell hush puppies (fried cornmeal) and sweet tea that's close to equal parts tea and sugar. And you don't want to think about...
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she prolly has an Agent just to guard her azz...
Agreed, Gates is superb!
Of course you do realize that what you cook in a crockpot, though it may be utterly delicious, ain’t barbecue.
Grilling it over an open fire is the only way but being that there are no decent bbq restaurants where we live now and I am not able to do much due to health reasons, this will do in a pinch. Got rave reviews at the family reunion.
Actually overheard from an old timer who didn’t know I made the bbq, “Now this is how bbq used to taste.”
A few hints-
The boston butts I have seen are extremely fatty. Try a pork roast or loin that has just a little bit of fat for flavor. I cook the meat in an electric roaster- very similar to a crockpot but bigger- overnight for about 10 hrs. Try to cook it outside if possible. The vinegar cooks out and you cannot get the smell out of your house for several days. Don’t forget to save the sauce for the end- I have added it by accident at the beginning. Still good but it is good to have the sauce for dousing. I add about a tablespoon of hickory liquid smoke at the very end for a grilled flavor. Cheating, I know but it is subtle and it works.
The good thing about this is that you can keep it in a crock pot to keep it warm.
You’re set!! Let me know how it turns out.
I have one word for Michelle...Sonny’s Barbeque.
Ok. Two words.
JB’s Smokeshack!!!
I dunno. I thought she looked really pygidial in that outfit.
Why is she wearing those damned teal blue shoes with a black and white checked suit????”
...because before she became 1st lady she only wore moo moos and fuzzy slippers, chasing her crack dealer with a rolling pin on “Cops”.
LMAO!!!! Thank you!
One more awesome Super Bowl appetizer recipe:
Freeper Poppers
20 fresh jalapenos
tub of Fat Free Philadelphia cream cheese
20 slices of bacon cut in half- pork or turkey
Package finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese
toothpicks
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
WEARING RUBBER OR PLASTIC GLOVES slice them in half lengthwise. Remove all seeds and use a paring knife to remove all the veins. ALL of them. Using a small spoon, spread about a tablespoon of cream cheese in each of the jalapeno boats. Pack as much cheddar cheese on top of the jalapeno as possible and wrap a half slice of bacon around and secure with a toothpick. Take a cookie sheet that has been lightly sprayed with plain cooking spray and line the little soldiers up with the cheese facing upward. Cook for about 20 minutes and keep an eye on them afterwards until they are cooked to your liking. The bacon will cook to a nice crispy brown and it happens pretty fast after 20 minutes so def keep an eye on them.
The fat free cream cheese is a necessity as the regular melts out but with the ff, the cheese stays in place and is not greasy. Depending on how many people you have, you may want to do more than 20. I grew jalapenos last summer and had to come up with something to use the bushels of peppers we picked and I made these for cocktail hour for weeks. If you don’t get all the veins out, they may be too spicy. I even make these for breakfast sometimes. They go very well with scrambled eggs.
8# shoulder thawing out right now.
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