Beer Can Chickin

This was the first time I tried the infamous “Beer Can Chicken” and I was surprised at how easy it was to make.  Once you put the chicken on the grill, all you have to do is close the lid and sit there and “watch” the grill.  The following picture describes what I mean by [...]

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It’s always good to start off the season with a win and I think everyone who made it out to the opener would agree that we won big time.   I went with the sure winner… pork tenderloin.  The loins were on sale and you literally cannot mess them up.  In fact I totally forgot [...]

Bobby-Q … Literally

I used to have the weekly barbecue on Wednesdays. It was my night off when I was a bartender. Wednesday can be a tough night for people to make it out and in years past I had many a summer night barbecuing solo. This past week was a throwback to those nights. [...]

A Family Affair

Some of you might have noticed it has been a while since the last post. Truth is I haven’t had a whole lot of spare time since I started at SAFECO and I wanted to give this post its full dues. Last weekend was a busy but special time. Saturday was our [...]

Father’s Day, Sunshine & BobbyQ… sans Shannon

Next week there is a wedding in our family. Sunday was the shower, which means Mom and Dad Maxwell were in town. While Shannon and her mom were at the shower, dad and I whipped out the barbecue. I have to admit, I was worried that things might be a little unorganized [...]

BobbyQ Number Two

Last week while carousing the farmer’s market we noticed the mint looked really good. Since we had a cheap bottle of rum lying around the house, Shannon thought we could make mojitos. Then we thought we’d just go with the whole Caribbean theme. I barbecued marinated carne asada with carmelized onions and [...]

Season Opener

First of all… a great big thanks to all of those who braved the cold and made it to the opener, Shannon and I were worried that the weather would affect attendance but there was quite a turn out and we were lucky it didn’t rain. I was happy a lot of friends and [...]

Crostini Three Ways

Pork Souvlaki and Greek Spaghetti

Shannon and I love the Olympia Pizza II on 45th and every time I go there I get the same thing, pork souvlaki and spaghetti with browned butter. The marinated skewers of pork have a light tangy flavor and how can you resist pasta tossed in nothing but butter, garlic and cheese. I [...]

Schedule Up

Season Opener: June 1st!
Home Q’s: June 1,8,15,22,29 July 20th and August 3rd
Away Q’s: July 6th Winthrop, July 13th Tri-Cities, July 27th TBA, August 10th Usk, August 17th Indianola, August 24th Lake Tahoe, August 31st Cispus River.
See the Schedule (tab at the top of the page)
bobbyQ is always on Sundays, there’s seven “Home Q’s” and seven [...]