Ceramic Smokers and Kamado Grills are our favorite for versatility. They also score highly in ease of use and reliability. Read our full review here.| Carne Diem
When it comes to barbeque, brisket is the king of the meats. This step-by-step guide to Texas Style Smoked Brisket will have you cooking like a true pitmaster.| Carne Diem
These smoked potatoes au gratin are the perfect side dish to make on your grill or smoker. Of course, these cheesy scalloped potatoes turn out great in an oven as well.| Carne Diem
These griddle Fried Mashed Potato Cakes make for the perfect holiday side dish or a great way to use up those left over mashed potatoes. Topped with an herbes de Provence compound butter they are as elegant as they are delicious.| Carne Diem
This Spanish Inspired Pasta Salad with chorizo is the perfect side dish for your next cook out. Loaded with colorful peppers, onions, and tomatoes, it has just the right amount of Spanish chorizo to wow your guests.| Carne Diem
These spicy Smoked Jalapeno Twice Baked Potatoes will no doubt impress your friends at your next cookout. These creamy twice baked potatoes pack a spicy punch with the addition of green chili hot sauce, pepper jack cheese, and a generous slice of jalapeno in every potato.| Carne Diem
Our Jalapeno Coleslaw with Bacon Aioli is the perfect side for your next BBQ. It is inexpensive and super easy to make and really brings out the best in you BBQ meats, and everything is better with bacon. It has just a little heat but you can certainly kick up the heat factor by adding a couple more jalapenos.| Carne Diem
In this Pitmaster's opinion, it is Eastern North Carolina Style Pulled Pork that reigns supreme as the best pulled pork in America. The tangy and slightly spicy vinegar based mopping sauce really allows the great flavor of the smoked pork to shine through.| Carne Diem
This Smoky Hatch Mac and Cheese is the perfect side as part of your next BBQ feast. Slighlty smoky cheddar cheese combines with fire roasted hatch chiles to complete this dish of ooey gooey goodness.| Carne Diem
These Scratch Fire Roasted Chile and Beef Enchiladas were inspired by one of my favorite chefs, Rick Bayless. His techniques and recipes showcase a love of scratch cooking and demonstrate just how much better, using fresh and traditional ingredients can be.| Carne Diem
This perfectly cooked skillet cornbread combined with flavorful cumin, hot honey and Hatch green chiles make for a perfect BBQ side dish.| Carne Diem
Hatch Chile Verde is a culinary treasure from the Southwest and is taken to the next level when it is made with America's best chiles: Hatch Chiles| Carne Diem
Welcome to Carne Diem. As an award winning pitmaster, physician, and travel junkie I want to share some of my favorite recipes and cooking techniques that I have aquired over the years. It won't always be easy, but it will always be delicious.| Carne Diem