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Lip Smackin' Fun at Sticky Fingers Rib House

Growing up some of us hated getting our hands dirty. Others only wanted to dig in if it meant playing in the dirt, but we fondly remember those late summer backyard barbecues. The ones where dad would bring out his secret sauce and smoke those ribs until they almost fell off the bone. Those were the good old days!

Imagine our surprise when we stumbled upon Sticky Fingers Rib House. Located throughout Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, their signature ribs, wings, and pork creations are certainly worth writing home about. And their five signature Sticky Fingers sauces definitely rival dad's secret sauce (shhh- don't tell)!

Now, not everyone is located in the southeast, and what we really love about Sticky Fingers is their willingness to spread the joy throughout the rest of the country as well. Sure, they'll cater your home or office party if you're in the general vicinity, but they'll also ship sauces and even complete meals - oh, the glory of freeze dried ice packaging!

Just want to try the sauces? No problem. The 5 Bottle Deluxe Sauce Pack (at a reasonable $18.99) will make it easy for you to sample each and every finger-lickin' good flavor. Need a little more meat? The Rib Experience includes 2 slabs of ribs with a bottle of sauce! Wish you could experience an entire Sticky Fingers Meal? The Super Meal package includes a pound of pulled pork, a side dish, a dessert, and a bottle of Memphis Original Barbeque sauce. What more could a true barbecue lover ask for?

The Sticky Fingers online store has everything you could imagine, from a BBQ of the month club, to a variety of ribs, pork and wings. Choose from dinners, sides, pies, dry rubs, and even wearable merchandise! Sticky Fingers makes it easy to bring the barbeque to you, no matter what time of year it is. Don't forget to pick up some extra napkins!

Grab your own smoker! Click on photo:

True Gourmet from Fischer & Wieser

The folks at Fischer & Weiser really seem to know what they're doing. They've been creating specialty lines of gourmet foods for years and years, adding a handful of unique brands that make it easy for any cook to get creative in the kitchen.

There are five main brands, including F&W Gourmet, Mom's, Timpone's, The Beverly Hillbillies, and Das Peach Haus & Four 6's B&B. Each offers a distinct variety of gourmet ingredients guaranteed to tickle the taste buds.

F&W Gourmet, for example, specializes in a wide variety of jams, jellies, cooking sauces, mustards, salsas, and salad dressings. One of their most popular products is the decadent Roasted Raspberry Chipolte Sauce and they are well known for offering an entire line of gluten free products as well.

The Beverly Hillbillies line of products was inspired by the show, of course. Character names and faces grace each bottle as they present their own individual sauces:

• Uncle Jed's Tennessee Whiskey Glaze
• Granny's Peach 'n' Pepper Pourin' Sauce
• Elly May's Wild Mountain Honey BBQ Sauce
• Jethro's Heapin' Helpin' Steak Sauce

These sauces are not only delicious, but bring back memories as well, both of times watching the popular television show and of simply relaxing with your own family.

Don't want to order online? If you're ever in the Fredericksburg area you're encouraged to visit das Peach Haus. Here you'll find every single Fischer & Wieser product in existence, each available for tasting while you browse the store or sit on the back porch with a glass of wine.

Each month Fischer & Weiser offers a special discount only a handful of select products. November's specials included cinnamon rolls, Sweet & Savory Onion Glaze, and an absolutely incredible Guacamo Starter!

The gourmet delicacies you are able to create with Fischer & Wieser's ingredients will be memorable, and so will your experience. Blend excellent customer service with distinct and unique flavors and you'll never want to shop anywhere else again!

Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sesame Wings

If you're a lover of good spicy chicken wings, then try out this version. It will put your party over the finger-lickin' good edge!

25 chicken wings
1 bottle Fischer & Wieser The Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce®
1/2 cup bottled teriyaki sauce
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup hot sauce
2 tablespoons dark sesame oil
1/4 pound (1 stick) butter
1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Preheat a gas char grill to medium heat. Grill the chicken wings until cooked through, about 15 minutes. While wings are grilling combine all remaining ingredients in a heavy 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook, whisking often, just until the butter has melted. Remove from heat and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. When wings are done, place them in a large baking dish and pour the sauce over them. Bake in preheated oven for about 7 minutes, or until wings are well glazed. Transfer to serving plate and serve hot.

Big Acres Gourmet Sauces and Spices & Rubs Adds Big Flavor

Operating out of California, Melanie's Fine Foods was founded in 2002 by Melanie and Kent Yunk. They manufacture Big Acres Gourmet Sauces and Spices & Rubs and sell them to sauce lovin' customers around the world. Not only do they create a ton of tasty sauces, but they are also a green business and make every effort to reduce waste, conserve water, and use energy efficiently.

While it is great that they are a green company, most of us are equally interested in their sauces and marinades! They have a grand variety of products to give your barbecue a boost!

Fire up the grill and try Big Acres all-natural Award-Winning gourmet sauces, such as Ginger Teriyaki, Mango Peach Chile, Rich and Mild BBQ, Chipotle Maple BBQ, Chipotle Peanut, and Milagro Mole. Each of these wonderful sauces stocked full of flavor and can add a brand new taste to your same old barbecue.

Don't be afraid to get a little creative...the sauces work for a lot more than just barbecue. They are also good on pizza, salads, tacos, and a whole lot more.

Big Acres also offers several dry rubs that you will want to try. Choose from among the following: Fancy Fish Spice & Rub, which is as good on vegetables as it is on seafood; the Perfect Poultry Spice & Rub that is great on chicken, turkey, quail, and just about every other type of fowl you can think of; and the Stellar Steak Spice & Rub, which is excellent on steaks, burgers, fajitas, and more. Grab a few of their Smoker Bags for real smoke flavor in just minutes! Just smell that sizzle!

If we've got your mouth watering for some down home good cookin', check out all of the Big Acres products from Melanie's Fine Foods.

Smoked Pork Tenderloin with Big Acres Mango Peach Chile Sauce
Serves 4

1 pork tenderloin (up to 2 1/2 pounds)
Salt and pepper
1 SAVU Smoker Bag for Oven or Grill -- Beef/Pork
1 bottle Big Acres Mango Peach Chile Sauce

Preheat oven to 475 degrees or grill to high heat. Remove silverskin from tenderloin and slice into 1-inch medallions. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Place medallions in smoker bag and roll all sides of bag three times and press tight. Place bag in preheated oven or on grill. Cook for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees or grill temperature to medium and cook until the internal temperature reaches 160 degrees (about 10 more minutes). Remove bag from oven or grill and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

To serve, cut open top of bag and divide medallions among 4 plates. Spoon Mango Peach Chile Sauce over medallions and serve with mashed potatoes and green beans.

Grandville's Gourmet Barbecue Sauce Food Review

We've discovered the greatest barbecue sauces this side of Kentucky! That's where this award-winning sauce dates back to, and the recipe is said to be over 100 years old.   Introducing Grandville's Gourmet Barbecue Sauce. We know what they're talking about when they tote themselves as having "The Thickest, Chunkiest Barbecue Sauce on the Planet." They've got that right!

You'll know right away that this is a quality barbecue sauce, rich with flavors and ingredients that make it stand out in a crowd. You can find 1/4" perfectly minced onions. bell peppers, garlic loves, chiles, even pineapple and fruit chunks!The consistency is just right for basting and barbecuing, but this sauce is so versatile, you can use it for much more than that.

Grandville's Gourmet Barbecue Sauce comes in five flavors: Original, Mild, Extra Spicy, Cajun, Tropical, and Teriyaki.

You can use them in a lot of different ways...ham glaze, meatloaf glaze, side or dipping sauces, fruit sauces, ...just use your imagination and get creative!

We reviewed the Tropical sauce. We seasoned a pork roast, and grilled it to a nice golden brown with perfect grill marks, took it off the heat and basted with a nice thick cover of Grandville's Tropical Barbecue Sauce, wrapped it in aluminum foil and put it back on the heat for another 10 minutes. The flavors infused through the roast and when opened there was a wonderfully coated, deeply flavored and tender roast for dinner!

Grandville's Gourmet Barbecue Sauce website offers some great recipes, and here is one of our favorites:

Cajun BBQ Shrimp #1

This is great over rice and is also a good appetizer

Makes 2 main or 4 appetizer servings.

Ingredients:
1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
1/2 cup of chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup of chopped bell peppers
2 cloves garlic, chopped
4 tbs butter
1/3 cup of Grandville's Cajun BBQ Sauce
Cooked rice

Directions:

• In a heavy skillet over medium high heat add the butter and the vegetables
• Cook until lightly browned. (This may take a few minutes)
• Add the shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally till the shrimp are opaque and done
• Stir in the Grandville's Cajun BBQ Sauce and adjust seasonings
• Serve over rice

The summer days of grilling, barbecuing and enjoying the outdoors is upon us...a perfect time for stocking up on some of the best barbecue sauces we've tasted! Grab some now... Grandville's Gourmet Barbecue Sauce