Little Brother John’s Jalapeno BBQ Sauce
Nothing says summer like a barbecue, and nothing says barbecue like BBQ Sauce! Try this BBQ sauce as your next backyard event, courtesy of John Sparhawk! Ingredients 2-4 Jalapeno peppers, minced 1½ c. ketchup 1½ c. jalapeno ketchup 1 c. yellow mustard ¼ c. Worcestershire sauce ¼ c. apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp. garlic powder 1 tbsp. onion powder 1 tbsp. ground black pepper 1 tbsp. salt ½ tbsp. dried thyme 1 tsp. chili powder 1 tsp. cayenne pepper ½ tsp. liquid smoke ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg ¼ tsp. ground cumin ½ c. honey 1 c. brown sugar Directions Combine[...]
Creating an Adult Treehouse
Years ago, (I won’t say how many) when I was growing up as a young child in Maryland, our community was surrounded by wooded areas that came to form an important part of my elementary school years. When summer arrived and school was out, my three brothers, my friends and I seemed to live and play in those woods from morning until night. After playing our usual round of games several kids of all ages would invariably get together to create some kind of makeshift “Swiss Family Robinson” style treehouse. We would do this by wedging, notching and nailing whatever[...]
