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Hickory Smoked Peanuts? You Bet!

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Vegetarians and vegans rejoice! Now you, too can enjoy the delicious goodness of a great hunk of smoked meat…without the guilt. The geniuses over at Hampton Farms have married the flavor of hickory smoke with dry-roasted peanuts for a truly addictive new snack. In fact, I’m eating them in between sentences at my computer. Now, I’m not generally an in-the-shell-peanut-eating …

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Rick Browne’s New Grilling Book

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This could be considered a shameless plug for one of our talented writers, if it weren’t absolutely true! The Ultimate Guide to Grilling is just what it claims to be—from steaks to lobster, tofu to apples, Rick Browne knows how to make a delicious barbecued feast with just about anything. Make this summer unforgettable with barbecue that will blow your …

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Those Mayans Are Really Worth Their Salt

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  Rick Grice of Maya Natural Sea Salt is working with local Guatemalans to build a sustainable modern commercial salt industry. His company—based in Centennial, CO—is the first to import sea salt from Guatemala to the U.S. The video shows some of this year’s salt harvest being collected into “volcanoes” from the evaporation ponds (called “patios”), which will be processed …