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Smoked Pork Loin for Mid-week Meal

Posted on February 26, 2016 by theurbanllama

Putting dinner together is always challenging when cooking for five. Our sixth and seventh graders are just hitting their eating stride, and picking up speed fast. One way to prepare a couple entree items at one time for use over … Continue reading →

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The Kitchen is Open for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 17, 2016 by theurbanllama

With the snow Sunday, Valentine’s Day turned into a sugar-fueled house party. Coffee, energy drinks, pop and candy ensured the whole house was jacked up to a furious winter fever. Between news shows and a “Better Call Saul” binge-watch on … Continue reading →

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Smoked BBQ Ribs for Sunday Football

Posted on January 29, 2016 by theurbanllama

Some serious winter snow and NFL playoff football were the perfect excuse to fire up the grill and smoke a couple racks of ribs over the weekend. Sure it’s chilly out. Yes I could go buy some ribs already cooked … Continue reading →

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Joella’s Hot Chicken Makes One Happy to Cry

Posted on November 6, 2015 by theurbanllama

Fans of fried chicken and spicy goodness have a reason to rejoice, Joella’s Hot Chicken has arrived in Louisville. The two joints known across the globe for hot chicken are located south of Louisville. Gus’s Fried Chicken in Memphis and … Continue reading →

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Livestock Expo is Natural Fit for Kentucky

Posted on November 6, 2015 by theurbanllama

You’ve probably been seeing an uptick in visitors to Louisville and throughout Kentucky from the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE), which returned for its 42nd year to the Kentucky Exposition Center and runs through Nov. 20. Exhibitors from 48 … Continue reading →

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Running & Bourbon Pair Up In 13-Mile Race

Posted on November 2, 2015 by theurbanllama

Mercifully, the 2015 half marathon season has come to a close. With the completion of the Urban Bourbon in Louisville on Oct. 24, the longer runs are done and I can ease off the distance accelerator. As with the KY … Continue reading →

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Pigs, Goats and Lots of Barnyard Fun at Cuzzin’ Grumpy’s Pork Chop Review

Posted on September 4, 2015 by theurbanllama

With the fair now over, and all those who worked in its production beginning to recover, there is an obvious silence out my office window. Previously, three times daily, Cuzzin’ Grumpy’s Pork Chop Revue entertained fairgoers with a farmyard song and … Continue reading →

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Bourbon, Bites & Brews Feed a Thirsty Spirit

Posted on August 30, 2015 by theurbanllama

After traveling the Midway and riding the thrill rides for hours on end, many fairgoers are ready to sit for a spell, sample a refreshing cocktail and perhaps get a bite to eat. That all can be accomplished in style … Continue reading →

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Gentrification Binds New Orleans on Katrina 10-Year Anniversary

Posted on August 29, 2015 by theurbanllama

If I had to pick a word that represents where New Orleans finds itself on this 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina it would be “changed.” The city still stands and from most accounts is thriving with a new energy and vigor … Continue reading →

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Raptor Rehab Returns Birds of Prey to Wild

Posted on August 29, 2015 by theurbanllama

Saturday at the Kentucky State Fair means it is Eagle Day again. On the first Saturday and this past Wednesday, a volunteers from Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky brought Aquila, a 22-year old Bald Eagle and Shawnee, a female Golden Eagle who is … Continue reading →

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