"If you're slower than me, stupider than me, and you taste
good...tough shit, you're going to get eaten!"

Ingredients:

1 Turkey breast (bone in)
1 cup Kosher Salt
1 cup Maple syrup
1/2 Onion halved
1 Carrot halved
1 Lemon pierced w/ fork 4-6 times
3 sprigs Thyme fresh
1 1/2 tablespoon Poultry seasoning
Apple wood chips

Instructions:

Place turkey breast in a stock pot (Note: This should be a full, bone in turkey breast). Add enough water to cover, salt, and maple syrup to make the brine. Cover and place under refrigeration for 36 to 48 hours.

Take the breast out and rinse it under cold water very thoroughly. Pat dry. Spritz the outside of the breast with a light coating of olive oil. Season with a simple rub of salt, pepper, and commercially available poultry seasoning. Take a bamboo skewer and make a kabob of the onion, carrot, and lemon and then stuff it into the cavity of the breast. Slide the sprigs of thyme in also.

Prepare a bed of hot lump charcoal in your smoker and bring the temperature to 250 f.

Place the breast on the grate, bone side up (would be 'face down' if it were a whole bird). Add a handful of apple wood chips to the firebox about every 20 to 30 minutes to keep a nice flow of smoke. Replenish coal as necessary to maintain temp.

Smoke the bird until it hits 160 degrees internal (about 1 hour a pound at this temp). Remove from smoker, wrap with foil and place in an empty cooler (no ice) to let it rest for 30 minutes.

Slice and serve.

I've done this quite a few times and have never been disappointed. It's fast, easy and tastes great! This video from Food Network's Food 911 couldn't make it any easier!



Check out the entire video here.

What's better than a fresh made, gooey doughnut? Give up? How about a fresh made, gooey doughnut with meat on it! Ladies and gentlemen...I give you the Maple Bacon Bar! This obvious gift from the meat gods was created by the devious minds behind Voodoo Donuts in Potland, Or.



Now, I thought nothing could top a doughnut and bacon combination. BOY WAS I EVER WRONG! I don't even know where to begin describing the ultimate in doughnut/meat mixology so I won't even try. I will just let you take it in and enjoy...the Luther Burger. A bacon cheese burger topped with a fried egg and nestled between two glazed doughnuts.



Now according to Wikipedia, the Luther Burger was named for the late Luther Vandross. It is served at Mulligan's, a suburban bar in Decatur, Georgia. Stop by and try one if you dare!

Now I know you have seen the Meat Cake on our site before, but this one is worth repeating. I came across this while scouring the web for unique Thanksgiving recipes. Apparently the creator of the Turkey Cake, David Seah, had already done the traditional Thanksgiving dinner with most of his family, but had to do a separate dinner with his dad the following weekend. They didn't want to do a full blown dinner so they settled on the next best thing...Meat Cake! They took inspiration from the Black Widow Bakery meat cake that we mentioned in our original article and tweeked it a bit to fit their needs. Needless to say, it was a huge hit. I was impressed with David's effort, especially for a first timer! Great job David!

Check out more pics and the full story here.