Showing posts with label Barbecue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barbecue. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Famous Dave's and fabulous pickles!

In my opinion, the only good thing about Barbeque is the pickles.  I know this is a very unpopular stance.  Some of you may even be asking, how does your Texas-born husband feel about this?  Not good.  Not good at all.  I grew up in a state where Barbeque usually meant someone was throwing burgers or hotdogs on a grill.  Very rarely did it mean that it was a drippy sauce covered meat that has sides of more meat and mayo ridden salads.  My favorite part of Barbeque, pickles of course.  So today, I am eating  Famous Dave's Signature Spicy Pickle Spears.  These pickles are really good.  This surprises me for a couple reasons.  First, they are called spicy pickles and they are not really that spicy.  There is a little zip to them, but not even enough to call them a little bite.  Second, they are sweet pickles.  I don’t normally like sweet pickles.  I think it must be the taste of the sweet with a touch (just a touch) of spice that I enjoy.  The tangy taste is really enticing!  I could see how these would be very addictive.  My tasting sample was three spears, and now I wish I had more! These pickles are surprisingly crunchy.  Usually pickles that are not deli style are not very crunchy.  (Sorry Vlasic, but it is true.)  These pickles were a pleasant surprise.  So next time my husband is in the mood for some molasses soaked food, I will suggest Famous Dave’s so I can enjoy the delicious pickles.

I think I have found a better use for barbecue sauce.  This article is a little over a year old, but I think this might be a fun way to get revenge.  Aurora woman's car slathered in barbecue sauce, pickles.  Good use for Barbecue sauce but not a good use for pickles!  Why couldn’t the vandals use beans or cole slaw or another traditional side?  Why waste perfectly good pickles?