According to Lisa Fain, author of The Homesick Texan Cookbook, there's a long and celebrated tradition of cooking with soda in Texas, in sweets like cake and brittles but also in more unexpected places, like these Dr Pepper Ribs. More

The official start of the outdoor cooking season calls for some classics, and I can't think of anything better than these Dr. Pepper ribs. My most favorite of soft drinks served as the base of this sauce, which offers a tang and depth that will have everyone asking, "what's in this?!" More

I was discussing Memorial Day eats on the ride home with my coworker and mentioned the possibility of smoking some beer-can chicken this weekend. This utterance caused my workmate to drop his jaw, take his eyes off the road to stare directly at me and exclaim with puzzled excitement, "What the hell is that?!?!" More