My santa went above and beyond on this one. The only info I gave my prospective gift-giver was that I'd just started smoking barbecue and was looking to make my own rubs and sauces.

They came through with flying colors! As I was opening the box my wife was immediately grabbing them and began marking pages. Luckily she left me the barbecue book and I hastily picked out some marinades that looked good and went to work. The results are posted here.

First up was chicken. It doesn't look like anything special, but it came out tender, juicy and delicious.

Next up was a pork loin. The marinade smelled a bit funky but the flavors all came together in the end and that's really all that matters.

Thanks again! You've made this weekend great and there's probably a few years worth of other recipes to keep me and my wife busy.