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You know people also put a considerable amount of time into advertising making the product attractive, the mind and eye's see the thought brought to you and your immediately pulled into the web, it gets you every time. So is it in the description, the colors, the packaging, the wording (bone sucking sauce), or the size and amount for the dollar vs cost to make if your looking for value. Some people like anticipation, watching and waiting for the ketchup to come out of that darn bottle or simply the excitement of receiving something in mail. Today it's all impulse, taking a chance and hoping it works out for a hundred reasons you dream up for it's use. Could you make it better or do they? Well here's one that's good, you'll have to make it yourself. I found this recipe on a Texas website when I was searching for covers on the Santa Maria, I made it, tried it and liked it and maybe you will too. BBQ Pork Rub Mix the following ingredients and rub over your pork ribs. Store the leftover rub in a glass jar to use later. 1/2 cup Garlic Powder 1/4 cup Brown Sugar 2 Tbls Salt 2 Tbls Black Pepper 2 Tbls Ancho Chile Powder 1Tbls Ground Thyme 1Tbls Ground Mexican Oregano if you don't have it I suppose regular Oregano will suffice, but the Mexican has an earthy taste more fitting. Make it your own and add something else, I always do.

did some yakitori today, outdoors. its a lot of work. deboning meat, cutting the right size, skewering, babysitting the food. slow cooking but nicely paced and perfectly portioned.

Wild CA Kong Salmon & tri-color quinoa with sweet onion, celery & carrots

Well that's almost "just as good" so to speak. Tomorrow is Sunday otherwise known as salmon day so I'll pickup the trail and introduce another path, Trader Joe's is a bit far to travel too on short notice. Think some fresh herbs in a blend of cous cous or pilaf will set the side with those veggies. Definitely keep the suggestion in mind Troble next time I'm at Gillette where Trader Joe's is, you know, where the Patriots play. Don't think Jonj is a fan of Quinoa and thennnn Mac, well she's a carnivore no fish for her, we'll all figure it out..no doubt

I do both, actually. I like to try new stuff for inspiration. I buy sauces because I don't use them that much and it's just easier. Like others, I have a few favorite rubs that I buy rather than try and reverse engineer them (something that I'm actually pretty good at, if I do say so myself!) Sometimes if I buy something and it turns out to be "MEH," I'll think of a way to add to it or incorporate it with another rub and improve on it. Really, it's just like buying any spice blend - how many folks out there make up their own curry powder? Berbere? Ras El Hanout? Garam Masala? Like C6Bill, Plowboys Yardbird is a go-to for chicken. Sureshot Sid's Gunpowder for steaks. Dizzy Pig Dizzy Dust for pork. These are just a few of what I routinely stock in my pantry along with preferred spice blends from Spice House, Penzey's and World Spice Market. YMMV

Several others in the Forum have participated with me as well - namely Jon and Tekobo. It's nice to share the local stuff with folks all over the world. I would have never experienced "purple crack" (Tasmanian pepper berries) if it weren't for sharing with Aussie or Suya Pepper Rub from Tekobo.

Thanks to everyone for the info. Sorry I’ve been out of touch. We had to rush our 13-year-old goldendoodle to the veterinary hospital for an emergency splenectomy Tuesday evening. Thankfully, he survived a very risky surgery and came home yesterday. The first sign of a problem, ironically, was a seizure in my office a few days before. Blood clots were the cause of all this and he is now on Plavix and Xarelto, among other meds. Quite an ordeal.