Game Day

Mr. Chalmers's brisket, which he got special at the Danielsville Ingles, before smoking:

After smoking five or so hours with mesquite, pictured in context:

And closer:

Brisket rub: 3 parts onion salt, 2 parts ground cayenne, and 1 part granulated garlic.

It's brilliant. For dessert we have chocolate chip cookies, and I might make some retro-style artichoke dip, god help our hearts. The bug liked the taste of spicy beef she got, but it made her drool so much we had to take her shirt off.