Festive Pt 3: Braaied Alaska

Ystervark (Porcupine) Braaied Alaska

We'd like to thank an anonymous delegate from the Deep South for this recipe, which draws on traditions of the developed and developing worlds. The reason for the anonymity is that we actually couldn't find out exactly which BIP delegate submitted this. We do like this recipe however for its encouragement of cross-gendered activity as men get to bake while braaing. We do need to caution that this recipe is normally reserved for BIP delegates who have already earned the title of BIP Braaimeester.

Festive Pt 2: Braaied Turkey

BIP Review of Braaied Christmas Turkey

BIP leadership were recently invited to a preview of turkey braaing by a leading BIP delegate. We have used the pseudonym Semen to describe the delegate in order to protect his identity. We trust that the following review will provoke deep introspection amongst our BIP fraternity and sorority respectively.

On our arrival, we were somewhat perturbed that Semen had purchased a deboned turkey with pre-prepared stuffing and immediately challenged his BIP credentials. If you can't make your own stuffing, can you be called a braaimeester? As for deboning the turkey, why not just buy a large polony and hollow it out? However, his excellent wine (albeit red) soothed our ruffled sensibilities and with the idyllic day looming ahead, we permitted him to proceed.

Festive Pt 1: Drip Cocktails

Dear BIP members

This will be our last newsletter for 2009. As we write this, we know that all BIP members will be gearing up for one of the most intensive braai improvement processes of the year - the festive season braai.

We'd like to wish you all of the success that may have eluded you during the year and to help you we've reviewed some braai party approaches that you may want to try out.

Embarrassing Learning Curves

As BIP professionals, I feel it is important to acknowledge our inner fears and failings as a conscious reflective strategy for improvement of our braai skills. I wish to place on record two 'incidents' in which I felt that I was not in control.