Effective immediately, the City of Lubbock has temporarily banned grilling in all city parks.

The ban applies to all permanent grills in parks and portable grills brought in by Lubbock citizens.

The ban has been put in place because of the extremely dry conditions and heightened wildfire danger.

You don't have to cook your meat on the outdoor grill. You can always cook it in the oven! It's not as manly, but it's just as tasty!

Here's an oven brisket recipe from Paula Deen:

Ingredients

2 tablespoons chili powder

2 tablespoons salt

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon sugar

2 teaspoons dry mustard

1 bay leaf, crushed

4 pounds beef brisket, trimmed

1 1/2 cups beef stock

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Make a dry rub by combining chili powder, salt, garlic and onion powders, black pepper, sugar, dry mustard, and bay leaf. Season the raw brisket on both sides with the rub. Place in a roasting pan and roast, uncovered, for 1 hour.

Add beef stock and enough water to yield about 1/2 inch of liquid in the roasting pan. Lower oven to 300 degrees F, cover pan tightly and continue cooking for 3 hours, or until fork-tender.

Trim the fat and slice meat thinly across the grain. Top with juice from the pan.

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