Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Green Mountain Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme. Wood Pellet Patio Heater, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a little wine, or strawberry margaritas using frozen strawberries for ice, good food, music and sometimes a dance or two…
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Backyard BBQ Outdoor Cooking Recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 60 minutes at 425 Degrees (218c) or until tender Grill: Pacific Living Outdoor Oven Pellets: Lumberjack Maple
Ingredients: Candied Butternut Squash
- 2 Butternut squash, about 4lbs.
- 3 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
- ½ stick butter, melted
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Brandy or Brandy extract
Backyard BBQ Outdoor Cooking Recipe
Cooking Directions: Candied Butternut Squash
Cooking in an Outdoor Oven is a snap.
Preheat the oven to 425 Degrees (218c) and light your wedgie for that “Kiss of Smoke”. Peel squash, remove seeds and cut into bite size pieces. Blend squash and remaining ingredients in a medium size bowl. Pour squash mixture into lightly greased 2-3 quart cast iron Dutch oven. Cook for 60 minutes at 425 Degrees (218c) or until tender stirring every 15 minutes until tender.Backyard BBQ Outdoor Cooking Recipe
About our Recipes
We do our recipes on our patio where we have a lineup of grills, including Green Mountain, Uuni Wood Fired Pizza Oven, Sawtooth, Louisiana, Royall, Memphis, Traeger pellet grills, Char Griller side box smoker, Saber, Charmglow, Char-Broil, The Big Easy, Lodge Sportsman’s, Brinkman and Weber. I call it our “Wall of Grill”. Our grilling styles are healthy and low fat and will fit pelletheads, gas, natural wood and even charcoal purists. Almost any of our recipes can be done on any kind of good BBQ.
The important thing to keep in mind is TIME & TEMPERATURE. You can do our recipes on any grill, even some of them in the oven or crock pot, but, then you lose all the flavors you get from cooking outdoors. But sometimes it does rain.
Remember that a recipe is simply an outline; it is not written in stone. Don’t be afraid to make changes to suit your taste. Take it and run with it….
Live your Passion and Do What You Love, Ken & Patti
