Filet Mignon Topped with Bacon Wrapped Onion Ring and Blue Cheese Filet Mignon Date Night tonight we went all out with our complete dinner on the grill. We did a reverse sear filet mignon topped with a bacon wrapped onion ring filled with blue cheese, hasselback potatoes and personal size smoked garlic with bacon and onion. To follow that up Patti made strawberry rhubarb crisp. …
Carnitas Margarita Style was better than GOOD it was a fiesta for the senses! Carnitas Margarita Style with a “Kiss of Smoke" on our Green Mountain Grill smelled wonderful throughout the neighborhood. This was a big Dutch oven recipe and we had more than a few dinners this week. We served them as soft tacos and over rice, plus sharing with neighbors. A splash…
Chicago Style Deep Dish Sausage Pizza with a caramelized Parmesan Cheese crust!!! We used 6 different cheeses on this one and the caramelized Parmesan Cheese crust was CRAZY GOOD!!! We set up a pizza bar for our Green Mountain Pizza Oven insert for the little Davey Crockett “tailgater” this weekend. We made over a dozen different pizzas in every style we could think of…
Cranberry Apple Bacon Jam Pork Loin! We were wanting a Stuffed Pork Loin for Christmas. Not the Ho-Hum, same old, same old stuffing. But something different. I can say that Patti and I knocked it out of the park with this one! So good, but Everything is Better with Bacon!!! Our stuffing was a Cranberry Apple Bacon Jam that we made with a pound of…
Spinach Stuffed Prime Rib Roast, We have a New Year’s Eve tradition of rib roast on our Green Mountain Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker. Rich beef flavor and meat that’s juicy, rare and very tender. Our butcher knows it must have three bones one for each of our three dogs, so the roast is always a big one. We have lots of leftovers for stroganoff, stir…
Mom’s No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies, Mom made these for me every Christmas. And every Christmas I try to make these in honor of her memory. I still miss her after all these years... These are REALLY GOOD and very simple to make with the flavors of peanut butter, coconut and chocolate. A fun one to do with kids... Mom made these…
Burnt Ends and Tips, our Burnt Ends were “Off The Hook” I nailed it! The burnt ends were like meat candy. You would think about running away from home just for a little more! I’m thinking we will be doing a lot more of these now, oh my so good! Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date…
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham, a great, homey, comfort food recipe. We love ham because there’s so many ways to use the leftovers… We’re having a potluck at our community center and this is sure to be a hit. It would also work great as an after Church brunch. You can add chopped spinach, broccoli or your favorite veggie blend to make it a bit…
Smoked Turkey & Cheese Enchiladas, in the last few days Ken smoked a turkey and smoked our favorite types of cheese. With the holidays coming we get asked for lots of recipes using leftovers. These were quick and easy to put together and can be put together the night before. Then, on to the grill for another “Kiss of Smoke". These were gobbled right…
Candied Butternut Squash, we’ve been getting a lot of requests for something that isn’t sweet potatoes, but something equally sweet and healthy. Linda Engle of Engle Farms at the Murrieta Farmer’s Market to the rescue! Butternut squash from Linda and the recipe she gave us looks a lot like sweet potatoes and candied perfectly. Now that we’ve discovered butternut squash we plan to use…
Apple Cranberry Tart, it’s apple season. This tart is extra easy to make, the hard part is deciding what kind of apples you want to use. We went to the apple professionals aka Jaime & Lee of Lim’s Produce. We chose Pink Lady’s because they were crisp and tart, plus Patti liked the name. We filled a wedgie with Apple pellets in our outdoor…
Cacahuate Fajitas, tender beef fajitas topped with our Salsa de Cacahuate (peanut salsa) and a “Kiss of Smoke”. I fell in love with this salsa at first bite, I love anything peanut butter and fajitas so we had to try this one. I can tell you that we’ll be doing this one again! Salsa de Cacahuate (pronounced: “ka-ka-wa-tes”) a creamy, spicy salsa made from…