Bacon Wrapped Lamb, with a "Kiss of Smoke". We had a wonderful Holiday visit from Ken’s best bud Tony, the sailor man. As a thank you for the hospitality gift he gave us was another leg of lamb. He knows us so well! It was the perfect size to wrap in a bacon weave. But then, what isn’t? Patti gave it the perfect seasoning…
Grilled Sausage Biscuit Bake, you know we love big meat and potato dinners. But, sometimes breakfast just sounds like a great idea for dinner. Plus, we got beautiful crimini and shitake mushrooms, green onions and jalapenos from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market. Ken seriously loves biscuits so Patti added those to the casserole instead of on the side. A one pot dish “baked” to perfection on…
https://youtu.be/g_gjEfzOm0g London Broil with a Homemade Jack Daniel’s Bourbon Sauce Video London Broil with a Homemade Jack Daniel’s Bourbon Sauce Video, we were in the mood for a hearty beef dinner for date night. Our favorite butcher, Jim, cut us a 2” London broil. A perfect cut for our Char-Griller Akorn Kamado. Patti wanted to make a homemade barbeque sauce as a perfect complement, so…
London Broil with a Homemade Jack Daniel’s Bourbon Sauce, we were in the mood for a hearty beef dinner for date night. Our favorite butcher, Jim, cut us a 2” London broil. A perfect cut for our Char-Griller Akorn Kamado. Patti wanted to make a homemade barbeque sauce as a perfect complement, so she grabbed Jack! He helped her make a hearty and delicious…
Stuffed Pesto Pork Loin came about because a friend of Ken’s wanted something different for a “Game Day” party appetizer. Patti loves all things pesto, so she wanted to make pesto potato skins instead of the usual. Ken brought a pork loin out of our freezer and said “Here, pesto this, too. The pork loin was delicious, easy because you can put it together…
Country Ribs, Juan Carlos our butcher at El Toro market is always showing us something special at a great price. Knowing we were coming in he had cut these for us to look at. We did a bit more than that, we got 9 pounds of them and did half of them tonight with Briggs True Bacon Bourbon. We grilled them to perfection on…
WOW!!! Our Bacon Ring Burger made it into Green Mountains Grills CookBook !!! Bacon Ring Burger, we saw the Bacon Wrapped Onion Rings on Facebook and had to have a closer look. The original recipe was by John Thomas of Grilling 24x7, http://www.grilling24x7.com/oring.shtml. My first thought was “What a great burger topper”! So, here is our take on these and a great burger. You’ll see…
Tonight we are doing a Texas Tri Tip Reverse Seared. A reverse sear is when you smoke your meat first then finish it off with a hot quick sear. If you have never done this you are in for a treat! BIG BEEF FLAVOR and “no teeth needed” tender. We used Briggs Texas seasoning and no Texas BBQ would be complete without pecan smoke,…
Bacon Wrapped Grilled Onion Slabs, there is no one way to do them and they are super easy to do. They can be a different grilling adventure every time you make them! The only thing that can hold you back is your imagination! Bacon Wrapped Grilled Onion Slabs are a smoky sweet side that’s great for home or tailgating. Give these a try, a thick…
Game Day Rib Sammies, The McRib is back, but these are better and a lot more fun to make. These are great for any tailgating events and parties. You get to BBQ some racks of ribs to the point that they are so tender that you can wiggle the bones out. With your favorite BBQ sauce and a “Kiss of Smoke”. Life is very…
Southwestern Smoked Ham and Taters was made extra special because we smoked the ham and we smoked the cheeses. Because we were having friends over after Church Patti assembled it the night before and the next morning let it come to room temperature before she put it on the grill. Ken’s favorite part were the crunchy cheese crackers on top. You can also make this…
Cranberry Orange Brie Bowl was a great appetizer and fun to eat. Plus, with festive holiday colors and cranberries and oranges always say holiday parties to us. With just a few ingredients and making it the night before you want to grill it couldn’t be easier. Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually…