Texas Bacon Dogs Texas Bacon Dogs is a great tailgating/camping recipe for kids of all ages. Easy to make, too. Not a lot of expensive ingredients, but lots of quality using Raider Red all beef franks. We loaded these up with our own cold smoked cheese and homemade bacon, a dash of Briggs True Texas mustard and gave them a “Kiss of Smoke” in a…
Cold Smoked Cheese Cold Smoked Cheese, we love smoked cheese and we use it in our recipes to add a whole new layer of flavor. Things like Mac and Cheese, Stuffed meatloaf and burgers are crazy good picking up the smoky flavors of the grill. Not even talking about sauces and dips. Cold smoking cheese is so easy to do. Today we used our Pacific…
Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers, I love BIG BURGERS and thinking about doing something with pork. We found some ground pork on sale and Ken had a hankering for burgers. But, he wanted spicy and Patti wanted smoky. We stuffed these pork beauties with lots of bacon and cheddar. But, before we stuffed them we divided the meat in half and seasoned…
Bacony Chili Cheese Brats Bacony Chili Cheese Brats was a practice recipe for an upcoming camping trip. The first thing that goes in is the Green Mountain Davey Crockett. We love this mighty, but not heavy, tailgating grill. Ken made bacon from scratch and we’ve been working on all kinds of great recipes. We added some to our Raider Red brats and a delicious marriage…
Krabby Poppers Krabby Poppers, friends wanted a recipe for appetizers that were fancy and cheap, too. Everyone loves our different kinds of poppers. We’ve stuffed both sweet and jalapeno peppers with all kinds of fillings. Of course, they’re always wrapped with bacon. This time Patti stuffed pretty, sweet peppers with fake crab (aka Surimi, but you can use real crabmeat, too) mixed with sharp cheddar,…
Pepper Crusted Sirloin Roast Pepper Crusted Sirloin Roast Smoked rare, thin slicked make crazy good roast beef sandwitches. Big beef flavor just a hint of pepper in the sliced meat with a “Kiss of Smoke” in every bite. Think of all the deli style sandwiches that you can serve up to your friends with a pile of beef like this. They will be singing about…
Bacon Cornbread Sticks Bacon Cornbread Sticks, Ken was making his famous Chuck Wagon Chili and wanted something different as a side. Patti loves our antique corn bread stick molds. They were Ken’s grandmothers. Ken lives in fear of dry cornbread so I always add extra ingredients after starting with an easy box mix. Tonight was a whole can of creamed corn and some crispy, cooked…
Cold Smokin’ on Your Gasser Cold Smokin’ on Your Gasser, once a month I cold smoke a few pounds of garlic, cheese and a ham chub. We do a nice smoked garlic sauce that we add to our recipes and/or use as a grilling sauce. It brings a nice “Smoky Garlic” flavor to whatever you’re cooking. Same with the cheese, it brings a “Kiss of…
Extra Cheesy Mac & Cheese Extra Cheesy Mac & Cheese, Ken loves mac & cheese as long as it’s extra cheesy. He calls it the ooey gooey factor. Plus, our cold smoked cheese makes it even better. Patti invited her lovely friend Harriett over for lunch to try this new recipe. To make it a little fun she made it with wagon wheel shaped pasta…
https://youtu.be/IcrDtlJgcGc Peppered Roast Beef Coffee Gravy “Smokin on Your Gasser” Video Peppered Roast Beef with Coffee Gravy “Smokin on Your Gasser”. Hickory smoked with a nice pepper crust then smothered with a coffee gravy. Pull apart tender, juicy with a “Kiss of Smoke” in every bite. Smokin’ on Your Gasser, there are a lot of fine gas grills out there; in fact there are more…
Makin’ Bacon Makin’ Bacon, we love makin’ bacon. This was a beautiful, lean bacon and there is something special about making your own bacon with your flavor profile. I love thick cut pepper bacon and can’t get enough. We made 30 pounds of Maple Pepper Bacon!!! Enough for a few days around here. Pure Bacon Porn... We made our cure into maple pepper slurry,…
Holiday Seafood Enchiladas Holiday Seafood Enchiladas would be an easy, elegant dinner or brunch for any holiday or special occasion. Patti made these for our anniversary dinner because Ken was in the mood for lobster. She made these with a combination of lobster, shrimp and crab with a “Kiss of Smoke”. You can use any combination you like. Patti and I have set one night…