St. Paddy’s Irish Nachos, we love nachos for appetizers, snacks and sometimes for dinner. Our friend Peggy Fairweather came up with the idea of combining nacho toppings over potatoes. She knows Ken is a meat & taters kind of guy. So, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day we made nachos with some of our Shredded Chuck Roast, French fries and a topping of food…
Cranberry Stuffed Pork Chops are a holiday favorite at our house. Double thick bone in pork chops with an easy to make stuffing. We cut a pocket in the chops and stuff them with store bought stuffing cubes that Patti adds dried cranberries and Chef of the future Honey Garlic Bourbon seasoning. Done with a “Kiss of Smoke”. A great Christmas dinner will be…
Sweet & Smoky Corned Beef, we’re invited to St. Patrick’s Day pot luck. Of course, when asked what we should bring our friends always utter those three little words “bring barbequed meat”. Patti wanted to try to just smoke the corned beef instead of grilling it, using different sorts of seasoning. It was lean, a little sweet, a little savory and a lot of…
Chipotle Double Stack Burger, we love a good grilled burger and I am always pushing to explore new “Burger Frontiers”. It’s crazy, but I dream of this stuff and now with my new camera, playing with the lighting it’s even more fun. We get great tasting burgers and get to play with my toys, our Green Mountain grill and camera. It’s a Win Win…
Reverse Seared & Smoked for our date night big, thick pork chops stuffed with a "Kiss of Smoke" just right. Our favorite butcher, Jim, knows just how thick we like them and put in a pocket for us to handle all the savory stuffing. We served these beauties with Patti’s mac & cheese smoked in our new Lodge 2qt. cast iron Dutch oven, just…
Brazilian Coulotte Steak, Picanha is a cut of beef called sirloin cap in the United States that is popular in Brazil. In the United States, it is little known, but referred to as the rump cover, rump cap, or Coulotte. This was a fun one to grill, and we thank Raider Red Meats for sending us something unusual to “play” with! With just a…
Crusted Tri Tip, we love beef. Not only can we prepare it in lots of different ways, the variations of grilling options are endless. It puts a new twist on the “Reverse Sear” cooking method where you cold smoke your meat to an internal temperature around 100 degrees (37c) then sear it with high heat on the grill. Tri tip is a very tender…
Queso Pork Chop Breakfast was everything you could want for breakfast, but we did it for dinner!!! Texas toast, 2 eggs, bacon, a smoky grilled 2-inch pork chop all drizzled in Queso cheese. Served with fried potatoes and onions with more Queso cheese! These 2-inch chops were very tender and juicy! We even kissed them with a hint of coffee smoke. Great for any…
Sweet Jalapeno Glazed Country Strips came to be when friends of ours knowing Ken loves anything zippy gave him a jar of jalapeno jelly. Guess what? The jelly was really sweet with no heat. We used it to make a great sauce/glaze for our pork country strips. But, it would also be great on chicken, beef or vegetables. Patti and I have set one…
Strawberry Habanero Glazed Game Hens and fruit kabobs on your Gasser. Easy summer time BBQ treat with a quick brushing with Briggs True Strawberry Habanero jelly. Your first thought that the habanero would be too hot, but that’s not the case here. Lot’s of flavor and no heat. We’ll show you just how easy they are to smoke on your gas grill with a…
Spinach Gorgonzola Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Ken said when I came up with this recipe I was having one of my gourmet moments. LOL. It is really simple to make and beautiful to serve with a fresh and easy mushroom sauce with just a kiss of pecan smoke. We have new neighbors,and they were happy to be our “crash test dummies”. Low in carbs…
Sirloin Alfredo Elegant and Easy, this is a “Love the Second Time Around” recipe where we take our leftovers and make another awesome dinner … My favorite cut of steak is sirloin. Patti loves all you can do with the leftovers. So, we always get a huge one. Last Friday night we made the Ultimate Philly Cheese Steak and had just enough leftovers for…