Tropical Ginger Ham was as close as we’ll get to a tropical getaway for Christmas. The weather outside might be frightful, but the ginger twist to our ham is so delightful. And a “Kiss of Fruitwood Smoke”. This recipe can easily be done in the oven or any grill/smoker where you can control the heat! We’re looking forward to playing with our food with…
Armadillo Eggs, Wake Up your Taste Buds” with a stuffed jalapeno, wrapped in a ¼ pound of spicy sausage. We have made 3 different recipes until we came up with one that is just plain “Over The Top”. These are not for the faint of heart, just a bit Zippy! We have been eating the “Crash and Burn” recipe eggs ALL WEEK. Nice work if…
Chipotle Orange Ribs, I have been experimenting with my Chipotle Orange BBQ sauce and now it’s very, very good. Good ribs really are easy to do and will make your friends think you are “The Grill Master”. We have had friends over a few times and served this on chicken and ribs that were finger licking wonderful. The sauce is so simple with only 4…
Grill Master Cheddar Cheese Bacon Burger, Out shopping last week we saw these Johnsonville Grillers. These were Cheddar cheese and bacon mixed with a sausage patty. We haven’t seen these before and never had anything from Johnsonville that we didn’t like so we through a few packages in the cart and here’s the story… Perfect. There aren’t a lot of ingredients because folks like…
Apple Chipotle Glazed Ham Apple Chipotle Glazed Ham, just three ingredients. But, oh what great ingredients! We cut an 11lb. Zaycon Fresh ham in half. Then we made a glaze with just apple jelly and Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce in Apple Chipotle providing all the seasoning we needed for a delicious main course. Patti and I have set one night a week just for…
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Uncle Bubba’s Alabama Double Stack Bacon Cheeseburger. Hands down I LOVE BIG BURGERS!!! This BIG BURGER has everything I love on it with more than a half pound of beef, smoked cheddar cheese, a ton of thick sliced pepper bacon. Piled up on lettuce, tomatoes and a slab of sweet onion. Then, Uncle Bubba’s Alabama Sauce… All with a “Kiss of Smoke”. Pure Burger…
Rainy Day Chicken Fried Steak, tonight we had to cook inside. I know it never rains in California. But, we got so much rain our patio roof collapsed. It sounded like an artillery round going off. All that water almost washed the fish out of their pond. We have wanted to do some country fried steak and here was our chance to do a…
Buffalo Ribs if you like Buffalo wings, you’ll love these. Finger lickin good!! We are always ready for ribs and baked beans. So, we thought we would do some for date night! Tonight’s ribs are “Kissed” with our new Smokey Buffalo Barbecue Sauce. A Spicy sauce. We ordered some amazing ribs from Texas Steak Warehouse because they have baby back ribs that are lots more…
Jalapeno Lime Chops were big tender 2- inch chops kissed with our Jalapeno Lime Splash that we made just for this recipe. Awesome on chops, like limes on steroids! Kissed by Jalapenos with a whisper of smoky garlic. A bright, sassy taste, no heat just delicious! We did an overnight marinade with the Jalapeno Lime Splash, there were 2-inch chops so we did a…
Last week we went up the mountain to do Tabasco Chipotle Stuffed Pork Chops with Dad. He being a big Tabasco fan had just received a case of goodies he had ordered from them. He gave me 4 different bottles of Tabasco sauce, their new mustard and a bottle topper. The topper is a basting brush that screws onto a Tabasco bottle… You can…
Smoky Garlic Pepper Mayo because we love garlic and pepper and when it’s blended with mayo. You have a delicious bit of spreadable heaven. Love it on burgers and meatloaf sandwiches and makes a great grilling sauce on any grilled meat, poultry or fish. We used our Smoked Minced Garlic for that “Kiss of Smoke”. Patti and I have set one night a week…