Awesome Date Night Sirloin. Been a long week this week and we were really looking forward to a nice quite evening. Patti got nice 2 inch sirloin for the grill then whipped up some garlic mashed potatoes and a batch of skillet biscuits for us. A very nice evening indeed… I did a reverse sear smoking the meat until I had an internal temperature of…
Date Night Short Ribs, Patti bought us some Beef Short Ribs for our Date Night dinner tonight. Love these things and don’t do them near enough. Tonight I did something a little different, I took Chef of the Future’s Southwestern Rub and mixed a few tablespoons with some red wine and olive oil. I let this sit for awhile and get all happy. Then…
Cowboy Up Brisket Beans Cornbread, this week Patti brought me a beautiful 12 pound brisket. Brisket is an area where I have needed more practice. I think my problem is that I have been over thinking it. My last one was my best so far and this passed it with even more rich beefy flavor, tender and running down your chin juicy. Patti loves…
Firehouse Steaks for our “Date Night” dinner tonight. We gave the steaks a nice dusting of Pete’s Firehouse Rub. It’s a well rounded seasoning that we also like on ribs and chicken. Patti made a cold green bean salad to go with our steak fries and steaks. We added a little zip to the fries with some of Pete’s Firehouse rub, original. Patti and I…
Ultimate Philly Cheese Steak Ultimate Philly Cheese Steak, Patti is originally from Philly where cheese steaks are a staple. But, she always felt something was missing: meat! So, Friday night we fixed that big time. We also put the cheese on the inside with minced garlic. It worked great. Patti remembered onions and peppers, too; goodies we got from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market. Thanks Engle…
Smoky Tangy Lamb Ribs, luscious tender lamb. I have never seen these until we saw them from Raider Red’s meats, always top quality. Patti made an awesome “Lemon Tarragon” marinade I can’t wait to do some more. We marinated these ribs for two days and they were well worth the wait. For something special and a little different in meat lamb is just the…
Lamb Chops, Ken and our dear friend Brian had a three hour project to work on and Patti wanted to make them a special dinner to thank them. Don’t tell them how easy it was. It has just two ingredients and 3 hours in the smoke. Perfect for a really warm night, when you have plenty of time and don’t want to turn the…
Tostada Stack, I love anything that you can pile, stack, stuff or roll in a tortilla. I have been thinking about some pulled pork we made. In talking with Patti for a week about this idea we came up with a Tostada Stack. A Tostada Stack is just that, a stack of meat, beans, cheese all piled high on tortillas. You will need an…
Strawberry Habanero Glazed Loin Chops were tender, juicy, and sweet with a “Kiss of Maple Smoke” all through it. We grilled some of our “Cold Smoked Chops” and I just don’t have the words to tell you how good these were. I truly believe these are the best pork chops we have ever, let me repeat EVER eaten! But, I said that last time, too……
South Carolina Style Pulled Pork because we are always in the mood for some good pulled pork sammies and with it going on sale how could we not! Hands down this may be the best we’ve ever done with a “Kiss of Smoke” from Green Mountain's Fruitwood Blend BBQ Pellet in the smoke tube. We did a few things different on this 14 hour cook. In…
Bacon Bourbon Pork Sirloin Chops, Off the Hook!!! Patti picked up these beautiful chops and I wanted to try something a little different. Thinking I would put a cast iron griddle on the grill and see what happens. The Bourbon Bacon sauce caramelized nicely, adding a ton of flavor to these moist and tender chops. We did these on our Louisiana Grill/Smoker with Mountain Maple…
Stuffed Burger Dogs, it’s the time of year for burgers and hot dogs! Hence the burger dog, but no wieners were harmed in this recipe. Patti wrapped her Cattleman’s Grill Steakhouse seasoned hamburger around a 2oz. log of extra sharp cheddar cheese, rolled it into a hot dog shape and served it on hot dog buns with our favorite hot dog condiments…which are a…