G's MEXICAN 3-PEPPER CHICKEN Now I was born and raised in southern Louisiana, so I will eat just about anything. But my fiancé @jocemarie38 is not as adventurous as I am when it comes to food, so I cook a lot of chicken. SMILE! But that's cool because I enjoy the challenge of coming up with interesting chicken dishes to keep her tummy happy. This…
Guest Chef G's "LEMONY" LEMON BROWNIES" I rarely bake sweets, but I am a HUGE fan of super "lemony" pastries! So when I saw this recipe for Lemon Brownies, I simply had to try it. I was not disappointed. Fresh out of the oven, the lemony aroma was captivating. They are very light and moist, and just melt in your mouth. The best thing about…
Guest Chef CHEF G's PAN-SEARED DUCK BREAST People often steer clear of duck because it can be rather intimidating at first, but duck breasts are actually very easy to prepare. Now I have prepared some very luxurious dishes using Louisiana wild game ducks that I acquired from local hunters there, but many grocery stores and some butcher shops offer processed packaged duck breasts that are…
"Guest Chef" CHEF G's FRESH-AS-HELL SALSA This stuff is SO damn good! If you like those little bowls of fresh salsa served at your local Mexican restaurant, then you will absolutely LOVE it when you make it at home in your own kitchen! This recipe is really simple and delicious, and one that you can easily adjust to your taste buds. The secret of this,…
CHEF G's MIDNIGHT "STRUGGLE" PIZZA See the what had happened was...our car was in the shop for repairs, but we didn't have plans to go anywhere and figured we'd be okay for a couple of days...until late-night munchies creeped up, and $h!t got REAL! My fiancé looked in the fridge, and said in a very hungry voice, "There is nothing in here to eat!" Oh…
Spicy Asian BBQ Ribs Guest Chef Heather I am a very lucky girl. I live in a part of the country most people dream of visiting, essentially I live where you vacation. I am blessed with palm trees, white sandy beaches and sunshine, sunshine, sunshine. When the colder weather moves on and spring finally arrives, there is nothing better than soaking up the sun and…
CHEF G's SEARED ZUCCHINI & YELLOW SQUASH Trust Chef G when I tell you that this is the simplest and BEST stovetop squash recipe ever! And it might be the only one you will ever use after trying it the first time. But first, here's a quick rundown on this wonderful fruit. Yes, squash is a fruit. Even though most people identify squash with…
Smoked Pork Southwest Egg Rolls Guest Chef Heather That’s not advice you will traditionally find in a fortune cookie but as a card carrying member of the ‘smoke your own meat’ fan club, I promise you that you will never hear a truer statement. In many families the man is the primary carnivore and the one for playing with large instruments of fire. In this…
"UNSCRIPTED" STUFFED ACORN SQUASH A Guest Chef G Recipe Why unscripted? Because I improvised the stuffing...like a #BOSS! It's stuffed with a mixture of ground beef, cheeses, sautéed veggies, and shaved almonds. It might look "fancy", but it's nothing less than Simple Goodness. My original intent was to make a nice warm soup served in an acorn squash bowl on a cold sub-zero day in…
Guest Chef Dave Benjamin from Hot Box Grills USA Grilled Cornish Game Hens on Hot Box Grills www.hotboxgrills.com Born and raised in Northern Illinois and a passionte grillmaster that loves grilling and roasting almost everything over an open fire. A life long master carpenter and designer and the creator and owner of Hot Box Grills USA. An American made portable grill and smoker with features…
Guest Chef Jenn Schumacher Girls Do BBQ, Inc. Guest Chef Jenn Schumacher Form Girls Do BBQ, Inc. Shows us her smoked Turkey Breast. An Iowan by nature, New England Yankee and for over thirteen years, a Floridian, artist Jenn Schumacher has lived and worked all over the world. Through her travels, she has developed unique spice blend combinations that are honed to reflect multi-cultural flavors. With a passion for Art, Food…
Bacon Explosion with Cheese Guest Chef Rusty Stander from TipsforBBQ SLC, Utah http://tipsforBBQ.com http://makingvanilla.com One of my favorite barbecue recipes has got to be my Bacon Explosion with Cheese (originally posted on "http://tipsforbbq.com/Recipes/Pork/BaconExplosionRevisited. It's a recipe that is simple to do and looks amazing any way you slice it. Cooking doesn't have to be hard. Make it fun, make something good and learn while doing…