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Chipotle Chili Bowl

Chipotle Chili Bowl

Chipotle Chili Bowl, I have been going through “Chipotle Withdrawals” these last few weeks. I love the sweet smoky flavors of Chipotle on the grill. Everyone here (Patti) has been saying “NO More Chipotle for a while, It’s too hot”. I don’t understand this, chipotle is just a smoked jalapeno, and these are mild sweet peppers that are AWESOME on the grill. Well, I just…

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Read more about the article Tenderloin Steaks for Date Night
Tenderloin Steaks for Date Night

Tenderloin Steaks for Date Night

  Tenderloin Steaks for Date Night, so tender we could cut them with a spoon. Prime Meats are the perfect way to relax for a fine meal after a long week. Their tenderloin steaks came in a two pack of 8 ozs. each. We complimented them with some Butcher BBQ Private Seasoning and after a few minutes on our grill we had a “prime” dinner.…

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Traditional Argentinean Matambres

Argentinean Matambres

Traditional Argentinean Matambres, I have spent the last 2 months researching Argentinean and Gaucho cooking. Fascinating. Lots of interesting styles of cooking and sites most of which I can’t understand what they say. One thing I learned about the Matambre is that there is a traditional style and then from there it is more a free style, anything you can dream and we sure did.…

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Read more about the article Date Night Surf and Turf
Date Night Surf and Turf

Date Night Surf and Turf

  Date Night Surf and Turf, this week we had a lot going on, Rat’s birthday (our 6lb. toy poodle rescue) and Date Night. So, we thought we would do a special dinner to include everyone. We did a nice 2 inch Sirloin, Garlic Cheddar Cauliflower, Smoked Chipotle Garlic and some skewers of Ginger Teriyaki Shrimp. All made for a beautiful night. Rat was happy,…

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Read more about the article Simple Reverse Seared Prime Rib
Simple Reverse Seared Prime Rib

Simple Reverse Seared Prime Rib

  Simple Reverse Seared Prime Rib, we love the “BIG Beef” flavor of prime rib. Patti found them on sale brought home a few nice prime rib roasts for me to smoke. I sure do love her. We thought over all the ways you can do a prime rib roast and we decided we would do a reverse sear, love them. This means that we’ll…

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Grill Master Cheddar Cheese Bacon Burger

  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…

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Read more about the article Uncle Bubba’s Alabama Double Stack Bacon Cheeseburger
Uncle Bubba’s Alabama Double Stack Bacon Cheeseburger

Uncle Bubba’s Alabama Double Stack Bacon Cheeseburger

  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…

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Chicken Fried Steak

Rainy Day Chicken Fried Steak

  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…

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Read more about the article Firehouse Stuffed Meatloaf
Firehouse Stuffed Meatloaf

Firehouse Stuffed Meatloaf

  Firehouse Stuffed Meatloaf, Winter weather, even in California, begs for meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Our friend Pete makes award winning sauces and rubs. One taste and you’ll know why. We also really like that salt is never the first ingredient. Of course, if you’re making this recipe for your local firehouse you might want to triple the recipe. Patti and I have set one…

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Smokin’ Chuck Wagon Chili

Smokin’ Chuck Wagon Chili, with the weather being so cold and dreary around the country we’ve been in the mood for Chili. So, I thought I would make my Smokin’ Chuck Wagon Chili, slow smoked with Texas Blend BBQ Pellets. I have been making chili for 40 years now with little or no measuring I guess you could call it a dump Chili thus the…

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All American Presidential Burger

  All American Presidential Burger was made to honor our all American President who, like us, loves a great burger. We formed our ½ pound burgers from ground Bison and, of course, topped them with American cheese, onion rings and bacon. All with a “Kiss of Smoke” using our wedgie loaded with Bourbon wood pellets. So Good… Patti and I have set one night a…

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