Cheeseburger Enchiladas because we love, love, love cheeseburgers. For Christmas this year Ken got a professional grade meat grinder. Patti found some chuck rolls on sale and we had fun making our own ground beef. It’s been cold here (for Ca.) and we wanted to make something a little heartier, plus Ken made us some of his awesome smoked cheese! Patti and I have…
Bacon Blue Meatloaf, our friend Roger mentioned meatloaf sandwiches which are one of Ken’s favorites. So, Patti got to work on a new recipe for one of our websites most looked at recipes. Knowing our love of all things bacon a neighbor gifted us with a big bag of already made and crumbled bacon. We didn’t know you could buy it that way. So,…
Chili Corn Pudding, this is one of our 1st recipes I tucked into a folder today. One on my favorites that my mother made for the holidays. It brings back happy memories of times long gone. Hope you enjoy it as we have. Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on…
Smoky Garlic Jalapeno Hot Sauce, I needed more Jalapeno Hot Sauce and Garlic Sauce this week. So, we loaded up our Bull Racks and put them on our gasser with a wedgie for a 2 ½ hours cold smoke. We loaded up our wedgie with Green Mountain’s Texas blend pellets for that “Kiss of Smoke”. This time I went with a “Garlic” Jalapeno Hot…
Chicken Lasagna Florentine because Patti loves Italian food but can never find lasagna with a white sauce when she goes out to eat. Plus, with Thanksgiving so close we have lots and lots of turkey recipes, but not many for leftovers. This recipe was a keeper because she used lots of cheese and the spinach made it healthy. It was extra easy because you…
Smoky Chipotle Garlic Sauce because Patti and I both love garlic (good thing) and our Smoked Garlic Sauce is pure garlic heaven! Again, I have been thinking on how I can make even better. I love the smoky flavor of chipotle, what do you think of a Smoky Chipotle Garlic Sauce? Perfect. OFF THE HOOK!!! Our newest love, smoky sweet garlic and jam packed with…
Garlic Bombs Smoked Deviled Eggs, we love deviled eggs; they make a great cold appetizer on a hot day. Instead of dumping the eggs in water and boiling, we took advantage of our Louisiana Grill/Smoker. Why not? Ken smoked some jumbo eggs. Then, Patti deviled them with lots of dried garlic, mayo, and mustard and, of course, Louisiana Grills Chicken Seasoning. It was the perfect…
Smoky Salisbury Steak, Ken's idea of Comfort Food. Ken’s friend Ed was coming for dinner. He’s a real big guy with a real big appetite for hearty home style food. Patti was also thinking Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes. The Salisbury steaks looked more like small meat loaves with gravy. Not a problem! They were delicious, very filling and seasoned just right with a "Kiss…
How to Cold Smoke Garlic, we use a lot of garlic in our recipes and have found that “Smoked Garlic” gives your cook “A Kiss of Smoke”. Every month we cold smoke 3 or 4 pounds of garlic that we either use as whole, mince or make into our “Garlic Sauce”. We also make a “Chipotle Garlic Sauce”. Our garlic sauce is creamy and…
KC BBQ Kielbasa Sliders were easy to make for feeding a Tailgating crowd. This is an easy one and you can adjust larger or smaller to fit your needs. We made it larger so we could enjoy these sliders during the week. We smoked some Kielbasa in our new Smokey Bourbon Bacon KC BBQ Sauce, a sweet sauce with a hint of spicy heat,…
Fiery Piggy Balls, an extra spicy appetizer wrapped in bacon, of course, for game day. Happily we just got some wonderful and extra zingy sauces from All Spice Café, so we knew we could put their Cayenne Habanero Sauce to good use. This is a variation of our “Chipotle Bacon Bombs” using hot sausage balls instead of ground beef. You can use mild sausage…
Mickey’s Mac & Cheese was made in honor of our dear friends Mickey & Fred’s anniversary. It was super easy with a base of jar Alfredo sauce, plus lots of smoked cheese and frozen thawed broccoli for color and to make it healthy. Then, Patti added chopped bacon because everything is better with bacon. Then that “Kiss of Smoke”. Patti and I have set one…