Red, White & Blueberry Tart will make you stand up and cheer. It’s a perfect time for lots of luscious summer fruit. We used fresh strawberries, blackberries and blueberries. You can use whatever berries you like. Or, if you prefer, this would be great with sliced peaches or plums. Ken loved the streusel topping and both whipped cream and/ or vanilla ice cream. Patti…
Cranberry Pecan Bread Pudding, this is a perfect dessert for camping and tailgating for those of us with a major sweet tooth. This bread pudding features the tartness of cranberries and pecans plus a sweet, crunchy topping with a mellow brandy sauce with the smoky kiss of pecan. All made even better on our Green Mountain Davy Crockett Tailgater. Patti and I have set…
Potluck Smoked Ham & Cheese Gratin was an idea of Patti’s. A friend of hers wanted an Easter dish for lots of people coming for dinner after Church. And it had to be put together the day ahead, so they could just pop in their Green Mountain Grill in a snap. I used Ken’s famous smoked cheese for an extra layer of flavor with a “Kiss of Smoke”.
Our Smokey Bourbon Bacon KC BBQ Sauce is sweet with a hint of spicy heat, a kiss of Smokey bacon and a splash of bourbon. This is a thick and rich sauce that is good on beef, pork, chicken and your fingers! Kansas City BBQ sauce is a delicious, super simple and beautiful sauce that goes well with anything on the grill. There is…
NUTAPENOS A game day Must!!! Patti’s best girlfriend, Peggy just loves our different stuffed jalapenos, especially our “rattlesnake eggs” and "armadillo eggs”. Over lunch last week she suggested, knowing how much Ken loves peanut butter, to just stuff some in a jalapeno. So, Nutapenos were born and it’s easier to say than peanut butter poppers. Wrapped with Zaycon Fresh bacon they made a fun and…
Red, White & Blue Potato Salad lets you declare your independence from boring potato salad. We used red potatoes and red onion, blue cheese and blue cheese salad dressing to add lots of color and flavor. Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Green Mountain Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker…
Southern Strawberry Pie, ‘tis the season for big, beautiful strawberries. Ken’s good friend and fishin’ buddy Joe gave us 5lbs. of these luscious beauties, so the least we could do is make him a thank you dessert with a “Kiss of Smoke”. Ken likes strawberries on his biscuits, but I put biscuits on his strawberries for the pie crust because it just felt more…
Potato Tart, Bacon Bacon Bacon, our thanks to Chef Michael Smith for this idea! It’s an awesome side dish, but would work well as a main dish. We used two whole pounds of fresh bacon combined with Ken’s smoked cheddar cheese, sliced potatoes, onions and garlic. We seasoned it to perfection with “Swimmin’ in Smoke Boo Yah Beef” and coarse grind black pepper. I…
Sriracha Mac & Cheese Sriracha Mac & Cheese, a simple supper with grilled pork loin chops . Ken wanted something super spicy as a side. Sriracha sauce is a bottled chili sauce…Ken approved. Patti added a bit of sour cream to lessen the heat. Farmer John makes a jalapeno bacon, but you can use regular bacon instead. For lunch the next day Patti heated the…
Smoke Daddy Cold Smoked Cheese. We really enjoy smoked cheeses; we eat them as snacks and Patti uses them in lots of different recipes. So, every month we smoke a bunch of cheese and about 4 pounds of garlic that we use in our recipes. Think about pizza done with smoked cheese. You’ll never want it any other way! We grate a pound or…
Smoked Jalapeno Eggs here it a treat for you pepperheads. For years I have been putting hardboiled eggs in with my jalapenos. In a week or so they start to turn green and pick up the flavor of the jalapenos. Love them… Then I got the idea of smoking the eggs from Brian Crane so thought I would try that. Well it took a few…
Tex-Mex Seasoning, with brisket on sale this week we picked up about 35 pounds of Big Beef! We thought we would step away from the traditional smoked brisket you see everyone doing. We wanted to show how you can do so much more with that “Big Beef” flavor that will have everybody coming back for a second helping. To do this we needed a…