Canadian Bacon Canadian Bacon, our new love is makin’ bacon. It’s very easy to do and better than anything store bought bacon I’ve ever had. That said there is no such thing as “Bad” bacon, just some is better than others. This was a beautiful, lean Canadian bacon and there is something special about making your own bacon with your flavor profile. I love thick…
Texas Bacon Dogs Texas Bacon Dogs is a great tailgating/camping recipe for kids of all ages. Easy to make, too. Not a lot of expensive ingredients, but lots of quality using Raider Red all beef franks. We loaded these up with our own cold smoked cheese and homemade bacon, a dash of Briggs True Texas mustard and gave them a “Kiss of Smoke” in a…
Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers, I love BIG BURGERS and thinking about doing something with pork. We found some ground pork on sale and Ken had a hankering for burgers. But, he wanted spicy and Patti wanted smoky. We stuffed these pork beauties with lots of bacon and cheddar. But, before we stuffed them we divided the meat in half and seasoned…
Krabby Poppers Krabby Poppers, friends wanted a recipe for appetizers that were fancy and cheap, too. Everyone loves our different kinds of poppers. We’ve stuffed both sweet and jalapeno peppers with all kinds of fillings. Of course, they’re always wrapped with bacon. This time Patti stuffed pretty, sweet peppers with fake crab (aka Surimi, but you can use real crabmeat, too) mixed with sharp cheddar,…
Makin’ Bacon Makin’ Bacon, we love makin’ bacon. This was a beautiful, lean bacon and there is something special about making your own bacon with your flavor profile. I love thick cut pepper bacon and can’t get enough. We made 30 pounds of Maple Pepper Bacon!!! Enough for a few days around here. Pure Bacon Porn... We made our cure into maple pepper slurry,…
Pork Chops with Fresh Raspberry Sauce Pork Chops with Fresh Raspberry Sauce with berry season here and we get lots of fresh juicy berries of all kinds. Being the temperature has been in the 90’s we wanted something lighter than beef. Patti picked up some thick boneless pork chops on sale and came up with the idea of a fresh raspberry sauce. Easy, delicious and…
Habanero Glazed Pork Strips WoW!!! Our Habanero Glazed Pork Strips made it into Green Mountain's Cook Book! Habanero Glazed Pork Strips for date night tonight, simple and easy. I let these guys go in the smoke for about 45 minutes then pulled them off, turned up the heat to finish our Smoked Chipotle Garlic Treat and twice baked potatoes. Returning the pork strips to finish…
Smoky Sweet and Sour Pork Smoky Sweet and Sour Pork, we love Chinese food, but we can make it at home to suit our taste. Ken made a great sauce starting with bottled sweet and sour sauce and added lots of imagination. We gave it a “Kiss of Smoke” with Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Pellet Country Cherry pellets in a wedge. We’ve given it a…
Cold Smoke Essentials Cold Smoke Essentials: garlic and cheese for our “Smoked Garlic Sauce” and our “Smoked Chipotle Garlic Sauce” and when you add smoked cheese to your recipes it changes everything in a GREAT WAY!!! We thought while we were at it we would throw on a ham chub that we’ll slice for sandwiches and pork chops seasoned with our new “Date Night Butt…
Apple Bourbon Pork Steak Apple Bourbon Pork Steak, because a pal of Ken’s was coming to dinner and his beverage of choice is Jack Daniel’s. So, Patti followed that theme in a delicious glaze for our pork steak. To go with it Patti made her garlic mashed potatoes and green bean fries. It was a savory and simple dinner and a huge hit. Patti and…
https://youtu.be/wWvbe7dF7Es Video Orange Ginger Pork Video, Orange Ginger Pork may just put an end to Ken’s favorite take-out. We marinated the pork overnight in an orange ginger marinade, and then Patti made a sweet and zippy sauce as a glaze. Grilled to perfection on our Sawtooth Pellet Grill and served over white rice. This is a very easy recipe, your friends will love it… Patti…
Raider Red Pork Goes Tailgating Raider Red Pork Goes Tailgating with our Alabama White Sauce. It’s the season for some outdoor fun. With the ease of our Green Mountain Grills Davy Crockett Tailgater and the always prime Raider Red Meats it’s a definite combo worth cheering. The perfect team for camping, tailgating and even comp BBQ!!! We made it even better topping it with our…