Creamed Garlic Soup with Toasted Cheese Topping, we love garlic, just about every way it comes. I had been thinking of doing a smoked garlic soup for a few weeks now. Rich, creamy and a garlicky sweet treat. So, I thought I would make some for our special Christmas Eve dinner. This may have been a little rough on our dogs. Not having…
Hickory Smoked Sirloin Steak Sandwich, a trip down memory lane. This is the recipe that started it all in 2009. Five cameras ago and lot's lights, Patti has lost her dinning room, it is now a photo studio. You can see how we've grown!!! By now some of you have heard us refer to “Love the Second Time Around”. What we talking about is…
Cranberry Apple Bacon Jam, I was wanting a stuffing for a Christmas pork loin. Not the Ho-Hum, same old, same old stuffing. But something different. I can say that Patti and I knocked it out of the park with this one! It is so good, but everything is better with bacon! Our bacon jam has a pound of bacon slow cooked with apples, smoked onions,…
Smokey Pulled Pork Enchiladas were Patti’s brainstorm after Ken came home with a huge piece of pork. Ken had lots of great ideas, but Patti wanted Mexican and we both love enchiladas. With Ken’s famous smoked pulled pork and just a few other ingredients we made a great meal with lots and lots of layers of flavors. With a "Kiss of Smoke". Patti and…
Swedish Style Meatballs, the weather here has been gray and wet calling for something tasty and hearty from the stove. Our friend Brian shared a family recipe for Swedish meatballs and with his outline we added some of our magic like SteakBurger ground beef, and came up with a creamy and satisfying main dish. SteakBurger ground beef guarantees your meatballs recipe will be lean…
Beef Stroganoff Alfredo, the rich beef flavor of smoked tri-tip with a "Kiss of Smoke". Smoked sirloin works beautifully as well. To make it extra easy we used jars of garlic Alfredo sauce, to make it extra delicious we used Cluck & Squeal Beef Specific Seasoning. No sugar, just the right amount of herbs and spices to compliment your beef. Awesome. Plus, there’s not…
Guest Chef Robert Blackout Stew, it was October 29th, 2011 we had a very unusual and extremely rare ice storm in New Jersey . Leaves were still on the trees and from the weight of the ice, tree limbs and whole trees were coming down knocking out power lines and left us and tens of thousands of others without power for 5 days. Coincidentally,…
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…
German Chocolate Earthquake Cake German Chocolate Earthquake Cake, man this was good. It was so rich with chocolate, coconut and almonds. With a big glass of cold milk I was in chocolate heaven! Patti received the ultimate compliment for this dessert. Ken said it was so good he’d go out for some if he had to and it was after midnight. A version was made…
Spinach Gorgonzola Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Ken said when I came up with this recipe I was having one of my gourmet moments. LOL. It is really simple to make and beautiful to serve with a fresh and easy mushroom sauce with just a kiss of pecan smoke. We have new neighbors,and they were happy to be our “crash test dummies”. Low in carbs…
Sirloin Alfredo Elegant and Easy, this is a “Love the Second Time Around” recipe where we take our leftovers and make another awesome dinner … My favorite cut of steak is sirloin. Patti loves all you can do with the leftovers. So, we always get a huge one. Last Friday night we made the Ultimate Philly Cheese Steak and had just enough leftovers for…
Mom’s No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Cookies, Mom made these for me every Christmas. And every Christmas I try to make these in honor of her memory. I still miss her after all these years... These are REALLY GOOD and very simple to make with the flavors of peanut butter, coconut and chocolate. A fun one to do with kids... Mom made these…
