Zippy Beef Jerky, we have always liked jerky and have wanted to make our own for years. This jerky is packed with flavor. A bit zippy with lots of black and red pepper mixed with Green Mountain’s “South of the Border rub”. Then, I pulled it off the smoker while still a little tender as jerky goes. I didn’t want to break any teeth.…
Our “Smoky Stuffed Chicken Alfredo” has a subtle nutty flavor of almond smoke. This is one of those that is just fun to do, not mention good for dinner. The weather here is perfect for cold smoking, so that is just what we did. We used “Smoke Daddy’s” cold smoke generator and smoked the chicken and sliced almonds in almond smoke. We stuffed our chicken…
Buckboard Bacon, our new love is makin’ bacon. It’s very easy to do and better than any store-bought bacon we’ve ever had. That said there is no such thing as “Bad” bacon, just some is better than others. A beautiful, buckboard bacon is made from pork butt. There is something special about making your own bacon. It’s Bacon Candy that your friends will love…
Al Pastor Game Day Tacos because we love tacos. So many ways you can do them and they’re all good. “Al Pastor” is always special. Juan at the El Toro market thin sliced 8 pounds of pork for us, an overnight marinade with a dusting of Briggs True Texas Chili Mix put us in Taco Heaven! We gave it a “Kiss of Smoke” with…
Salsa de Cacahuate (peanut salsa), I fell in love with this salsa at first bite. Because I love anything peanut butter. I did a little research into Salsa de Cacahuate (peanut salsa). Come to learn that it is a very popular salsa in southern Mexico. Salsa de Cacahuate (pronounced: “ka-ka-wa-tes”) a creamy, spicy salsa made from peanuts, chiles, garlic, ginger & onions. There is…
Our Sweet Jalapeno Glaze is a flavorful glaze that is great on Pork and Chicken. Sweet with no heat that makes it a perfect glaze with cooking for everyone. Or you can easily “Zip” it up a bit for the “boys”. When friends of ours knowing Ken loves anything zippy gave him a jar of jalapeno jelly. Guess what? The jelly was really sweet…
Quarnitas Tacos, a great quarantine meal for the whole family. Rich and delicious fork tender pork carnitas for tacos, burritos or enchiladas with a “Kiss of Smoke” on our 7-year-old Green Mountain Grill Davy Crockett tailgater. This is a great little grill and it’s perfect tailgating and camping cooking also! We had more than a few meals this week and the neighborhood smelled wonderful for…
Smoked Chuck Roast, Patti was going to do a pot roast in the oven. I got to thinking I was going to miss my grill time this weekend and I didn’t like that idea, at all. I had never heard of anyone doing a roast on the grill before and got to thinking, what did folks do before they had nice ovens in the house.…
Cold Smoked Baloney, an easy flavorful treat. We do a 10-pound chub of baloney every month. Normally we do a “Hot” smoke. (over 100*) Cold Smoking is done under a 100*. This month I want to cold smoke some onions for a bacon jam and a pork loin for a cook I was working on using my “Smoke Daddy” cold smoke generator” and thought…
Ken’s Cajun Kick Sausage Melt features Ken’s homemade Cajun sausage. From piggy to plate his sausage is all natural because he mixes all the ingredients himself before putting the meat through our meat grinder. We made two big patties from a pound and a half of pork plus slices of our smoked cheese. Wow they were good! This was a win-win. Keep in mind that…
This is Our Favorite Mac & Cheese, it’s creamy and delicious just the way it is. But, it makes a great start to adding leftover chicken, seafood and/ or veggies. We had some leftover broccoli we added this time. Patti loves to add mushrooms sautéed in butter and Sherry plus seafood, about a 1/2 pound each lobster, scallops and crab to make it elegant. Ken…
Simple Tri Tip Nothing says true beef flavor like Simple Tri Tip. We enjoy the smoky flavor from the grill and the great sandwiches with the leftovers. Life is good! These guys are quick and easy to grill and they allow you to go in many different flavor profiles. This one was as simple as you can get. We seasoned it with Leggs Old Plantation…