Cranberry Teriyaki Chicken We wanted something fun and festive, so Cranberry Teriyaki Chicken fit the bill. A really easy marinade made with just three ingredients. The recipe makes plenty so Ken could have several chicken breasts and Patti could have her favorite chicken legs. Chef of the Future Coconut Curry seasoning added another delicious layer of sweet and savory flavor. I’m glad we made a…
https://youtu.be/0fUClEdzB3k Trimming a Competition Brisket After 34 years of running meat markets, sausage counters, selling wholesale, and running a custom meat processing plant, I started cooking in our local BBQ competitions. From my very first contest I used an injection that I had developed for our meat shop. Over the next few years I tweaked the ingredients to make it more user friendly for the BBQ…
Smoky Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf How about a Smoky Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf when the days are drizzly and cold we need comfort food and nothing says comfort like a big beefy meatloaf. And nothing says ground beef that’s good enough for us than Zaycon ground beef. It’s extra lean 93/7, grass fed and fresh, never frozen, with no chemicals or additives. You can really taste the…
Grilled Salmon with Pesto Cream Grilled Salmon with Pesto Cream, ever have one of those days when you’re so busy the day just gets away from you and then it’s dinnertime? Well, today was one of ours, so we stopped at the market to see what we could just toss together for a quick meal and we accidentally came up with a healthy gourmet…
Spinach Stuffed Brie en Croute Spinach Stuffed Brie en Croute, we wanted to start our date night with something special and “test drive” a recipe for our Easter dinner. This was perfect. The brie was stuffed with fresh spinach (thank you Murrieta Farmer’s Market) maple bacon and just a bit of garlic wrapped in crescent roll dough. Very rich, creamy and easy. Ken wanted it…
Honey Braised Short Ribs Honey Braised Short Ribs on our Louisiana Pellet Grill. It’s a great grill in hot weather because we can put something on to smoke low and slow and set it then go inside and forget it. We smoked these Honey Braised Short Ribs for five hours with a little garlic. Super easy to do and so tender teeth were optional. The…
Garlicky Faux Fried Chicken Legs We love fried chicken, but not drowned in oil. So we made Garlicky Faux Fried Chicken Legs baked with the help of our Pacific Living Outdoor Oven. Instead of the usual egg wash Patti added some of our smoked garlic grilling sauce to the beaten egg. Fantastic, plus the mayonnaise in the sauce helped make the breading extra crispy. As…
Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs We’re having a triple digit summer (we seemed to have missed winter completely) so Ken wanted to go to our favorite wooded spot for a picnic. Patti made extra Lemon Pepper Chicken Legs so we would have a great picnic dish. There are lots of lemon pepper powders full of salt on the market, but this seasoning/grilling sauce had little or…
Traditional Sausage Lasagna We’ve done several lasagna recipes, some simple and some unique. But, we got a request for more traditional lasagna. So, Patti created Traditional Sausage Lasagna. Of course, as always, you can make changes to suit your taste like adding salsa and diced tomatoes with chilies instead of the regular diced tomatoes. Any kind of sausage works really well, too. We also call…
Cheesy Chili Brats and Tots Friends of ours are having a birthday party for their little boy and wanted something yummy, but inexpensive. So, Patti came up with Cheesy Chili Brats and Tots because we know he can happily live on hot dogs. So we combined summer sausage links with potato nuggets, canned chili and cheese. You can also use brats, hot links or your…
Raspberry Balsamic Chicken It’s most definitely summertime. We wanted something light. Raspberry Balsamic Chicken, is easy and full of flavor. Ken likes his salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing. So, Patti took it one step further and used it as part of her raspberry balsamic chicken. Along with a few more “on hand” ingredients she marinated her chicken thighs for a several hours and then onto…
Secret Spicy Sauce The first ingredient in our cooking is imagination, and it’s always fun. Patti and I both dream of things we want to try and most mornings we talk about our ideas over coffee. Sometimes it will take us a few weeks to work out a big recipe we like. But this one is super simple, and there are only 3 Ingredients in…