Caribbean Spice Chicken We made an easy three ingredient Spatchcock chicken…including the chicken. Simple, tasty and a little spicy thanks to Ken’s favorite Chef of the Future Floribbean seasoning sprinkled generously over the top and bottom of our spatch cocked chicken and during the last ten minutes Patti brushed on All Spice Café’s Caribbean Spice Sauce. The All Spice Café’s Caribbean Spice Sauce is not…
Beef Tenderloin with Garlic Sherry Sauce Its date night and we wanted to celebrate with something extra special. Patti found a beef tenderloin and made a special garlicky wine sauce for it. Patti cooked up some bacon to add the drippings to the sauce and used the crispy bacon in mashed potatoes. Ken got a new toy from Char-Griller: a Smokin’ Stone that we had…
https://youtu.be/tnG89u_TumY Butter Pecan Stuffed Texas Pork Chop Video Ken wanted a stuffed pork chop…a big one. So Patti bought one aka bone-in pork loin roast at almost 6 lbs. Now that’s a pork chop! Being this was a manly sized pork chop power tools were required. Ken used a drill to make a whole for Patti’s butter pecan stuffing. Then, a butter pecan glaze with…
Stuffed Double Cheese Bacon Burgers Ken made his amazing cold smoked cheese again and before Patti ate it all for snacks we decided to use some for recipes. We had been talking about stuffed burgers for awhile and these were so good. Patti stuffed them with our cold smoked mozzarella, then topped the burgers with bacon squares and smoked cheddar. Perfect. There aren’t a lot…
Maple Mustard Crown Roast of Pork We wanted to do something different and extra special for one of our Holiday dinners. Patti loved the idea of a crown roast of pork; Ken loved the frilly gold crowns on the frenched pork bones. We’ve mentioned many times the lovely folks we meet at the Murrieta Farmer’s Market. Well, a delightful family named Allee including their precious…
Marsala Pork with Sautéed Mushrooms Ken’s butcher buddy Juan Carlos showed us some beautiful 2” thick pork chops at a great price, 99 cents a pound. Of course we had to get some (20 pounds). They cooked up tender and delicious and extra easy in our Pacific Living Outdoor Oven using the smoke box. To make these beauties extra special Patti made a mushroom wine…
https://youtu.be/PdrGlDoX-q8 BBQ Kielbasa Tailgating with Davy Crockett Video Who doesn’t like Kielbasa? This is a simple crowd pleaser that everyone will love. It’s great for tailgating and parties or just backyard BBQ. It’s easy to serve on buns, in a tortilla or just on a plate, not much hope for leftovers. You can make this at home and bring it with you or it’s easy…
Grandville’s Bacon Cheese Burger This week I wanted to put a different twist on our bacon cheese burger. I like the bacon in the burger. And what can be better than bacon, chipotle and cheese with some of Steve’s Grandville Gourmet BBQ Sauce. (We just used the beef to hold it all together.) The bacon flavor just jumps out at you and the smoky flavor…
Easy Sausage Pierogi Bake Ken wanted macaroni and cheese made meaty with sausage. Patti had an “aha” moment because frozen pierogies are something we always have on hand, plus Ken just cold smoked lots of our favorite kinds of cheese. To make it extra easy we used jars of Alfredo sauce and to make it extra tasty we used Swimmin’ in Smoke Booty Shake Seasoning.…
Smoked Shredded Beef Enchiladas We smoked a big, beautiful chuck roast because Patti wanted to make big beefy enchiladas to have for our weekend. They were perfect: zingy enough for Ken and not too hot for Patti. We seasoned the roast with Cattleman’s Grill Carne Asada Seasoning and used more in the enchiladas to make it extra good and Ken’s smoked cheeses to make it…
Spinach & Swiss Twice Baked Potato For date night we were having a simple, but delicious, sirloin streak for dinner. To add a special side Patti made a twice baked potato full of Swiss cheese, of course bacon and spinach to make it healthy. We microwave the potatoes until soft, then spoon the insides into a bowl with some of our favorite goodies and finished…
https://youtu.be/CxZJzCwULcY Stuffed Burger Dogs Video It’s the time of year for burgers and hot dogs! Hence the burger dog, but no wieners were harmed in this recipe. Patti wrapped her Chef Of The Future seasoned hamburger around a 2oz. log of extra sharp cheddar cheese, rolled it into a hot dog shape and served it on hot dog buns with our favorite hot dog condiments…which…