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,…
Spatchcocked Chicken “Slow Smoked on Your Gasser” Spatchcocked Chicken “Slow Smoked on Your Gasser”. Slow smoked and seasoned to perfection with Chef of the Future Honey Garlic Bourbon. Pull apart tender, juicy with a “Kiss of Smoke” in every bite. Smokin’ on Your Gasser, there are a lot of fine gas grills out there, in fact there are more gas grills in America’s back yards…
https://youtu.be/fFrfZZMg9yI Video Smoked Beef Shanks Video Smoked Beef Shanks had a big, beefy flavor and were melting in your mouth tender. We braised these in Chianti wine, beef broth and, of course, garlic and onion. Patti served them on top of her garlic blue cheese mashed potatoes. Beef Shanks are a hearty, savory meal that was just plain delicious with a “Kiss of Smoke”. Patti…
Smoked Garlic & Brie Stuffed Boule Smoked Garlic and Brie Stuffed Boule (A boule is just a round of bread.) because while we were enjoying this stuffed sourdough bread at a local winery we were thinking of ways to make it better. So, we added our garlic sauce and crumbled bacon. Two of our favorite things! This is a great pull apart appetizer or snack…
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…
Buffalo Style Meatballs We were invited to a neighbor’s potluck and asked to bring an appetizer. Ken wanted to bring little meatballs “Buffalo style”. Using our favorite ground beef, which is so very lean, our meatballs didn’t shrink the way ordinary fattier ground beef does. So, instead of golf ball size we had more like tennis ball size. Ken seasoned them with < and basted…
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…
Salsa Verde I love a good Salsa Verde or as some folks would say a green salsa. The tart flavor of the tomatillos and the sweet from the peppers and onion is “off the hook”. It is best when it is hot when you just make it. But, then when you give it a day or two to blend and it gets even better. So,…
Patti’s Philly Cheese Steak Patti’s Philly Cheese Steak, Patti knows something about Philly cheese steaks, she was born and raised in Philly and something was missing from her sandwich: much meat. We fixed that with a big sirloin stuffed with smoked cheese and covered with grilled onions. No American cheese here because we stuffed it with smoked Gouda. Now, this was a cheese steak seasoned…
https://youtu.be/BHZ196SalhQ Video Smoky Tangy Lamb Ribs Video Smoky Tangy Lamb Ribs, luscious tender lamb. I have never seen these until we saw them from Raider Red’s meats, always top quality. Patti made an awesome “Lemon Tarragon” marinade I can’t wait to do some more. We marinated these ribs for two days and they were well worth the wait. For something special and a little…
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…
Tatonka Dusted Steaks Tatonka Dusted Steaks, We were planning on just throwing some steaks on the grill for a quiet “Date Night” dinner. We gave the steaks a nice dusting of Marty’s Tatonka Dust, it is like a blackening seasoning, nice and smoky. Patti made a cold green bean salad to go with our steak fries and steaks. We added a little zip to the…