Simple Sirloin Roast has four simple ingredients and is simply delicious. We love the taste of slow smoked big beef! This sirloin roast was a big, solid piece of moist and tender beef with a “Kiss of Smoke”! Really simple to do, just season the meat and toss it into the smoker for 3 hours. We gave it a blended “Kiss of Smoke” by running…
Little Smokies, Ken and his daughter Katie introduced these to me when Ken & I were dating. Now we make little smokies every holiday, parties and tailgating... These are quick and simple, can be done on any grill, stove top or the crock pot. Make a great last minute treat that your guests will love and is very low cost to make… Little Smokies A…
Grandville’s Duck Smoked then Grilled to Perfection Grandville’s Ginger Orange Duck, last week I had a friend call and ask “if he brought dinner, would we cook it?” What can you say to something like that: “What time will you be here?”… He talked with Patti and she gave him some things for sides to think about. Next day he shows up with two big…
Butter Pecan Stuffed Texas Pork Chop Butter Pecan Stuffed Texas Pork Chop, 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…
Canadian Bacon Canadian Bacon, our new love is makin’ bacon. It’s very easy to do and better than anything store bought bacon I’ve ever had. That said there is no such thing as “Bad” bacon, just some is better than others. This was a beautiful, lean Canadian bacon and there is something special about making your own bacon with your flavor profile. I love thick…
Cold Smoked Cheese Cold Smoked Cheese, we love smoked cheese and we use it in our recipes to add a whole new layer of flavor. Things like Mac and Cheese, Stuffed meatloaf and burgers are crazy good picking up the smoky flavors of the grill. Not even talking about sauces and dips. Cold smoking cheese is so easy to do. Today we used our Pacific…
Krabby Poppers Krabby Poppers, friends wanted a recipe for appetizers that were fancy and cheap, too. Everyone loves our different kinds of poppers. We’ve stuffed both sweet and jalapeno peppers with all kinds of fillings. Of course, they’re always wrapped with bacon. This time Patti stuffed pretty, sweet peppers with fake crab (aka Surimi, but you can use real crabmeat, too) mixed with sharp cheddar,…
Pepper Crusted Sirloin Roast Pepper Crusted Sirloin Roast Smoked rare, thin slicked make crazy good roast beef sandwitches. Big beef flavor just a hint of pepper in the sliced meat with a “Kiss of Smoke” in every bite. Think of all the deli style sandwiches that you can serve up to your friends with a pile of beef like this. They will be singing about…
Bacon Cornbread Sticks Bacon Cornbread Sticks, Ken was making his famous Chuck Wagon Chili and wanted something different as a side. Patti loves our antique corn bread stick molds. They were Ken’s grandmothers. Ken lives in fear of dry cornbread so I always add extra ingredients after starting with an easy box mix. Tonight was a whole can of creamed corn and some crispy, cooked…
Extra Cheesy Mac & Cheese Extra Cheesy Mac & Cheese, Ken loves mac & cheese as long as it’s extra cheesy. He calls it the ooey gooey factor. Plus, our cold smoked cheese makes it even better. Patti invited her lovely friend Harriett over for lunch to try this new recipe. To make it a little fun she made it with wagon wheel shaped pasta…
https://youtu.be/IcrDtlJgcGc Peppered Roast Beef Coffee Gravy “Smokin on Your Gasser” Video Peppered Roast Beef with Coffee Gravy “Smokin on Your Gasser”. Hickory smoked with a nice pepper crust then smothered with a coffee gravy. 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…
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,…