Simply Delicious Roasted Chicken

Simply Delicious Roasted Chicken It’s hot here and tonight we wanted something simple and without a lot of fuss, but delicious. What can be easier than a chicken on the Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker? I think pecan smoke in just magic on chicken along with a splash of “Big Dick’s” BBQ sauce. It made for a nice evening. Simply Delicious Roasted Chicken A Wood Pellet…

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Three Cheese Potato Pie

Three Cheese Potato Pie We love to make big meat, but we’ve gotten a lot of requests for sides we can make inside in the oven. Happily we have our Pacific Living Outdoor Oven. The weather has been in the triple digits here, so we made a yummy potato casserole without heating up our kitchen. Ken suggested this would make a great main dish adding…

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Big ol’ Brisket

Big ol’ Brisket 11 Hours from grate to plate. Patti brought me a 13 pound brisket and it was twice bigger than our dog Rat. This big brisket was so tender you didn’t even need teeth to eat it, and so juicy. Rat was with me the whole time making sure I got a good rub on it and had the smoke going right. We…

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Aloha Fatty

The Aloha Fatty We were thinking about do a fatty with a bit of a different twist to it. So we came up with the Aloha Fatty. This guy was packed with the smokey flavors of the sausage and bacon and blended with 2 kinds of cheese, garlic, red pepper, teriyaki, ginger, pineapple and Grandville’s Teriyaki BBQ sauce. We sliced it and served it with…

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Kamado Tri Tip Video

https://youtu.be/6GUZo0QkD4w Kamado Tri Tip Packed with “Big Beef” Flavor Tonight’s dinner was packed with “Big Beef” flavor with a wonderful peppery crust and a kiss of smoke flavor. We love the taste of big beef flavor and nothing says ‘Big Beef” better than Tri-Tip. Tri tip is a very tender cut of beef and full of rich beefy flavor; to give it another layer of…

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CHEF G’s BAKED CHICKEN-WRAPPED MOZZARELLA STICKS

Guest Chef CHEF G's BAKED CHICKEN-WRAPPED MOZZARELLA STICKS Smoked and habanero mozzarella string cheese wrapped in seasoned and flattened chicken tenderloins, coated with seasoned regular and panko bread crumbs, then baked to tender perfection. Oh My Good-Good-Ness! There have been a few popular recipes trending on the interwebs for mozzarella-stuffed chicken bites, and I prepared a batch myself last week. They were tasty, but I…

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Kamado Tri Tip

Kamado Tri Tip Packed with “Big Beef” Flavor Tonight’s dinner was packed with “Big Beef” flavor with a wonderful peppery crust and a kiss of smoke flavor. We love the taste of big beef flavor and nothing says ‘Big Beef” better than Tri-Tip. Tri tip is a very tender cut of beef and full of rich beefy flavor; to give it another layer of flavor…

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Smoky Pork Tenderloin Chop

Smoky Pork Tenderloin Chops A girlfriend of Patti’s makes her pork chops by covering them with bottled Italian salad dressing and baking them. Patti makes her own oil & vinegar salad dressing. So, we made our chops with our homemade version to do proper justice to the moist and tender Zaycon Fresh bacon wrapped pork tenderloins. It was so easy to marinate them all day…

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Hot & Saucy Stuffed Sweet Peppers

Hot & Saucy Stuffed Sweet Peppers We got some pretty sweet peppers and Ken wanted them spicy, too. So Patti stuffed them with spicy, hot sausage and Spanish rice made with spicy hot V8 juice instead of water. Cooking them on our Pacific Living Outdoor Oven we knew they would be baked right, because it reaches the exact temperature you want and holds it throughout.…

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Coffee Injected Chuck Roast

Coffee Injected Chuck Roast, Fiesta Potatoes and a Garlic Skillet We have done a few big chuck roasts now, because they taste great. What I like most about doing these big roasts is that someone always has them on sale. This is a big 8 ½ pounder that Patti found for less than $2.50 a pound. We ate roast beef burgers, BBQ beef sandwiches with…

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Smokin’ Hot Meatloaf

 Smokin’ Hot Meatloaf Today has been a long week and comfort food was mandatory. For us that also means something on the barbecue. We both love meatloaf and it sounded like the perfect plan. Served with Patti’s garlic mashed potatoes, of course. We picked up some nice sourdough bread, and meatloaf sandwiches will be on for tomorrow’s lunch. Ken thinks that’s the best reason to…

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Guest Chef G’s SEARED SOCKEYE SALMON

Guest Chef G's SEARED SOCKEYE SALMON Chef G's Seared Sockeye Salmon drizzled with a Chipotle-Lime & Cilantro Garlic Butter, served with Smoked Paprika Whipped Potatoes, Naked and Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus, and Hot Pickled Onions & Peppers...BON APPÉTIT!   ~Chef G Directions: Guest Chef G's SEARED SOCKEYE SALMON SALMON; Season salmon fillets (skin removed) with sea salt and black pepper, and pan sear over med-high heat, about…

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