Date Night Bacon Cheeseburgers

Date Night Bacon Cheeseburgers Sometimes when you think of your meal choices only a big, juicy bacon cheeseburger will do. Ken really, really wanted this for our date night. Patti could have not agreed more! This time we used good old American cheese, but we love the options of Swiss, blue, Cheddar, provolone…any flavor you like works. We also like a lot of crispy bacon…

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Cheesy Ham Divan

Cheesy Ham Divan We love ham for holiday dinners…and sometimes we make them just to use in casseroles and sandwiches. Being the Pacific Living Outdoor Oven has a smoke box we can add extra smoky goodness to our ham dishes and all the great recipes for the leftovers. Patti loves casseroles using leftovers because she can add all kinds of veggies and different kinds of…

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CHEF G’s MIDNIGHT “STRUGGLE” PIZZA

CHEF G's MIDNIGHT "STRUGGLE" PIZZA See the what had happened was...our car was in the shop for repairs, but we didn't have plans to go anywhere and figured we'd be okay for a couple of days...until late-night munchies creeped up, and $h!t got REAL! My fiancé looked in the fridge, and said in a very hungry voice, "There is nothing in here to eat!" Oh…

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Spinach & Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Video

Spinach & Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Video https://youtu.be/s7l_rxWgZ4I Spinach & Blue Cheese Stuffed Pork Video Patti found a huge, (13lb.) extra lean pork loin on sale; we named it “porkenstein”. Ken cut it into three pieces and this is our first recipe with this hunk. The strong flavor of the blue cheese permeated the pork and the fresh spinach added color and hid a nice…

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Spicy Asian BBQ Ribs

Spicy Asian BBQ Ribs Guest Chef Heather I am a very lucky girl.  I live in a part of the country most people dream of visiting, essentially I live where you vacation.  I am blessed with palm trees, white sandy beaches and sunshine, sunshine, sunshine.  When the colder weather moves on and spring finally arrives, there is nothing better than soaking up the sun and…

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Tailgating Stuffed Dover Sole

Tailgating Stuffed Dover Sole Our friends Paul & Sally were traveling their way up the Pacific coast. The first thing that goes into their RV is their Green Mountain Grills/Smoker “Davy Crockett”. It’s perfect for tailgating with its small size and efficient temperature control they can grill, smoke or bake all their favorite meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The only problem was Sally was…

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Caprese Stuffed Chicken

Caprese Stuffed Chicken Caprese is a fancy name for the combination of mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil. We’ve had it several times as a salad. When we got our huge chicken breasts from Zaycon Foods, Patti just had to stuff them with these goodies. Ken loves sun dried tomatoes and Patti loves the fresh basil and green onions from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market. We used…

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SEARED ZUCCHINI & YELLOW SQUASH

CHEF G's SEARED ZUCCHINI & YELLOW SQUASH Trust Chef G when I tell you that this is the simplest and BEST stovetop squash recipe ever! And it might be the only one you will ever use after trying it the first time. But first, here's a quick rundown on this wonderful fruit.   Yes, squash is a fruit. Even though most people identify squash with…

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Grilled Chimichangas

Grilled Chimichangas We love southwestern style food, all the heat, colors and flavors. Plus, we just enjoy the word chimichanga. (Say that fast 3 times) Lol. Patti found a package of a variety of coarse ground meats. So, we made chimichangas with pork, beef and chicken using Chef of the Future Southwestern Rub & Seasoning for medium heat and huge taste. We used some of…

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Smoked Pork Southwest Eggrolls

Smoked Pork Southwest Egg Rolls Guest Chef Heather That’s not advice you will traditionally find in a fortune cookie but as a card carrying member of the ‘smoke your own meat’ fan club, I promise you that you will never hear a truer statement. In many families the man is the primary carnivore and the one for playing with large instruments of fire.  In this…

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Chicken Mushroom Piccata

Chicken Mushroom Piccata We wanted something quick, easy and a little elegant. Chicken breasts from Zaycon Foods is all natural, boneless, skinless, delicious and so big that two halves makes a perfect meal with guaranteed leftovers for the next day. With just a few more ingredients we had a dinner special enough for company. Using Chik Bait from Swimmin’ in Smoke we had a perfect…

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