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,…
Holiday Seafood Enchiladas Holiday Seafood Enchiladas would be an easy, elegant dinner or brunch for any holiday or special occasion. Patti made these for our anniversary dinner because Ken was in the mood for lobster. She made these with a combination of lobster, shrimp and crab with a “Kiss of Smoke”. You can use any combination you like. Patti and I have set one night…
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…
Beef Short Ribs Beef Short Ribs are one of our favorites. Patti picked these up for me and I did a simple “Dry” smoke on them on our Sawtooth wood pellet grill. With only 3 ingredients, our “Date Night” seasoning, Briggs True Texas Mustard with a “Kiss of Smoke” from Pacific Pellet’s Gourmet BBQ Pellet Mountain Maple. Tender, juicy and packed with that “Big Beef”…
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,…
Million Dollar Burger Million Dollar Burger was created because man does not live by ground chuck alone. Not when Raider Red meats sent us 2lbs. of filet mignon steaks. These were ½ lb. each and about 2” thick. Ken grilled them perfectly rare on our Green Mountain Grill. No need for fancy condiments, we just topped them with creamy Brie cheese, a few onion rings…
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…