Leg of Lamb on the Kamado

Leg of Lamb on the Kamado Leg of lamb is something most folks have on special occasions. For us date night is a special occasion once a week. Plus, we just love lamb! Our butcher has them is assorted sizes and we picked one just right for us. Grilled on our Char-Griller Akorn Kamado and seasoned with Big Dick’s Big Kahuna Seasoning it was most…

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Honey Baked Ham

Honey Baked Ham Honey Baked Ham, who doesn’t love it? We were asked to do the hams for our community Christmas party. So we did 2 spiral cut hams with 3 simple ingredients. Honey Baked Ham for 50 people. We gave it a “Kiss of Smoke” with a smoke tube filled with Pecan/Peach pellets made by Pacific Pellets and filled the hopper with Mountain Maple…

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Jose O’Brien’s Casserole

Jose O’Brien’s Casserole Jose O’Brien’s Casserole came about because we were invited to a potluck and we wanted to show off some of the great meat we got from Raider Red Meats. Their mission is to fund scholarships and serving others has been made possible by offering only premium cuts of beef, lamb and pork. Their product line is broad, consisting of fully-cooked and ready-to-eat…

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Raider Red Prime Rib Eye Steaks

Raider Red Prime Rib Eye Steaks Raider Red Prime Rib Eye Steaks from Raider Red Meats don’t just call their meat prime as a buzz word. This beef (they have pork, lamb and lots of other fine meats, too) is genuinely graded USDA Prime! Raider Red meats were introduced to us from Jason at Green Mountain Grills because he knew we’d love the great taste…

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Potluck Corned Beef

Potluck Corned Beef Potluck Corned Beef was requested for a party at our community center. We made 15 lbs. and it was all good. Plus, it was super easy to fit it all on our Sawtooth Pellet Grill using the second shelf. Patti made a simple marinade and grilled all six corned beefs in foil pans for quick clean up. Patti gave it a nice…

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Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs

Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs were juicy, tender and sticky sweet with a hint of zing from red pepper flakes. They were easy, quick and with a fun glaze that added tons of flavor. A “Kiss of Smoke” Northwest Apple made it extra special. This is great recipe for friends, camping and tailgating. Patti and I have set one night a week…

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Pizza Burgers

Pizza Burgers Pizza Burgers were fun because we could add our favorite pizza toppings. Ken likes loads of pepperoni and Patti prefers sautéed mushrooms and spinach. We mixed pizza blend cheese into lean ground beef, seasoned with Butcher BBQ Steak & Brisket Rub. Then, when these beauties were grilled to taste with a “Kiss of Smoke” using Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Pellet Smoked Hickory pellets.…

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Lama Stew from the Dutch Oven

Lama Stew from the Dutch Oven Guest Chef Denis Posted by Denis February 27th, 2017 no comments Dutch Oven, Lama, Stew Lama Stew from the Dutch Oven, It happened that my brother came along with some pounds of nice lama meat from his local butcher. You need to know that we’re always looking out for something special to put on the grill, into the smoker…

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Western Bacon Cheese Burger Pizza

Western Bacon Cheese Burger Pizza Our Western Bacon Cheese Burger Pizza was another perfect marriage because one of us wanted pizza and the other had to have a western bacon cheeseburger. Patti really put the cheese in cheeseburger with a full pound of shredded Mozzarella cheese added to the two pounds of lean ground beef. Ken likes his bacon cheeseburgers with BBQ sauce so we…

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Horseradish Sauce

Horseradish Sauce Horseradish Sauce started because Patti’s good pal gave her a jar of horseradish. We were having one of Ken’s reverse sear 2” sirloins and we had an “aha” moment. We’ve been to lots of steak places and theirs were served with horseradish sauce. So, we made up some of our own! It was quick and easy and went perfect with our 2” sirloin.…

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Floribbean Cajun Surprise Pretzel Burger

Floribbean Cajun Surprise Pretzel Burger Guest Chef Robert Simon Floribbean Cajun Surprise Pretzel Burger, I came up with this Burger for the September/October issue of Tailgater Monthly Magazine. The Drool factor of this burger is 10+++. Not only does this burger have a surprise in the center of the patty, the layers of flavor are unsurpassed! Floribbean Cajun Surprise Pretzel Burger Guest Chef Robert Simon…

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