Firehouse Tri Tip Firehouse Tri Tip, nothing says true beef flavor like Tri Tip. We have been doing Tri Tips at the Murrieta Farmer’s Market and enjoying the smoky flavor from the grill and had to do one for ourselves. These guys are quick and easy to grill and they allow you to go in many flavor profiles. Firehouse Tri Tip A Wood Pellet Grill…
Grilled Salmon with Pesto Cream Grilled Salmon with Pesto Cream, ever have one of those days when you’re so busy the day just gets away from you and then it’s dinnertime? Well, today was one of ours, so we stopped at the market to see what we could just toss together for a quick meal and we accidentally came up with a healthy gourmet…
Zesty Avocado Sauce I really enjoy a Zesty Avocado Sauce on Burgers, Tacos and in Burritos. This sauce is quick and easy to make and you can go as hot or mild as you like. Prep Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Zesty Avocado Sauce 1 Avocado, mashed 4 tsp. Fresh lime juice ½ cup mayonnaise 2 Tbsp. Fresh cilantro, chopped ¼ tsp. Country Bob’s Seasoning Salt 1 Tbsp…
Caesar Marinated Chicken Leg Quarters It’s been a long day, plus 97 degrees of dry heat. But, we still have to have dinner. Thanks to our Pacific Living Outdoor Oven we made an easy three ingredient dinner and kept the kitchen cool. We love doing recipes with “on hand” ingredients and served with cold sliced tomatoes this was perfect. Patti made enough to have some…
Lemon Pepper Chicken Kabobs After a long weekend we wanted something light, but still healthy with lots of flavor. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are so versatile we use them for lots of recipes. We added veggies for healthy color and Louisiana Lemon Pepper seasoning to add just the right amount of spice. For our sides we brightened up plain white rice by cooking it with…
Curried Chicken Thighs with Fried Rice This is Patti’s take on oven fried chicken with a Thai twist. Our thanks to Chef of the Future Coconut Curry Rub. We served it over box fried rice made a little more interesting with a few added ingredients. We loved using our Pacific Living Outdoor Oven being it’s been around 100 degrees for the last week; it lets…
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…
Holiday Brunch Frittata We always have friends and neighbors over for dinner for the holidays and usually there’s a few who stay over. We try to always cook brunch like this frittata, which is really just a crustless quiche. Delicious using leftover smoked ham, but if you have leftover smoked turkey and/or veggies add them to the mix for more layers of flavors and make…
Mango Madness Yellowfin Tuna Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme. Wood burning stove, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a…
Blueberry Walnut Scones Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Pacific Living Pizza Oven but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme. Wood burning stove, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a little…
http://youtu.be/kyQxXKOVNXk We found some chickens at our local market that looked more like small turkeys at only 69 cents a pound we bought a lot of them. Tonight’s dinner was simple and using Feiny’s Rubs, simple is always delicious. Of course, a green veggie was required and we got some fresh green beans from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market so we knew they would be fresh…
Bacon Stuffed Pork Tenderloin You know how when you plan something all week and when the time comes “Oh, oh”. Then, you fall back to Alternate Plan “B”. Well, that was our date night this week. I was thinking pork medallions. When we opened the pork tenderloin we found that we did not get one large one. But, instead we got two small ones. But,…