Chicken Shepherd’s Pie

Chicken Shepherd’s Pie 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 little…

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Chili Jalapeno Burger

  Chili Jalapeno Burger Ken loves a good chili burger. The only thing I don’t like about them is “To eat one, you ware one”. They are all over the place, which is part of their charm. Well, at home I don’t care about that. So we grilled up some nice burgers and loaded them up with lots of cheddar cheese, chili and jalapenos. For…

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Grilled Mexican Pizza

Grilled Mexican Pizza 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 little…

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Oak Fired Carne Asada Pizza

Oak Fired Carne Asada Pizza Patti and I have been wanting to do a smoked pizza for awhile. There is nothing like a wood fired pizza! You just can’t get all the layering of flavors in a pizza oven. To start our first layer we smoked the sliced Carne Asada and sliced sweet onion at 180 for an hour. Patti suggested half that time, but…

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Pineapple Cornbread Stuffed Pork

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Pineapple Cornbread Stuffed Pork 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…

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Thai Chicken Breasts

Thai Chicken Breasts 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 little…

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Santa Fe Fatty

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Santa Fe Fatty So this is what I came up with. 4 pounds of sausage, 3 pounds of pepper bacon, a pound of cheese and almost 2 pounds of sweet onions with a generous mix of chipotle, red pepper and garlic… To keep with the southwest theme I smoked this 10 pound monster for 3 hours with Mesquite. Here I served it with my baked…

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Any Day Ham Orange Apricot Glaze Video

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Any Day Ham with Orange Apricot Glaze Video Chef Patti Date Night Doins BBQ For Two We get a lot of requests for holiday recipes. But, why wait for a special reason to have something delicious? Our friend Don from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market gave us some juicy blood oranges and we definitely put them to good use. The markets here have already had hams…

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Blackened Salmon Garlic Butter Sauce

Blackened Salmon Garlic Butter Sauce Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Green Mountain 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…

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Broccoli Blue Twice Baked Potatoes

Broccoli Blue Twice Baked Potatoes 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 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…

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Cherry Glazed Ham

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Cherry Glazed Ham This is a nice easy ham recipe that is perfect for Sunday dinners with the family. We actually had all the ingredients on hand, so when friends called that Sunday afternoon, the eight of us had a fancy looking, simple to make feast. They will think that you worked for hours making this one. But we won’t tell anyone just how simple…

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Smoky Chicken Enchiladas

  Smoky Chicken Enchiladas 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…

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