Southwestern Jalapeno Glazed Turkey with Jalapeno Cheese Bread Stuffing Southwestern Jalapeno Glazed Turkey with Jalapeno Cheese Bread Stuffing for friends from Texas wanted a special Thanksgiving dinner without it being the same old same old. So, in their honor we gave our turkey dinner with a bit of southwestern zing. We smoked our spatchcocked beauty for 6 hours and Patti made an easy, but different…
https://youtu.be/Ry0_VUaecaE Video Texas Tri Tip Reverse Seared Video Texas Tri Tip Reverse Seared. A reverse sear is when you smoke your meat first then finish it off with a hot quick sear. If you have never done this you are in for a treat! BIG BEEF FLAVOR and “no teeth needed” tender. We used Briggs Texas seasoning and no Texas BBQ would be complete without…
Scotch Eggs Texas Style Scotch Eggs Texas Style, our friend Jason came for lunch and to delive Scotch Eggs Texas Style Recipe Type: Appetizer Cuisine: American Author: Chef Ken Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 55 mins Total time: 1 hour 10 mins Scotch Eggs Texas Style, our friend Jason came for lunch and to deliver our new Green Mountain Jim Bowie Grill/Smoker so we…
Smoky Mini Quiches Smoky Mini Quiches were super easy using our “Bull Rack System”. Patti needed to make a lot of them for her Women’s Ministry potluck. Our ‘Bull Rack System” let her do all of them at once. Perfect. Instead of fussing with making dough circles she used ready made crescent rolls because they were just the right size for her muffin cups. Using…
Apricot Mustard Glazed Lamb Apricot Mustard Glazed Lamb, we had some friends drop by at the last minute knowing they would be welcomed and the food would be great. We love lamb fixed all kinds of ways and all different cuts. Patti had a semi-boneless leg of lamb waiting to be grilled on our Green Mountain Jim Bowie Grill/Smoker. The Jim Bowie is a great…
Roast Beef Slow Smoked Six hours in the Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker. Look at those smoke rings. Patti couldn’t believe that after smoking something for 6 hours it could be so tender and juicy with big, rich smoky beef flavor. Patti served it up with bacon garlic gravy and her “Fiesta Broccoli Bake”. Recipe Link; http://datenightdoins.com/roast-beef-slow-smoked/ http://youtu.be/ooxEkrSJjYw
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…
Spinach Stuffed Brie en Croute Spinach Stuffed Brie en Croute, we wanted to start our date night with something special and “test drive” a recipe for our Easter dinner. This was perfect. The brie was stuffed with fresh spinach (thank you Murrieta Farmer’s Market) maple bacon and just a bit of garlic wrapped in crescent roll dough. Very rich, creamy and easy. Ken wanted it…
Easy BBQ Chicken Pizza I have wanted BBQ Chicken pizza for some time now thinking about it. We haven’t had one in over a year now. So, we BBQed an extra chicken at the Murrieta Farmer’s Market just for our pizza. But, you don’t have to make your own. For a time saver meal you can use leftovers you may have or buy one already…
Rib Eye Steak Peppercorn Blue Cheese Wine Sauce Rib Eye Steak Peppercorn Blue Cheese Wine Sauce, looking for something really special for dinner this is an excellent one. It’s easy to do and everyone will praise you as a “Grill Master”. Just grill your steaks until favored temperature, top with blue cheese crumbles and drizzle the wine sauce. When the cheese melts you have an…
Seafood Lasagna Italiano At our home Italian food isn’t just spaghetti and meatballs and on our Pacific Living Pizza Oven isn’t just for pizza. It’s so versatile! Though we used lasagna noodles Patti combined lobster and shrimp in a cream sauce with fresh veggies from our Murrieta Farmer’s Market. This was an excellent date night dinner with just a kiss of oak smoke. This would…
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…