BBQ Pork Loin Chops Tonight we want to do some BBQ Pork Loin Chops on the Akorn Kamado. The chops were very tender and just made for an easy and simple date night dinner. I dusted the chops with Big Dick’s “Big Kahuna” rub and sauced them up the last 5 minutes of our cook. Patti and I have set one night a week just…
Smoked Orange Peel Chicken Smoked Orange Peel Chicken, this moist, tender whole chicken was easy with only three ingredients and lots of flavor. Ken spatchcocked the chicken to grill it faster and Patti made a glaze better than our local Chinese restaurant. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Spatchcock chicken Spatchcock, otherwise known as “spattlecock” is poultry or game that has been prepared for roasting or…
Date Night Garlicky Pot Roast Date Night Garlicky Pot Roast proves any night can be a one pot Sunday night dinner. We proudly made it awesome using our new Date Night Doins seasonings and Ken‘s Smoked Garlic Sauce. We braised a big 5lb. chuck roast in some beef broth, but first we generously seasoned it with our “Date Night Heat” and “Date Night Gourmet Steak”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Very Berry Cobbler in a Lodge Dutch Oven Very Berry Cobbler. At the Murrieta Farmer’s Market we got a wonderful selection of fresh, juicy berries. Lots of organically grown eggs and veggies, but that’s for other recipes. Ken loves my raspberry cobbler, so for an extra treat we mixed raspberries, blueberries and blackberries. With a "Kiss of Smoke" using Mountain Maple pellets. Served with either…
Honey Glazed Pork Loin Honey Glazed Pork Loin was a very moist and tender smoked pork loin with a hint of sweet and savory at the same time. It was a great dinner, but later the sandwiches with ½ inch slices of pork were crazy good!!! We brined it the day before and then injected it with Butcher BBQ Pork Injection. Then seasoned with Butcher…
Blue Lamb Burgers Blue Lamb Burgers, our friend Nancy doesn’t eat beef. So, we suggested the “other red meat”. She’d never had lamb so she was pleasantly surprised by how lean it was and that the flavor was much stronger than beef, too. We added her favorite blue cheese and served them medium rare. Ken loved making them because he got to use his new…
Spatchcock Chicken We love grilled chicken; thinking a Spatchcock Chicken would be good, easy and flavorful tonight. It was simple enough for a weeknight dinner and pretty enough for company. Spatchcock Chicken is simple and easy to do on the Char-Griller Akorn Kamado Grill. As an added treat we used Chef of the Future Floribbean Rub and Seasoning with some of Lumberjack’s new “Paris-Bordeaux Rosemary”…
https://youtu.be/HtdZj_nsQzY Gorgonzola Stuffed Rib Steaks Reversed Seared Video It’s a sweetheart’s weekend. We combined our date night, Rat dog’s birthday and Valentine’s Day. So, we had to do a recipe that shouted love. And at our house nothing says love like a big, thick steak. Juan cut us a few 2” thick rib steaks and we stuffed them with Gorgonzola cheese, seasoned to perfection with…