His & Hers Shredded Beef Nachos We both wanted nachos for dinner made with our shredded beef chuck roast. Ken wanted hot and spicy, Patti wanted mild. So, for him we used our cold smoked pepper jack cheese and hot salsa and for her we used Colby jack and mild salsa. The meat was marinated overnight in Mojo Criollo Spanish marinade and minced garlic. Then,…
https://youtu.be/zh1Tm54Ww4M Dragon Eggs Dragon Eggs, we dream of things to grill and smoke. I know it’s crazy, but it’s something I really enjoy and I am always trying to come up with new tasty treats. This is what I dreamed up the other night. Five or six ways of doing this and here is how I ended up. Dragon Eggs, a smoky egg covered with…
Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chick Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chick, we love anything where bacon is involved…even Ken’s bacon candy. So, when we got some of Zaycon Fresh all natural boneless, skinless chicken breasts, we thought to put them together would be another awesome marriage Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chick. The whole Zaycon Fresh chicken breast was about three pounds, so we cut it in half, stuffed it,…
Texas Mustard Glazed Ham Texas Mustard Glazed Ham we had an 11lb. Zaycon Foods ham “just” a lean delicious ham… No bones, added water, chemicals or fillers, no gluten or MSG. The mustard glaze was Brigg’s True Texas Mustard sauce. We slow smoked it for 2 hours with Pacific Pellet Mountain Maple and added a “Kiss of Smoke” with a smoke tube packed with some…
Smoked Sausage Stuffed Portobello’s Patti came up with these little jewels. Toss these guys on the smoker and step back. They’re great snacks, sides or appetizers. I want a bucket of these . Great for Tailgaters too! To add a little bit to this I used some of Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Pellet Texas Pecan adding a nice smoky Nutty flavor to our cook. Very…
Barbequed Turkey Barbequed Turkey we’ve done turkey in dozens of ways and tonight we wanted to do simple and simply delicious. We had a special friend and neighbor join us for our feast and we all liked different parts of the bird. So, Ken cut it into pieces like you would a chicken. We slow smoked our turkey for 3 hours at 225 degrees (107c)…
https://youtu.be/GSGgdYfgSv8 Southwestern Jalapeno Glazed Turkey with Jalapeno Cheese Bread Stuffing Video Southwestern Jalapeno Glazed Turkey with Jalapeno Cheese Bread Stuffing. 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…
Any Day Ham with Orange Apricot Glaze Any Day Ham with Orange Apricot Glaze, 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 on sale…
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…
https://youtu.be/vBvyyXo7tiw Video Bourbon Bacon Pork Sirloin Chops Video Bacon Bourbon Pork Sirloin Chops, Off the Hook!!! Patti picked up these beautiful chops and I wanted to try something a little different. Thinking I would put a cast iron griddle on the grill and see what happens. The Bourbon Bacon sauce caramelized nicely, adding a ton of flavor to these moist and tender chops. We did…
https://youtu.be/bGAFB1c6wlM Double Stacked Stuffed Burgers This is one of our "Older Videos", please be kind. It still gets the point across. Check out our newer videos, much better. New cameras, lights, skills and software... We smoke garlic all the time on the grill and tonight I took some of our chipotle smoked garlic and ground it up into a paste. I used that with more…
His and Hers Personal Date Night Meatloaf His and Hers Personal Date Night Meatloaf, we’ve been getting lots of meatloaf requests because it’s one of the ultimate comfort foods especially on these cold nights. It plummeted down to 59 degrees tonight! However, Ken wanted his hot and spicy and Patti wanted hers mild and mixed with cheese. Thankfully we have Lodge cast iron individual serving…