Italian Sausage Mac & Cheese It’s amazing how many recipe requests we get for macaroni & cheese. That’s fine with us, it’s quick, easy and has unlimited variations. We used Ken’s favorite hot Italian sausage along with lots of his cold smoked cheddar and Patti insisted on fresh broccoli to keep it healthy. Being it was 101 here today we were more than happy to…
https://youtu.be/-b1ZNJkXnAA Cold Smoked Cheese Video We really enjoy smoked cheeses, we eat them as snacks and Patti uses them in different recipes. Patti made a nice Caprese salad with some of the Mozzarella Cheese and I used some on our Fiery Cowboy Pizza. Off The Hook!!! Cold smoking cheese is so easy with our GMG loaded with Bull Racks and smoke from the Wedgie. We…
Double Sausage Pizza Ken’s friend David came over so Ken could help him fix his computer. To thank him he wanted to treat us to take out pizza. Oh no, my friend, Patti can make a sausage pizza to make shop owners cry. She uses lots of our favorite sausage and Ken’s smoked cheeses, plus Chef of the Future Floribbean Rub & Seasoning. An easy…
https://youtu.be/W8shVKcPPY8 The Perfect Burger Topper This is a remake of our Bacon Square video using our new camera. Hope you enjoy it... We love bacon and have discovered Zaycon Fresh Bacon. Some of the best we have ever had. Thick sliced and flavor packed. I like to pile so much onto burgers and sandwiches and it is always falling out or off. The dogs love…
Guest Chef G's GARLIC AÏOLI First, what is Aïoli? Aïoli is a garlicky Provençal (French) sauce similar to mayonnaise made by pounding garlic with oil, salt and egg yolks until it's emulsified into a thick, creamy culinary delight. Take out the garlic and add mustard and you have a basic mayonnaise. This simple, basic Aïoli recipe produces a very silky, garlic-spiced sauce with a very…
Carne Asada Burrito “Ready to Roll” Tonight was the first night after the rains totaled our patio roof that we could get back outside. We didn’t need one, but I built a fire anyway. I call it “Fire for Effect”. And Patti’s tiny and always cold. I found citrus marinated carne asada at the Mexican market on sale and I could not resist. With the…
Bourbon Street Chicken We were gifted with some really nice bourbon. We don’t drink it, unless we’re in New Orleans, where it’s a rule, so we decided to cook with some. Like wine if it’s good enough to drink, it’s just right to use in cooking. Patti’s favorite part of the chicken is dark meat and she created a really enjoyable marinade. She used white…
Raspberry Teriyaki Country Ribs We love ribs, all kinds of ribs. We’ve never met a cut we didn’t like. These pork country ribs were on sale so we bought a lot. We wanted them for our date night, but we had a lot of errands to do, so we marinated them all day in a sweet and spicy marinade Patti came up with before we…
Bacon Squares We love bacon and have discovered Zaycon Fresh Bacon. Some of the best we have ever had. Thick sliced and flavor packed. I like to pile so much onto burgers and sandwiches and it is always falling out or off. The dogs love that part. We like bacon in every bite of the whole sandwich and this makes that happen easily. So, think…
Fiery Cowboy Pizza Ken wanted a really spicy, meaty pizza and the best way to make it was with some leftover “Fiery Chuck Roast” and lots of shredded pepper jack cheese that we cold smoked last week. We used enchilada sauce instead of tomato sauce to continue our south of the border flavor and ready made pizza crust to make it easy. We used some…
Kitchen Sink Brownies Patti was having some of her Ladies’ Group coming over for lunch. They wanted a cool, crisp healthy salad…followed by a decadent, very chocolaty dessert. To make it easy Patti used a package brownie mix with lots of mix-ins. The girls just wanted a sliver of the browning, huge slivers. LOL! It was a rich, crunchy and dense dessert. And one of…
Simply Delicious Roasted Chicken It’s hot here and tonight we wanted something simple and without a lot of fuss, but delicious. What can be easier than a chicken on the Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker? I think pecan smoke in just magic on chicken along with a splash of “Big Dick’s” BBQ sauce. It made for a nice evening. Simply Delicious Roasted Chicken A Wood Pellet…