Southwestern Frito Pie because at our house Taco Tuesday isn’t just about tacos. We were invited to a southwestern themed tailgating party and we wanted to make something a little different and not spending much money. Plus, most of these ingredients we had on hand. Ken likes the chili cheese Fritos and Patti likes the regular, so we used both. A nice thing about…
KC BBQ Kielbasa Sliders were easy to make for feeding a Tailgating crowd. This is an easy one and you can adjust larger or smaller to fit your needs. We made it larger so we could enjoy these sliders during the week. We smoked some Kielbasa in our new Smokey Bourbon Bacon KC BBQ Sauce, a sweet sauce with a hint of spicy heat,…
Black Pepper Sauce because if you love black pepper, you’ll love this little sauce. It’s a quick and easy, a savory pepper sauce with hints of garlic and onions. Spoon it onto your food as you serve it and it’s a sauce. Or brush it on as your grilling and it’s a glaze. It’s great either way. Depending on your taste you can adjust…
Pepper Glazed Pork Chops were a hit! We cold smoked our chops then sealed them up and let them get “Happy” for a few days. What a treat! Pork’s mild flavor lends itself so well to rich coffee smoke and the savory pepper glaze that Patti made for us. We seasoned our chops with Loubier Italian Seasoning that just brought all the flavors together…
Uncle Bubba’s Zippy Taco Burgers is another camp meal Uncle Bubba made with his “Shredded Beef”. He went “South of the Border” with a 6-hour slow smoke until he had a mountain of “Fork Tender Spicy Shredded Beef”. One night he made us “Zippy Taco Burgers” topped with his “Cowboy Queso” and we ate burritos in one style or another along with tacos and…
Fiery Piggy Balls, an extra spicy appetizer wrapped in bacon, of course, for game day. Happily we just got some wonderful and extra zingy sauces from All Spice Café, so we knew we could put their Cayenne Habanero Sauce to good use. This is a variation of our “Chipotle Bacon Bombs” using hot sausage balls instead of ground beef. You can use mild sausage…
Mickey’s Mac & Cheese was made in honor of our dear friends Mickey & Fred’s anniversary. It was super easy with a base of jar Alfredo sauce, plus lots of smoked cheese and frozen thawed broccoli for color and to make it healthy. Then, Patti added chopped bacon because everything is better with bacon. Then that “Kiss of Smoke”. Patti and I have set one…
https://youtu.be/4OS-47DMVbM Zippy Beef Jerky Zippy Beef Jerky, we have always liked jerky and have wanted to make our own for years. This jerky is packed with flavor. A bit zippy with lots of black and red pepper mixed with Green Mountain’s “South of the Border rub”. Then, I pulled it off the smoker while still a little tender as jerky goes. I didn’t want to…
Sweep the Kitchen Calzones, and that is what we did. We went threw the kitchen and pulled out all kinds of good meat and veggie stuff including some Smoky VooDoo sauce. Piled high with our own smoked mozzarella cheese and Canadian Bacon, bacon, ham, sausage, Raider Red Stuffed sausage, pepperoni, onions, garlic, olives, mushrooms and jalapenos with carrots. Not sure if I missed anything…
Grilled Avocado with Salsa Fresca. Our Salsa Fresca, sweet from the sweet peppers and Tomatillos with just a hint of jalapeno heat, nice. Now, put it into a grilled avocado. Warm, soft and creamy with a "Kiss of Smoke". We always enjoy cooking at the Murrieta Farmer’s Market. The people are great and we always come home with lots of fresh fruit and veggies.…
https://youtu.be/vp5VVwtqZsY Armadillo Eggs Go Tailgating Video Armadillo Eggs Go Tailgating Video, Armadillo Eggs are a stuffed jalapeno, wrapped in a ¼ pound of spicy sausage. Not for the faint of heart, but just a little zippy! I love these things, but they are not for everybody. Patti makes them for me, and she can’t eat them. This is a great Tailgating and party recipe. We…
Pizza Night at our house has a whole meaning. Our new Green Mountain Pizza Oven has changed everything! A Beautiful, Hot, Bubbly BBQ Chicken Pizza in about 3 minutes using our own smoked mozzarella cheese. We don’t think we ever order out for pizza again. Our pizza oven is so easy we set up a “Pizza Bar” and had some friends over. Everybody got…