Dove’s Chocolate Pork Medallions My friends Nate and Le Tonia are Dove Chocolatiers. Last week he sent me some of Dove’s BBQ seasoning, the Chocolate Fig Balsamic Vinaigrette, Sweet’N’Spicy Cocoa Rub and their Sweet’N’Smoky Chocolate BBQ Sauce. Patti and I both like our chocolate and Patti loves Dove’s high quality. So, we started thinking about this. My first thoughts were chocolate syrup on BBQ. Not…
Smoked Ham & Swiss Strata One of the many things we love about the Zaycon Fresh boneless ham, besides being really lean and filler free is all the great things we can do with the leftovers. So far we’ve had lots of ham for omelets and sandwiches, plus lots of Patti’s famous casseroles. This one is made with cubes of stale bread, eggs, ham and…
A Chipotle Orange Glazed Bacon Wrapped and Stuffed Pork Loin, Off the Hook We had friends drop in that we hadn’t seen in sometime. Well before long we were talking about BBQ and what’s for dinner. Patti had just picked up a couple of packages of pork tenderloins so that is what we ran with and definitely scored a touchdown. This is a supper main…
Mango Curry Pork Chops Being our main ingredient has always been imagination, we wanted to try an unusual combination for simple pork chops. Ken loves the spice of curry and Patti prefers a bit of sweetness in her marinade. So, we got this idea using Louisiana’s Mango Magic Seasoning…with the added heat of curry. Slow smoking with the marinade worked deliciously. Patti and I have…
Ground Pork Enchiladas Verde We were blessed to be given lots of fresh, beautiful, assorted peppers, cilantro and tomatoes from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market. The peppers weren’t hot but had lots and lots of flavor and looked so pretty with the different colors. Just for a change and that we’ve never seen it done before we used store bought already ground pork. Plus, it was…
Pineapple Cornbread Stuffed Pork Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill/Smoker but sometimes we cook inside. We always eat outside on our patio where it is very comfortable with a rainforest theme. Wood burning stove, little lights, candles, lanterns and surround sound. We enjoy a…
Cowboy Beans Cowboy Beans I have been making these beans for over 20 years now. I have made them on many camping trips over an open fire. I don’t measure anything anymore. I’ll get you close and you go from there. First, my beans are a little on the fiery side so you may want to tone it down now and go open a can.…
Chipotle Nachos Patti and I have been working on a few treats to serve at a Super Bowl party. Sounded like some fun with plenty of good beer involved so we jumped right on it. Thinking something smoked off the grill would be a good start for anything we came up with like Chipotle Nachos made with a smoked beef roast. Patti says I put…
Saber 500SS Review Saber sent us one of their 500SS grills. This is a big stainless steel gas grill that was delivered in my driveway by a semi truck. I have had more than a few grills sent to me and the first thing I look at now is the package, and damage from poor packing and ease of unpacking. When you open the box…
Just Hanging Out on The Royall 3000 Along Comes Daisy A Pellet Grill Recipe We were given another pig for my birthday. I have always wanted to do a whole pig but thought you needed special equipment, grills or deep holes dug in your yard. This is the second one I have done in about 6 weeks. I just can’t get over HOW SIMPLE this…