Guacamole with Roasted Garlic, we love guacamole and it always makes me think of my childhood, so I am going to share my memories with this Roasted Garlic Guacamole recipe. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Growing up in Fallbrook, California we had access to REAL avocados. My mother would make guacamole in a huge bowl and my dad would…
Chili Corn Pudding, this is one of our 1st recipes I tucked into a folder today. One on my favorites that my mother made for the holidays. It brings back happy memories of times long gone. Hope you enjoy it as we have. Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on…
Bacony Sauteed Cabbage, Patti made this as a side for our corned beef, but Ken loves it with anything and he’s not a cabbage sort of guy. It helped a lot that Patti added bacon and Cindy Lou's Big Kahuna Seasoning. Cabbage was a great price and we knew it would be fresh and top quality because we got it from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market.…
Easy & Elegant Chicken Alfredo Easy & Elegant Chicken Alfredo, we love chicken not just because the price is always right and there’s so many great ways to fix it. Next week we’re having some very special friends over for dinner. We always enjoy having Jim & Debbie over because they always love what we fix. Patti wanted to fix something really easy and a…
G's MEXICAN 3-PEPPER CHICKEN Now I was born and raised in southern Louisiana, so I will eat just about anything. But my fiancé @jocemarie38 is not as adventurous as I am when it comes to food, so I cook a lot of chicken. SMILE! But that's cool because I enjoy the challenge of coming up with interesting chicken dishes to keep her tummy happy. This…
Cheesy Ham Divan We love ham for holiday dinners…and sometimes we make them just to use in casseroles and sandwiches. Being the Pacific Living Outdoor Oven has a smoke box we can add extra smoky goodness to our ham dishes and all the great recipes for the leftovers. Patti loves casseroles using leftovers because she can add all kinds of veggies and different kinds of…
CHEF G's MIDNIGHT "STRUGGLE" PIZZA See the what had happened was...our car was in the shop for repairs, but we didn't have plans to go anywhere and figured we'd be okay for a couple of days...until late-night munchies creeped up, and $h!t got REAL! My fiancé looked in the fridge, and said in a very hungry voice, "There is nothing in here to eat!" Oh…
CHEF G's SEARED ZUCCHINI & YELLOW SQUASH Trust Chef G when I tell you that this is the simplest and BEST stovetop squash recipe ever! And it might be the only one you will ever use after trying it the first time. But first, here's a quick rundown on this wonderful fruit. Yes, squash is a fruit. Even though most people identify squash with…
Smoked Pork Southwest Egg Rolls Guest Chef Heather That’s not advice you will traditionally find in a fortune cookie but as a card carrying member of the ‘smoke your own meat’ fan club, I promise you that you will never hear a truer statement. In many families the man is the primary carnivore and the one for playing with large instruments of fire. In this…
Ooey Gooey Mac & Cheese It’s been rainy and cold here. Comfort food was a must. Ken wanted macaroni and cheese, but it had to be extra cheesy with a crunchy topping. Patti said no problem and added bacon and broccoli to make it tastier and a bit healthy. Our Green Mountain Grill/Smoker added extra flavor along with their Green Mountain “Sizzle Seasoning Blend”. Perfect!…
Cheesy Chicken Pie It’s the perfect time of year for fresh vegetables from the Murrieta Farmer’s Market. So, this Sunday we made some extra BBQ’d smoked chicken just for this recipe. Some folks call this a pot pie, but we used one of our favorite Lodge cast iron Dutch ovens from start to finish. So, there weren’t a lot of bowls and pans used making…
Broccoli Blue Twice Baked Potatoes 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 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…