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…
Tailgater Touchdown Ham Sandwich Tailgater Touchdown Ham Sandwich with tailgating season in full swing we wanted to do something simple that will impress your friends with your tailgating skills. We got about a 4 pound piece of a ham chub, sauced and smoked it for 3 hours. Makes the best ham and cheese sandwiches ever. Served on a toasted jalapeno bun with potato salad and…
Pineapple Teriyaki Tri Tip Pineapple Teriyaki Tri Tip added some sweet and tart to the big beefy taste of our tri tip roast. This is a good one Tailgating and camping, too. Patti’s marinade was just a few ingredients made even better with Chef of the Future Honey Garlic Bourbon and the delicious "Kiss of Smoke" with Pacific Pellets Northwest apple and a A-MAZE-N-TUBE. Patti…
Apricot Mustard Glazed Lamb Apricot Mustard Glazed Lamb, we had some friends drop by at the last minute knowing they would be welcomed and the food would be great. We love lamb fixed all kinds of ways and all different cuts. Patti had a semi-boneless leg of lamb waiting to be grilled on our Green Mountain Jim Bowie Grill/Smoker. The Jim Bowie is a great…
Pastrami Subs Go Tailgating Pastrami Subs Go Tailgating, we love the pepper crust and they were so tender and juicy. Who says that camp cooking is boring? We took a corned beef brisket and did a heavy pepper crust then smoked it for 6 hours. When you smoke corned beef you’re making Pastrami and it’s good just on your plate or thin sliced for subs.…
https://youtu.be/MG3upmyGFX0 Dump Chili We love chili and have been making it from scratch for over 40 years. Over the years I have picked up many books in my research on the history from the very beginning. The oldest known chili recipe in print dates back to 1700 and it belonged to a Spanish priest. That said I wanted a good smoky chili to warm us…
https://youtu.be/0fUClEdzB3k Trimming a Competition Brisket After 34 years of running meat markets, sausage counters, selling wholesale, and running a custom meat processing plant, I started cooking in our local BBQ competitions. From my very first contest I used an injection that I had developed for our meat shop. Over the next few years I tweaked the ingredients to make it more user friendly for the BBQ…
Rib Eye Steak Peppercorn Blue Cheese Wine Sauce Rib Eye Steak Peppercorn Blue Cheese Wine Sauce, looking for something really special for dinner this is an excellent one. It’s easy to do and everyone will praise you as a “Grill Master”. Just grill your steaks until favored temperature, top with blue cheese crumbles and drizzle the wine sauce. When the cheese melts you have an…
Traditional Sausage Lasagna We’ve done several lasagna recipes, some simple and some unique. But, we got a request for more traditional lasagna. So, Patti created Traditional Sausage Lasagna. Of course, as always, you can make changes to suit your taste like adding salsa and diced tomatoes with chilies instead of the regular diced tomatoes. Any kind of sausage works really well, too. We also call…
Raspberry Balsamic Chicken It’s most definitely summertime. We wanted something light. Raspberry Balsamic Chicken, is easy and full of flavor. Ken likes his salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing. So, Patti took it one step further and used it as part of her raspberry balsamic chicken. Along with a few more “on hand” ingredients she marinated her chicken thighs for a several hours and then onto…
Creole Barbecue Sauce We love the Spicy Creole flavors of Louisiana. Our Creole Barbecue Sauce is a sweet and zippy sauce at the same time. Our Creole Barbecue Sauce brings tons flavor to everything we have tried it on from burgers, pork and chicken. I really like it on Hot Wings. It’s easy, delicious and beautiful. For me it’s more sweet than hot, not so…
https://youtu.be/nnbeNAh5fM0 Chipotle Beef Jerky Ken loves chipotle and jerky, so we’re thinking a homemade Chipotle Beef Jerky seasoned just the way he likes it. We went down to see Juan Carlos about some ribs and he had some top round on sale that was cut to ¼ inch that looked perfect for jerky. 9 pounds and 7 hours later we have a pile of Chipotle…