This past Saturday I made a batch of chicken wings with two different sauces. Both were very tasty. The first one was a variation of the Chipotle Chicken Thighs marinade, where I used roasted red bell peppers instead of chipotles. The other recipe was an Orange Chipotle marinade that I kind of came up with [...]
June 2008
This was what I had planned to grill on Father’s Day, but due to everything going on in Iowa right now, just did not have the time. The sump pump in our basement stopped working and the pit was about 2 inches from flooding the basement. So I spent majority of the weekend pumping water [...]
The other day, I decided to cook up some Black Bean Burgers which I had blogged about a couple other times. They always turn out great, but this time I wanted to do something different with them. First off I wanted to add corn kernels to the mixture and use refried black beans. This is [...]
It was grill at work today this past Thursday. The request this time was for some stuffed jalapenos. I did a combination of cream cheese stuffed jalapenos and BBQ bacon cheeseburger stuffed jalapenos. Since we were going to be in meetings all day, I ended up getting in the office at 6 A.M. to get [...]
This is a recipe I have been wanting to try since I purchased my smoker a few years ago. Not sure why I haven’t up to this point year, but I finally did. Generally when I buy pastrami at the store, it is usually turkey pastrami as it is a little bit healthier and still [...]
Good baked beans are an essential side dish to BBQ. This recipe is simple to make, but adds a good amount of flavor to canned baked beans. Ingredients: 28.5 oz can Baked Beans 1 large white onion, peeled and chopped 1 C brown sugar 1 C ketchup 2 t ground mustard 1 t Tabasco Sauce [...]
Ingredients: 3 Granny Smith apples 2 T sugar 2 T cinnamon vegetable oil Instructions: Slice the apples in 1/2 length-wise and remove the core and seeds with a small spoon Slice apples in 1/2 inch slices Brush on a little bit of vegetable oil on both sides of the apple slices Mix together the sugar [...]
Ingredients: 1 stick butter, softened 1 T dried cranberries, chopped 1 t garlic powder 1 t dried sage 1/2 lemon, zest 4 boneless pork chops, about 1 inch thick Olive oil Kosher salt Freshly ground pepper Instructions: About 4 to 5 hours in advance, make the Sage Butter by combining the butter, ground sage, dried [...]
The perfect smoked baby back ribs have been eluding me for a long time now. I have yet found a rub or sauce that makes them perfect. I get them to the perfect tenderness every time, but the flavor has not been there for me yet. This recipe just might be the one for me. [...]
