Get Your Grill On

This recipe is adapted from The El Paso Chile Company’s Texas Border Cookbook by W. Park Kerr and Norma Kerr. This recipe works equally as well in the smoker or in the oven. If you do smoke your bird, be sure to use a light wood such as apple in the fire. If you’re not […]

Photo of the various barbeque regions of the United States courtesy of Kraft Food Service.
There’s a great book out called Mastering Barbecue by Michael H. Stines. In this very informative book he discusses how different parts of the United States have signature sauces. Funny, he ignores the middle Atlantic states, the west coast and New […]

This week the Big Easy Oil-less Turkey Fryer from Char Broil was added to my cooking arsenal. I didn’t know what to expect. There seemed to be a lot of marketing hype surrounding it, which always makes someone skeptical. I figured the proof will be in the final product.Though I thought […]

Housework’s a funny thing.Everyone who knows me, is well aware that I like to cook…ok, love to cook. There is something about shopping, chopping and cooking that really gets my juices flowing. I don’t necessarily need the best to be available to me, truffles, lobster, waygu et al, though I certainly appreciate them when they […]

3 Sweet Potatoes
3 Yukon Gold Potatoes
3 Turnips
3 Parsnips
1 Dz Fresh small figs
2 bulbs peeled garlic bulbs (less is desired)
4 Tbsp Salad Oil (more may be needed)
Sea Salt, Pepper to taste

Preheat grill at medium high heat - indirect grilling.
Cut potatoes, turnips, and parsnips into quarter sized chunks. Toss in a large bowl with garlic, cleaned […]

Sunday brought a new arrival to our family, and that arrival is my new Big Green Egg, a combination smoker and grill. I’ve enjoyed using my Weber Smokey Mountain cooker for a few years now, but I’ve been looking for a new toy to play with. When I set aside a weekend for smoking, I […]

10-12 lb whole turkey
2 tbsp Sesame Oil
3 cloves Minced Garlic
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat your grill for indirect medium-high heat. Mix sesame oil and minced garlic together. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
Wash out turkey with clear potable water and pat dry. Turn wings back to hold neck skin in place. Return […]

When it’s football season, Sundays become a day for snacks. While getting supplies for game-day, I had an idea.
In the freezer I had a smoked sage fatty (breakfast sausage chub) from last week. When i got home, I defrosted the fatty in the microwave and started to cube the 1lb Velveeta block. […]

Grilled Cajun Chicken

2 cups garlic olive oil
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon creole seasoning
1/2 teaspoon Hot Sauce
10 boneless skinless tender pressed chicken breasts

Combine the oil and spices in a resealable plastic bag.
Add the chicken breasts and marinade for at least 1 hour in refrigerator.
Preheat grill.
Drain chicken […]

My grandmother used to make “Chex Mix” by the truck loads when I was a kid. During the holidays, she’d pull out 3-5 ice cream buckets of the stuff. Now you can buy it already made in bags at the store. That still strikes me as odd, kinda like Rice Krispie Treats. You couldn’t buy […]