Quick Explanation: How to Roast a Chili Pepper
Roasting and pealing is appropriate for any thick skinned pepper like poblanos, anaheims, or hatch chilies. Gebberally I have found it's not worth the effort to roast and peal a cubanelle pepper as the skins are thiner. Roasting peppers takes the tough outer skin off...
Grilled Pineapple Shortcake
Grilled pineapple shortcakes are a nice change from s’mores for a desert made on the BBQ grill. I bake the shortcakes earlier in the day so that they are ready to go at dinner time. The shortcake recipe that I use is pretty simple as I am not the worlds best baker so...
How to Make Homemade Chicken Stock
Almost anytime I make a whole chicken or turkey I will take the ten minutes to throw together a batch of homemade chicken stock in the Crock-pot. I save the liquid and the giblets that were in the bottom of the roasting pan and use it as base for my chicken stock. If...
How to Make Basic Roast Chicken
Whenever I am asked by someone to teach them to cook, I start with getting them to make a basic whole roast chicken. There are two reasons, first it gets them over that whole touching raw meat thing that many new cooks have and second it’s only a hop skip and jump...
Brined Grilled Pork Chops with Honeybell Orange Relish
Brined grilled pork chops with honeybell orange relish are a gourmet meal that is all made on the BBQ grill. I love grilling bone in thick cut pork chops they are great with just a bit of oil and grill spice but taking the time to brine the pork chops can make them...
BBT: Bacon, Beans, and Tomatoes
This recipe is a variation on a green bean recipe that my great grandmother would make with fresh green beans, home cured ham hock and homemade ketchup. I have never had great grandma’s version but for years my mother has been trying to recreate this wonderful side...
Italian Wedding Soup
Italian Wedding Soup is one of my stepdaughter's favorites so when I was looking for a quick and easy soup to stash in the fridge for this weekend that everyone could nibble on I was thrilled to located everything I would need for it. I love fennel sausage in my...
Tamarind Marinated Chicken Kabobs
These easy kabobs are a pretty orange color from the tamarind paste and the Greek yogurt will keep the chicken moist on even the highest temperature grill. I will normally make tamarind marinated chicken kabobs for parties and picnics as they will taste equally good...
Mixed Berry Pie
I could not resist making a berry pie this week, all the grocery store gods were pushing me to make it. This year we have had a large crop of Florida winter strawberries and they are everywhere from the farmers market to the grocery store at good prices. Combined with...
Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada
I love Tex-Mex food so I have been making all kinds of chicken enchiladas for years. This is a pretty basic variation that uses good old Ro*tel for the enchilada sauce. There is magic in that simple can of tomatoes and chilies that can help you turn almost anything...
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