Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: • 40-60 medium-large Shrimp, cooked, deveined, tales removed • 4 tblsp. Poppa T’s Non-Spicy Rib Rub • 1 15oz jar of Bertolli 4 Cheese Rosa • 12-16 oz box of penne pasta • 6-8 medium size mushrooms Directions: To make this Skewered Shrimp & Pasta over Roma Sauce recipe, start by soaking … [Read more…]
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 32 mins Total time: 47 mins Ingredients: • 1 egg, beaten • 1 tsp. dry mustard • 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce • Parsley to taste • Pepper to taste • 1 tbsp. lemon juice • 1/2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning • 1/8 tsp. celery salt • 1 scallion • … [Read more…]
Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 2-3 Ingredients: • 1 lb ground beef • 1 egg • 1 small cooking onion (golf ball sized), cooked & minced • 3/4 c bread crumbs • 1/2 c ketchup • salt and pepper to taste Directions: To make Mini Meatloaf, mix … [Read more…]
Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 4 hrs Total time: 4 hrs & 20 mins Ingredients: • 8 medium apples, peeled, cored, and cut into quarters (a combination of galas, honey crisp & fujis) • 1/3 c. water • 1 tsp. lemon juice • 1/4-1/2 tsp. cinnamon or apple pie spice • 1/2 tbsp. honey … [Read more…]
Next up on my series of baking and cooking articles is A Guy’s Take on Baking Sweet Potato Muffins – that was inspired by a recipe in the latest Better Homes and Gardens¨ magazine. As I’ve mentioned in my previous A Guy’s Take article, my skills as a baker aren’t the best. I admit that, … [Read more…]
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 4 hrs Total time: 4 hrs & 15 mins Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: • 3/4 qt of chicken stock • 1/2 cup marsala wine • 1/2 cup milk • 1 can mushroom soup (condensed) • 2 large portabello mushroom caps, cleaned and chopped into ~1/4 inch cubes • 2 lb … [Read more…]
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 18 mins Total time: 33 mins Serves: 12 Ingredients: • 3/4 lb. ground sirloin • taco seasoning packet, or your own seasoning mix • 1/4 cup frozen, sweet corn • 1/2 cup black beans (drained) • 24 wonton wrappers (found in the produce section) • queso dip • salsa … [Read more…]
Saturday I smoked pork rib loins and if you set aside 3-4 hours of your day and follow my directions, you can get the same results that I got … delicious, mouth watering ribs. I started by preheating the smoker – I used a vertical water smoker with charcoal as fuel. I then wrapped hickory … [Read more…]
It seems like many people are complaining about keeping an elevated temperature in their vertical smokers. I am no exception, so I decided to modify mine with an extra grate to vent the charcoal. In most vertical charcoal smokers, there is a bowl (bin or basket) that holds the charcoal. It usually sits either on … [Read more…]
Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 15 mins Ingredients: • 2 tbsp vinegar • 2 tomatoes • 8-10 tomatillos, husks removed • 1 tbsp rehydrated minced onion • 2 jalapeno peppers • 2 tbsp lime juice • 2 tbsp garlic, minced Directions: Start making Quick & Easy Salsa by washing tomatoes and tomatillos. Chop tomatoes, … [Read more…]