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…]
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…]
Prep time: 5-15 mins Serves: 1-2 Ingredients: • 1/2 cup olive oil • 3 tbsp worcestershire sauce • 1 tbsp Montreal Steak Seasoning • pinch of meat tenderizer • pinch of onion powder Directions: Mix ingredients to make Pork Chop Marinade. Place pork chops and marinade in an airtight bag no longer than 15 minutes. … [Read more…]
I’ve always wanted to bottle a product that I’ve developed. I figured a piquant sauce is a good, easy start. I read about a recipe for a sauce that many restaurants keep on their tables for customers. It was a “piquant sauce” or spicy, tart sauce. Most of them were vinegar based, with spicy peppers … [Read more…]
I’ve been craving a good, smoked ham. Easter sounded like a good time as any to tease the senses for 4 hours. I had to really think about what kind and size of ham to purchase. Easter time of course has many sales that go on, you can’t go more than a few minutes without … [Read more…]