North american, BBQ, Labor Day Recetas

Irish Poppers

Patti was having lunch out with her good pal Peggy and, of course, they tossed around recipe ideas. Everyone loves jalapeno poppers for tailgating…

Smoked Chicken Wings with Draper’s BBQ Sauce

Smoking can be quite addictive. So much so that I decided to add a touch of smokiness to my chicken wings last…

Chocolate Bacon Caramel Cheesecake

Those of you that know us know that we like bacon, a lot. We saw a picture of a Bacon Cheesecake last week and…

Fat Boy Burger

Fat Boy Burger is fat on flavor! A ½ lb. juicy, delicious burger topped with two kinds of cheese, grilled onions and lots of bacon. We love “Big…

Scotch Eggs

A Scotch egg is a work of art. These things are AWESOME; everyone who has tried one says “Oh My Gosh, these are great!!!” And being the Chef those…

Easy Sausage Pierogi Bake

Ken wanted macaroni and cheese made meaty with sausage. Patti had an “aha” moment because frozen pierogies are something we always have on hand,…

Bacon Cheese Garlic Bread

We were invited to an early Thanksgiving potluck. We offered to bring garlic bread. We thought we would test a new recipe we were working on. “Bacon…

Chile Relleno Burger

Chile Relleno Burger combined Ken’s love of big burgers and southwestern food. We made these using chile rellenos from our favorite taco shop…

Pulled Pork "Pibil"

Pulled pork may be a bit time-consuming but it is actually quite easy to do. In fact, although it takes long, slow cooking, like a lot of such…

pepper jelly chicken

A Skinny Memorial Day Cookout, Skinny Turkey Burgers That Taste Great!

turkey burger photo v1 Let’s face it, most turkey burgers taste, well,…

Awesome Short Ribs

We love Big Beef flavor and short ribs scream Big Beef flavor. We went to see Juan Carlos at the market and he cut these beautiful ribs for us. We…

Hot Hoisin Ribs

Succulent ribs guaranteed to please. You can make them ahead and re-heat them 10 minutes on the BBQ before serving. For milder flavour, omit or…

Smoked Whole Chicken

This recipe probably won't get much attention. However I am into smoking food so I thought I would give it shot anyway. The key to this type of…

The Cajun Burger

Patti had a hankering for Jambalaya, but Ken had to have a bacon cheese burger. So, we compromised and made a burger with our favorite Chef of the…