Smoky Flavor Secrets Every Backyard Cook Should Know There’s something about a deep, rich, smoky flavor that makes backyard cooking feel more satisfying. Whether you’re grilling, slow-cooking, or experimenting over a small fire pit, that subtle mix of aroma and depth brings out the best in meats, vegetables, and even sauces. You don’t need a […]

Gas Grill Maintenance Tips To Keep Your Grill in Top Shape    To keep your gas grill in top shape, clean grates after each use, inspect burners and gas lines seasonally, cover when not in use, and deep-clean twice a year. These gas grill maintenance tips prevent rust, flare-ups, and costly repairs – helping your […]

Scotch Eggs Texas Style Scotch Eggs Texas Style, our friend Jason came for lunch and to delive   Scotch Eggs Texas Style Recipe Type: Appetizer Cuisine: American Author: Chef Ken Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 55 mins Total time: 1 hour 10 mins Scotch Eggs Texas Style, our friend Jason came for lunch and […]

Traditional Argentinean Matambres, I have spent the last 2 months researching Argentinean and Gaucho cooking. Fascinating. Lots of interesting styles of cooking and sites most of which I can’t understand what they say. One thing I learned about the Matambre is that there is a traditional style and then from there it is more a […]

  Caveman Beef Ribs, good, meaty beef ribs are almost impossible to find. For years all I have ever seen are racks of bone with most of the meat trimmed away. We were out looking for beef short ribs and Juan Carlos the meat manager at the El Toro market showed us these. He cuts […]

  Maple Brined Turkey, the Holidays are right around the corner! For us it means getting together with great friends and wonderful food. We brined this girl in Ken’s famous maple brine and then smoked it until it was done to perfection. This bird was delicious, tender and juicy with a “Kiss” of smoky maple […]

  Buffalo Bundt Pan Chicken is a one pot meal done on your grill using a Bundt pan. Just sit your whole chicken on the center of the pan. Then, add your veggies to the bottom of the pan. We poured an easy two ingredient Buffalo Honey sauce over all, gave it a “Kiss of […]

Grilled Pork Roast Alabama White Sauce, we found a huge manager’s special on pork sirloin roasts and bought 6 packages thinking of all the good things we could do with these. How about starting with a simple grilled pork roast with a delicious white style BBQ sauce? That’s what we did as a Grilled Pork […]

Scotch Eggs Texas Style Scotch Eggs Texas Style, our friend Jason came for lunch and to delive   Scotch Eggs Texas Style Recipe Type: Appetizer Cuisine: American Author: Chef Ken Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 55 mins Total time: 1 hour 10 mins Scotch Eggs Texas Style, our friend Jason came for lunch and […]

  Honey Orange Leg of Lamb was requested for a holiday dinner for Easter and Passover! But we’ll make this again and again because it was so good. Our boneless leg of lamb from Texas Steak Warehouse was all top-quality meat and no waste. Which was good because there wasn’t a crumb left. With a […]

  Simple Reverse Seared Prime Rib, we love the “BIG Beef” flavor of prime rib. Patti found them on sale brought home a few nice prime rib roasts for me to smoke. I sure do love her. We thought over all the ways you can do a prime rib roast and we decided we would […]

    Bacon Cheese Garlic Bread, We were invited to a potluck. We offered to bring garlic bread. We thought we would test a new recipe we were working on. “Bacon Cheese Garlic Bread”, oh yeah we rocked this. This was quick, easy and ooey gooey great. Jam packed with crumbled bacon, two kinds of […]

Traditional Argentinean Matambres, I have spent the last 2 months researching Argentinean and Gaucho cooking. Fascinating. Lots of interesting styles of cooking and sites most of which I can’t understand what they say. One thing I learned about the Matambre is that there is a traditional style and then from there it is more a […]

  Caveman Beef Ribs, good, meaty beef ribs are almost impossible to find. For years all I have ever seen are racks of bone with most of the meat trimmed away. We were out looking for beef short ribs and Juan Carlos the meat manager at the El Toro market showed us these. He cuts […]

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  Simple Rotisserie Smoked Turkey. We smoked a 16-pound turkey and I wanted to show just how easy it is do a turkey that everybody will be talking about for years. We used only 2 ingredients, “Duck Fat” as a binder and GMG’s Poultry Seasoning. That’s it! Only 10 minutes prep time, and that was […]

  Maple Brined Turkey, the Holidays are right around the corner! For us it means getting together with great friends and wonderful food. We brined this girl in Ken’s famous maple brine and then smoked it until it was done to perfection. This bird was delicious, tender and juicy with a “Kiss” of smoky maple […]

  Buffalo Bundt Pan Chicken is a one pot meal done on your grill using a Bundt pan. Just sit your whole chicken on the center of the pan. Then, add your veggies to the bottom of the pan. We poured an easy two ingredient Buffalo Honey sauce over all, gave it a “Kiss of […]

Grilled Pork Roast Alabama White Sauce, we found a huge manager’s special on pork sirloin roasts and bought 6 packages thinking of all the good things we could do with these. How about starting with a simple grilled pork roast with a delicious white style BBQ sauce? That’s what we did as a Grilled Pork […]

  Country Ribs Texas Style, we love ribs in any form. These are also known as country strips. They were thick and meaty with a bone in (Patti’s preference), but they also come boneless. Either way is just right seasoned with Briggs True Texas Seasoning and thickly basted with Briggs True Bourbon Bacon Barbeque Sauce […]