Little Smokies

Little Smokies, Ken and his daughter Katie introduced these to me when Ken & I were dating. Now we make little smokies every holiday, parties and tailgating... These are quick and simple, can be done on any grill, stove top or the crock pot. Make a great last minute treat that your guests will love and is very low cost to make… Little Smokies A…

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Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers

Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers Southwestern Stuffed Pork Burgers, I love BIG BURGERS and thinking about doing something with pork. We found some ground pork on sale and Ken had a hankering for burgers. But, he wanted spicy and Patti wanted smoky. We stuffed these pork beauties with lots of bacon and cheddar. But, before we stuffed them we divided the meat in half and seasoned…

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Bacon Cornbread Sticks

Bacon Cornbread Sticks Bacon Cornbread Sticks, Ken was making his famous Chuck Wagon Chili and wanted something different as a side. Patti loves our antique corn bread stick molds. They were Ken’s grandmothers. Ken lives in fear of dry cornbread so I always add extra ingredients after starting with an easy box mix. Tonight was a whole can of creamed corn and some crispy, cooked…

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Smoked Garlic & Brie Stuffed Boule

Smoked Garlic & Brie Stuffed Boule Smoked Garlic and Brie Stuffed Boule (A boule is just a round of bread.) because while we were enjoying this stuffed sourdough bread at a local winery we were thinking of ways to make it better. So, we added our garlic sauce and crumbled bacon. Two of our favorite things! This is a great pull apart appetizer or snack…

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Pork Chops with Fresh Raspberry Sauce

Pork Chops with Fresh Raspberry Sauce Pork Chops with Fresh Raspberry Sauce with berry season here and we get lots of fresh juicy berries of all kinds. Being the temperature has been in the 90’s we wanted something lighter than beef. Patti picked up some thick boneless pork chops on sale and came up with the idea of a fresh raspberry sauce. Easy, delicious and…

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Smoky Sweet and Sour Pork

Smoky Sweet and Sour Pork Smoky Sweet and Sour Pork, we love Chinese food, but we can make it at home to suit our taste. Ken made a great sauce starting with bottled sweet and sour sauce and added lots of imagination. We gave it a “Kiss of Smoke” with Pacific Pellet Gourmet BBQ Pellet Country Cherry pellets in a wedge. We’ve given it a…

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Oriental Turkey Breast

Oriental Turkey Breast Oriental Turkey Breast was born when we were gifted with a fresh boneless turkey breast and told to have fun with it…so we did. It came with an attached wing piece which made it more interesting. It was the perfect size for the two of us, made even better seasoned with Swimmin’ in Smoke salt free Chik Bait and grilled on our…

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