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Layered Pumpkin Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Dana’s Aunt Lois sends me recipes every once in a while. Lois has great taste, so I try to make them whenever possible. Last week, she sent me a recipe from Tea Time Magazine that looked absolutely fabulous. We decided that we should make it right away. This recipe makes one half of a sheet…
Meet Greek Yogurt’s Creamy French Cousin
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BBQ Sauce Review: Cowtown Bar-B-Q Sauce
I collect barbecue sauces wherever I go. I don’t care if it is a farmer’s market, grocery store, big box store or even a back alley. Ok, the back alley might be a stretch. But you get my drift. On my latest trip to World Market I noticed that they had a nice selection of…
Crock-Pot Sirloin Tips with Mushrooms
The other week I went into the local super market and found some Sirloin Tips on sale. I love sirloin tips. They are tender and delicious! I have been extremely busy, so I figured I would experiment with making them in the crock-pot. That way I can enjoy some delicious Sirloin Tips with mushrooms without…
Apple Roasted Pork Tenderloin
This is a simple, quick and delicious dish. Pork tenderloin is a tender cut of meat that cooks fast. In about 40 minutes you can be chewing down on a delicious pork tenderloin with roasted apples. Yes, you can do this no problem.
Hatch Green Chile Burgers
Dana and I are huge fans of Green Chiles. We eat them whenever we can, but Hatch chiles are hard to come by in Virginia. A couple of weeks ago the fine people over at http://www.hatch-green-chile.com/ provided us with 5lbs of medium Hatch green chiles. These are top notch chiles, fire roasted, seeded and then flash frozen….
Texas Brisket Wrapped in Butcher Paper
I have been cooking a lot of brisket lately. It is my favorite bbq meat. I guess I am a Texan at heart. However, I have been cooking a standard competition style brisket in order to perfect my craft. But sometimes you just want to cook something different. So I decided I should try a…
Grill Grates – Review
A couple weeks ago I was given the opportunity to test and review some grill grates. When these arrived I will be honest, I was a bit skeptical. How could you improve on grill grates? Metal bars that hold food over an open fire. Don’t they all do the same thing? Well I…
Labor Day Menu 2014
B16-1. Batch 16 executing.
- Appetizers | Fourth of July | Mexican | Sides
Hatch Green Chile Queso
Dana and I are huge fans of Green Chiles. We eat them whenever we can, but Hatch chiles are hard to come by in Virginia. A couple of weeks ago the fine people over at http://www.hatch-green-chile.com/ provided us with 5lbs of medium Hatch green chiles. These are top notch chiles, fire roasted, seeded and then flash frozen….
Sicilian Pizza
I love pizza! One of my favorite types of pizza is the thick crust Sicilian Style pizza. With a crust to topping ratio over 5:1, this pizza is like one giant bread stick. I have been looking for a good crust recipe for a while. I finally found one that my family loves. Actually Dana…
Hamburger Seasoning
I love a good old hamburger. Nothing screams “America”, like a burger! I find that simple is the way to go. Ground beef with a good seasoning. I have been working on my seasoning for a couple of years. I have finally come up with the perfect go to seasoning. It is simple, but hits…
Balsamic Vinaigrette
I love a good salad. Â When I make salads at home, I usually just buy my salad dressings. Â But we had a salad dressing mixer bottle lying around and I figured I should at least try it. Â So I decided to make a balsamic vinaigrette. Â After a few iterations, I discovered an amazing salad dressing…
The Triple O Cocktail
I love orange juice. It is sweet and acidic and works great in cocktails. The Triple O cocktail utilizes orange bourbon, orange soda and orange juice. It is slightly sweet and super delicious! This cocktail is super infused with orange flavor. The Triple O Fill a rocks glass with ice. Add 1.5 oz orange bourbon…
Hatch Green Chiles Enchiladas
Dana and I are huge fans of Green Chiles. We love them on burgers and are huge fans of green chile enchiladas. We have them all of the time when we go out to eat. A couple of weeks ago the fine people over at http://www.hatch-green-chile.com/ provided us with 5lbs of medium Hatch green chiles. These…
Quick Tuna Salad
There is no better sandwich than Tuna Salad. Ok, maybe that is a little subjective. However, I love tuna salad. We try to have tuna salad at least once a week. This recipe is simple and delicious! Quick Tuna Salad Finely dice 1 tbs of celery and 1 tbs of red onion. Drain a 5oz…
National Hot Dog Day!
Today is National Hot Dog Day! Who knew that July 23rd, 2014 was National Hot Dog Day? Well now that you know, you should go out and cook a hot dog. Here are my best hot dog recipes. There is no better day to try out one of these recipes. I recommend the bacon wrapped…
American Grilled
Well it has been a whirlwind experience. I competed on the third episode of American Grilled on the Travel Channel. It was a ton of fun and one thing stuck out. I dropped the cheese! It was a funny comment. So in response we have released the “I dropped the Cheese” t-shirt on our cafepress…
American Grilled
This Wednesday I will be competing on the American Grilled TV Show on the Travel Channel. The show airs at 9PM est. If you watch the Travel Channel this week you will see some commercials for the show. If you are look closely, you may be lucky enough to see this nice looking mug featured…
