We love Dump Chili and have been making it from scratch for over 40 years. Over the years I have picked up man

Dragon Eggs, we dream of things to grill and smoke. I know it’s crazy, but it’s something I really

Zippy Beef Jerky, we have always liked jerky and have wanted to make our own for years. This jerky is packed w

Winter weather, even in California, begs for meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Our friend Pete makes award winning

Chipotle Beef, we love good rich beef flavor, then add the smoky influence of the Southwest. I am in heaven. T

Patti and I both love garlic (good thing) and our Smoked Garlic Sauce is pure garlic heaven! But, I have been

Chicken was on sale this week and Patti found a beauty, it was over 7lbs. so we had plenty left over for an aw

Ultimate Biscuit and Gravy Breakfast Bake, we love biscuits and gravy, and I am always thinking how to make so

Chocolate Pecan Bacon Candy! Like the other bacon candies we have done this stuff is CRAZY GOOD and will be IL

Date night this week we wanted “Big Beef”. The market had some beautiful Tri-Tip roasts on sale. E

For our 2012 Christmas dinner, we enjoyed 2 Prime Rib Roasts with sweet potato fries, stuffing, broccoli, and

Prime Rib Reverse Seared, Patti brought home a nice prime rib roast for me to smoke. I sure do love her. We th

I thought I would make my Smokin’ Chuck Wagon Chili, slow smoked in Mesquite. I have been making chili f

Ken wanted fajitas and with Zaycon Foods chicken breasts that were a full pound each half breast we knew we wo

We love anything where bacon is involved…even Ken’s bacon candy. So, when we got some of Zaycon F

Texas Mustard Glazed Ham we had an 11lb. Zaycon Foods ham “just” a lean delicious ham… No b

Chocolate Bacon Caramel Cheesecake, those of you that know us know that we like bacon, a lot. We saw a picture

Texarribean Tri Tip Bourbon Bacon Glaze, we love slow smoked Tri Tip’s big beef flavor. So tonight we th

Just Peachy Poppers came about because Patti’s pal Harriett brought over some smoky spicy peach salsa on

Real Simple, Real Good. This may be the best Rib Eye steak I have ever grilled. If not it is absolutely the be

Provolone Bacon Stuffed Pork Chops Reverse Seared & Smoked for our date night big, thick pork chops stuffe

Smoked Turkey & Broccoli Pasta, Patti is the queen of casseroles. Ken made an extra smoked turkey just so

Smoked Sausage Stuffing, it is recommended that you don’t stuff your turkey as Mom did when we were grow

Patti came up with these little jewels. Toss these guys on the smoker and step back. They’re great snack

Ham Tangerine Honey Glaze, we have lots of fruit trees and Ken especially loves the tangerines. So, Patti juic

Barbequed Turkey we’ve done turkey in dozens of ways and tonight we wanted to do simple and simply delic

We, too, get by with a little help from our friends. These friends were a real Apple wood smoked ham from Zayc

If you have had them at the fair or Disneyland you know what a treat these are. We are doing a ton of these fo

Southwestern Jalapeno Glazed Turkey with Jalapeno Cheese Bread Stuffing for friends from Texas wanted a specia

Any Day Ham with Orange Apricot Glaze, We get a lot of requests for holiday recipes. But, why wait for a speci

Patti loves cooking with wine and sometimes she puts it in the food. Spatchcock Turkey with Champagne Cranberr

Aloha Pork Burgers were a huge hit when Patti’s good buddy Harriett came for dinner. We wanted a big, ju

Good, meaty beef ribs are almost impossible to find. For years all I have ever seen are racks of bone with mos

Firehouse Steaks for our “Date Night” dinner tonight. We gave the steaks a nice dusting of Pete&rs

Guacamole with Roasted Garlic, we love guacamole and it always makes me think of my childhood, so I am going t

We did a Maple Smoked and Glazed Turkey this weekend just to give you some ideas for your Thanksgiving bird. W