Is there anything that screams “pizza” more than anchovies? Those delicious fillets of fishy, salty goodness. But add that flavor to the pizza sauce, you have something very special. this idea is stolen from the Sicilian Christmas Pizza (Sfincione), but it is my favorite every day (well, Tuesdays) pizza sauce now, especially on a thin,…
Category: Recipes
Beer-braised Bratwurst
It’s game time, and even coming off a loss (due to bone-headedness) the Breen Bay Packers are ready to start a winning streak against the Pats, and I need a Beer-braised Bratwurst to go with the game. For the sausage, we started with Dave’s Double Pig Bratwurst, basically a bratwurst with bacon, and we basted using…
Bacon Sloppy Joe Bombs
We are still on a comfort food jag with these Bacon Sloppy Joe Bombs, a delicious biscuity pocket of spicy sloppy joe. It’s all joe and no sloppy, and where has this been my whole life. Bacon Sloppy Joe Bombs Ingredients 8 ounces ground beef 6 strips peppered bacon, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 green…
Bacon Buffalo Mac and Cheese
Fall is sliding into winter, football season at the half-way point, and it is time for comfort food. What says comfort food more than Bacon Buffalo Mac and Cheese? I know, I know, your mouth is already watering. Bacon Buffalo Mac and Cheese Ingredients 16 ounces elbow macaroni 8 slices cooked bacon, chopped 1 cup blue…
Five Spice Hoisin Smoked Chicken Legs
I have been on a chicken leg jag as of late. They are inexpensive tasty and smoke up awesome. This time I created a Five Spice Hoisin Smoked Chicken Leg…and it really can’t be any easy. Simply marinate, smoke, then eat. Five Spice Hoisin Smoked Chicken Legs Ingredients 8 chicken legs 1 tsp Chinese Five Spice blend…
Smoked Bone Marrow Butter
In preparation for a dinner featuring sous vide filet mignon, I smoked up a nifty smoked bone marrow butter…AKA Butter of the Gods. Smoked Bone Marrow Butter Ingredients Beef bone, split lengthwise (couldn’t find these, so I used soup bones instead) Salted butter Seasoning of your choice Instructions Begin by spreading the seasoning liberally over the…
Smoked Shrimp
Simple, simple. simple…that’s the theme of these smoked shrimp. These can be whipped up after your next party (even if it is a party of one). Smoked Shrimp Ingredients 1 lbs. large shrimp (bigger the better) 1 TBSP Creole spice blend 1 TBSP olive oil 1 tsp kosher salt Instructions Clean, peel, and de-pooper the…
Bacon Buffalo Drumsticks
Lately, I have fallen deeply in love with smoked chicken drumsticks, but today I decided to kick it up a notch (all praise to my personal lord and savior Emeril) with these Bacon Buffalo Drumsticks. Marinaded and glazed with Frank’s Red Hot, the drumsticks are wrapped with delicious, delicious bacon. After they smoke for roughly…
Poor Man’s Burnt Ends
Let me start with a “holy shit”! Poor Man’s Burnt Ends from a chuck roast are little bites of smoked awesomeness. Imagine taking a humble chuck roast and transforming it into a pile of delicious burnt ends. Poor Man’s Burnt Ends Another hour and half of smoking and viola, Poor Man’s Burnt Ends Ingredients 1…
Sous Vide Butter Ribeye Steak
Time for another hillbilly sous vide, and this time we are doing a butter ribeye steak. That’s right, succulent ribeye slow-cooked in seasoning and butter. Delicious, delicious butter (wipes drool from the corner of mouth). The butter ribeyes are then seared in the Big Green Egg (or lesser grill) for several minutes and served. Easy Peasy. Sous Vide…
BBQ Bacon-wrapped Potato Bites
Last night was an evening for firing up the BBQ…we started the evening with a quick appetizer, BBQ Bacon-wrapped Potato Bites. BBQ Bacon-wrapped Potato Bites Ingredients 6 bacon slices 12 small red potatoes Kosher salter Creole seasoning, to taste 1/2 cup Stubb’s Spicy BBQ Sauce 1 cup sour cream 2 TBSP Sriracha Instructions Salt a…
Bacon-wrapped Smoked Pork Tenderloin stuffed with Huckleberries and Mango
It is that time of year again…the huckleberries are ripe and waiting for a picking. Vida and I went for a hike along Cache Creek and we were treated to a fairly decent supply of ripe huckleberries, most of which ended up in our mouths as we hiked. A few berries made it home, and…