These fried eggplant slices taste AMAZING! The photo may not look great, but the taste is SUPER. This recipe was a happy accident. When making my favorite recipe for Baked Eggplant Parmesan on an evening when I didn’t have all the ingredients, I used available ingredients to create this appetizer.
Category: Appetizers
Cranberry Jalapeno Dip
This recipe is a new one for our family. We learned about it from Vern and Mary Sue Conaway, good family friends in Virginia. Shelly actually learned to prepare it at their house / farm (“View of Heaven Farm”) and fixed it for our Thanksgiving menu today. This recipe is not TOO spicy but has …
Log: Thanksgiving Dinner 2022
We had a lovely Thanksgiving day and dinner yesterday here in Matthews, North Carolina. This was the second year I’ve smoked our turkey outside on my RecTeq RT-700 Bull smoker. In this post, I’ll document the recipes and cooking techniques I used which yielded yummy results I’d love to replicate again! If you try any …
Brisket Jalapeño Poppers
I’ve cooked jalapeño poppers several different ways, but this is our family favorite! It’s also my favorite way to eat leftover beef brisket! Shout out to Firebirds Meat Market in Oklahoma City, where I learned jalapeño poppers can become SO MUCH better with a little brisket inside! Shout out also to Matt of Meat Church’s …
Roasted Shishito Peppers
Many thanks to my mom, Angie Fryer, for sharing this recipe with me! We had this a few months ago when we were in Manhattan for a visit. These are SO GOOD!
This is a modification of the “Roasted Shishito Peppers” recipe by Sonja Overhiser. The difference is instead of kosher salt, this recipe uses Traeger rub. (We’re reducing salt intake in our diet.)
Check out more photos from this cook in this Flickr album.
Brisket Smoked Jalapeño Poppers
This is one of our favorite (and most delicious) ways to enjoy leftover brisket!
Armadillo Eggs
“Armadillo Egg Jalapeño Poppers” (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer “Armadillo Egg Jalapeño Poppers” (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer “Armadillo Egg Jalapeño Poppers” (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer
Jalapeño Roasted Poppers
"Jalapeño Poppers" (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer
