Smoked Curry Lamb Roast
Today, I embarked on a culinary adventure for dinner with a 4.2-pound boneless lamb roast, inspired by the rich traditions of Texas brisket and a touch of exotic curry. Here’s…
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.…
Log: Birthday Steaks with Meater Thermometer
Saturday night we celebrated (early) our son's 25th birthday, and I cooked some filet mignon steaks as well as ribeyes. According to my wife, these were the best filets I've…
Log: Pulled Pork with Stubbs Smokey Mesquite
Today’s pulled pork turned out delicious. Pulled Pork Nine hours on the smoke, started at 6:30 AM. Forgot to mix molasses with yellow mustard as my standard binder. Cooked the…
Log: Perfectly Cooked Salmon
I cooked salmon on the grill along with asparagus tonight. Both turned out virtually perfect. "Perfect Salmon" (CC BY 2.0) by Wesley Fryer I preheated the RecTeq RT-700 Bull smoker to 400 degrees…
Log: Smoker Pizza
Heating up a frozen pizza does not qualify as “cooking” for some people, but we’ve been experiencing with both homemade pizzas and store-bought frozen pizzas as a quick after-church Sunday…
Log: Breakfast Quiche Remix
I love to cook and eat quiche for breakfast, and have used several recipes over the years. The recipes "Bacon, Egg & Cheese Quiche," "Christine's Quiche," and "Quiche Montezuma" are…
Log: New Year’s Brisket Jalapeño Poppers
Smoking a brisket as I did yesterday can have wonderful ripple effects and ancillary benefits. Brisket scrambled eggs and brisket jalapeño poppers are two of my favorite recipes to cook…
Log: Christmas Eve Fondue
Our Christmas Eve fondue dinner turned out delicious. Generally we go out for Chinese food on Christmas Eve, and have cheese fondue later in the vacation, but this year is…
Log: Gospel Deviled Eggs
Tonight I made some customized changes to the "Classic Deviled Eggs" recipe. Since one of my primary new ingredients is "Meat Church's All Purpose Gospel Rub," I'm calling these, "Gospel…