2/28/2022 – Skinned and wrapped in standard (not thick) sliced bacon the large chicken legs then smoked them on the Recteq. After cutting them from the leg/thigh quarters they were salted two days before. Several hours before smoking they were … Continue reading
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2/14/2022 – These Valentine steaks turned out great. It was good that they were great pieces of 1″ thick beef…that happened to come from Rouses. After the smoke/grill process, the center was near pink with a gradual color change to … Continue reading
2/2/2022 – This dish turned out great as it was easy, quick, and tasty on a cold winter day. It was inspired by the one here. We will surely make this again. Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter15 green onions from the … Continue reading
1/10/2022 – This salsa was made with green tomatoes picked since we began having very cold nights and the tomato plants are freezing. It also has serrano peppers from our garden that were picked last week. 4/23/2022 – Enjoying the … Continue reading
1/9/2022 – This canning was done like the one on June 22, 2021. What is significant is this is happening in JANUARY with a bunch of our 2011 Fall tomatoes. This was with the Better Boy tomatoes from the fall garden. … Continue reading
1/5/2022 – This prep followed the one on July 3, 2020, but was preserved in two ways. One batch for current use and one put up by way of a boiling water bath. Note the date is January and they … Continue reading
12/30/2021 – This is the first smoke with the Rectec of shrimp. Shelled, deveined, and seasoned with Creole Seasoning one lb of 16-20 shrimp. Wrapped most in Zeigler bacon and smoked them. Turned out very good and we learned a … Continue reading
12/30/2021 – Made our standard german kraut with a large head of Cheers Cabbage. Rebuilt Spreadsheet 12/30/2112/30/2021Cabbage1578Caraway Seed – 2gm /1000 gm cabbage3.2Juniper berries – 2 gm per 1000 gm cabbage3.2Mustard Seed – 6 gm per 1000 gm of cabbage9.5Salt … Continue reading
This is the recipe with the changes Mary made that was inspired by this recipe. It was very good!! 1 tbsp olive oil1/2 large Red Onion, dicedDiced up maybe 6 or 8 of the tomatoes from our winter garden. 1 lb. of Cod … Continue reading
12/19/2021 – Bought a smallish pork butt, trimmed the small amount of fat, and cut it into thirds along the muscles. Rubbed it with Stubb’s Hot Pork Rub and let it sit out for about a half-hour. 8:00 AM – … Continue reading