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Fire Roasted Salsa
My family is weak when it comes to Mexican food. We love it! I have several salsas that I've tried to master over the last few years. Fire-roasted salsa is one of them. Here is my current recipe... so grab some chips or some tasty tacos and make yourself some easy...
Smoked Tri-Tip with Pico De Gallo
I was on a cruise with my wife's family and we stopped in Santa Barbara, California. We were walking around the "Funk Zone" and found a place we contemplated renting little two person "vehicles" from. We figured it would be better to eat first so we asked the guy...
Bootcamp, BBQ style….
I'm far from what you'd call a world traveler...but I think I've seen quite a bit of this country over my lifetime. I've definitely seen much of California as I've lived in Southern California for the first 13 years of my life and Northern California the last 27. So...
Chicken Pesto Roll-ups
Recently I came across what looked to be a fantastic recipe on the Natasha's Kitchen website that I just needed to try. I wish I could take credit for this but I absolutely cannot. As a food influencer and occasional blogger the first thing I noticed was how good it...
Pesto Shrimp
I recently posted a photo of our pesto slathered shrimp on Instagram and many said they wanted the recipe. I'm fortunate to have an awesome wife that loves to garden. We have basil growing and often she'll make pesto and add our fresh basil leaves to it. Fresh makes...
Smoked Deviled Eggs
When it comes to cooking, I'd say I'm more of a "bull in a china shop" type of cook. Give me some meat and I'll make it great (insert manly man grunts here). If it involves finesse and patience I'm probably not your guy....usually. About two years ago I had some...
Low carb, gluten free, Bacon Covered Meatloaf on the Traeger!
Some of my favorite cooks on the Traeger are things that aren't "normal." They aren't burgers or steaks but something like a meatloaf! This is a recipe that my wife has done many, many times and it is so good in the oven. So I wanted to see how the same recipe would...
Cook brisket the easy way!
I don't cook brisket every week but I do love a well cooked one like the next guy. There seems to always be the argument on whether or not to wrap it and what to wrap it with if you decide to go that route. I was talking to Derek Perry of @freedomsohard (great...
Pastrami Tri-Tip
Recently I cooked up a pastrami Tri-Tip which was one of those cooks that I was a little leery about since I knew there was a longer than normal time commitment to cure it and get it right. The first thing to answer is "Why a Tri-tip?" Why not another piece of meat? ...
Parmesan Chicken Breasts
Recently I was getting the "itch" to grill something new. It had been a few days which usually seems like a few years. If you have a pellet grill then you know the addiction. You know the smell that it puts off while you are cooking something special. So I asked my...