Smoked Pulled Pork
Pulled pork is the first thing I became really comfortable smoking and being able to achieve a consistent end product. Dare I say perfect? I mean, the recipe is made the way, I really like it so I guess it’s perfect for me. And it’s become pretty popular with whomever, I have made it for…
Beef Tallow
I’m going to show you how to make “Liquid Gold” today otherwise known as beef tallow. If you’re the type of person who has ever saved your leftover bacon grease (or at least remember your mom and grandma doing that) and know how much flavor that adds when you cook with it – you’re going…
Smoked Brisket
It’s a quintessential Minnesota spring, the weather is teasing us. 70 degrees one day and 30 the next day with snow. But those sparse warm days are enough to have us watching the forecast and planning when we break out the smoker! Although we grill throughout the winter, it’s a lot harder to do a…
High Protein Mac-n-Cheese
Since about mid-December we’ve been focusing on eating more protein. I wouldn’t say we’re dieting per say, at least it certainly doesn’t seem like we’re dieting when I eat the food that we’re eating. But we’re being more intentional about eating more protein and less carbs. Not “no” carbs, I don’t do well when things…
Oatmeal Banana Cookies
I like to eat a banana most mornings, but I like my bananas more on the green side before they turn to what I like to call “banana bread bananas”. Derek & my dad like to exaggerate this preference and say that I like bananas when you could use them to drive a nail. This…
An Old Fashioned Christmas Cocktail
Coming up with a signature Christmas cocktail has been one of my favorite new traditions that started because of this blog. We almost always have a cocktail hour before Christmas dinner, whether it’s a small affair with just Tory, our husbands and parents, or our more extended family. And it’s fun to be able to…
Japanese BBQ Glazed Duck over Mashed Sweet Potatoes
We recently got back from our annual duck hunting trip to North Dakota. It wasn’t exactly our most successful hunting trip up there, we had multiple days of 80 degree beautiful sunny, cloudless, no wind days – which while gorgeous and somewhat unseasonably warm, isn’t exactly great duck hunting weather. We had not one but…
