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…
Creamy Greek Yogurt Slaw
There is this little barbecue joint in Anoka called Q Fanatic that was featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives a while ago. We stumbled on it looking for local restaurants that were featured on Food Network. Their barbecue is out of this world – especially their baby back ribs. I need to figure out who…
Slow Cooker Jamaican Jerk Pork Tacos
Derek and I both really like Mexican flavors. So one day as we were trying to plan meals for the week we started talking about needing a slow cooker meal for one night and talking about enjoying Mexican flavors, Derek comes upon this list of 20 Slow Cooker Mexican Favorites on Better Home and Gardens…
Naked Jalapeno Turkey Burgers with Guacamole
It’s finally grilling season in Minnesota again! This past weekend was the first weekend that was warm enough to want to sit out side and the wind had finally died down so we could dust off the ole Weber charcoal grill. Many of you may not know that Minnesota is the #1 turkey producing state in…
Perfect Fillet Mignon with Glazed Pears and Bacon
Happy Cinco de Mayo! And Happy Birthday to me! Yep – today’s my birthday, and it’s a milestone too. Mom can you believe your oldest daughter is 30 today? Even though I love, love, love Mexican food, I often don’t eat it on my birthday. I can’t stand going out for Mexican on my birthday…
Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
I have a reputation for showing up to our hunting camps loaded down with cookies and bars. Now we have our old favorites but I have so many new recipes to try, I try to limit repeats. However, after making these strawberry oatmeal bars from the Pioneer Woman once, I knew they were going to…
Sesame Edamame Hummus
Other than feeding myself, the one thing that can motivate me to cook is food parties at work. Like a lot of others, the way we like to celebrate at work is to celebrate with food. Birthdays, holidays, and accomplishments are always celebrated with some sort of treat. Usually the treats consist of sweets (frequent…
