Smoking Pumpkins

Continuing the theme of “Can you smoke this“? This round, it’s pumpkins! Inspired by a friend who posted on Facebook his stuffed pumpkins, it got me thinking: can I smoke something like this? So, first I had to find recipes. I didn’t want to do my friend’s recipe as it called for water chestnuts and […]

This is What it Sounds Like, When the Dove Fry…and also Wrapped in Bacon and Smoked…

I live in Texas. Texas, and the South, I suspect, have Dove Season in the Fall. And for Hunter’s, Dove season is like a holiday for them as they count the days down, prepare their gear and wait for Sept 1. I don’t hunt. More accurately, I’ve never hunted before. Always wanted to try it. […]

GF M&C AB Testing

(Gluten Free, Mac & Cheese AB Testing) As I’ve mentioned before, 3/5 of my family have celiac. No gluten products. Thankfully, gluten free products have come a long way in the past 15-ish years when my wife was first diagnosed with this. And for the most part, just about anything the family wants I’ve been […]

The Incredible, Edible Egg

Eggs are pretty much my protein of choice for breakfast. And now that I discovered how to poach eggs, probably one of my favorite ways to have them. So, now I have the cooking part down, I finally got to experiment with different types of eggs. My go-to is grocery store eggs. With a family […]

Fromage à Trois

Success! So, from my previous cheese posts, I attempted (and failed) my first attempt at cold smoking cheese. The second time, I vacu-sealed them and left them in the fridge for two weeks. It’s now two weeks later. First I took out the mozzarella. I had a roast beef sandwich and thought this would be […]