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Smoked Pork Tenderloin

Posted on July 17, 2016 by bigm5853

Normally when grilling pork tenderloin I just grill at 350 for about 20 minutes. Today I decided to smoke it for a couple hours and it turned out great! I will be doing this from now on. This is really … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb Crisp

Posted on June 30, 2016 by bigm5853

While at the farmers market we picked up some fresh rhubarb and strawberries. Time for a crisp! Rhubarb is one of my favorites and adding the fresh strawberries gives this crisp a sweetness that is delicious. This is an easy recipe … Continue reading →

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Avacado Corn Salad

Posted on June 28, 2016 by bigm5853

Summertime means farmers market veggies and tasty salads! Last night we had my famous avacado corn  salad. Instead of nuking the corn I decided to grill it first. Grilled just long enough to get a char and some smoke flavor, … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Friends – Cod in Parchment

Posted on June 11, 2016 by bigm5853

Fish week continues with more cod. This time I placed the cod in parchment paper and grilled at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. Wow – the cod came out perfect! Moist, flaky and full of flavor. I made the … Continue reading →

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Grilled Cod with Mango Salsa

Posted on June 6, 2016 by bigm5853

After a week of traveling for work and eating out 2-3 times a day it was nice to be home and cooking again!! We did find some good restaurants and food while traveling but home cookin is still the best! … Continue reading →

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Perfect Mimosa

Posted on May 12, 2016 by bigm5853

The weekend is approaching which means it is time for a Mimosa! Kris and I love to have brunch and Mimosas on Sunday mornings. Now that we have a juicer, they just got so much better! We prefer grapefruit juice … Continue reading →

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Country Style Ribs

Posted on May 7, 2016 by bigm5853

I love some smoked ribs! Normally I do baby backs or St. Louis style but I was shopping at HyVee when I came across a big container of country style ribs. They looked so meaty I had to give them … Continue reading →

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Oven Roasted Chicken with Pan Sauce

Posted on April 20, 2016 by bigm5853

So our weekend ritual includes watching The Kitchen (on Food Network) while drinking coffee and getting ready for the day. On this episode the hosts were showing some of their Chef tricks to make great food easy. Geoffrey Zakarian had … Continue reading →

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Prosciutto Wrapped Cod

Posted on April 5, 2016 by bigm5853

Time for a nice fish supper. Kris and I both love cod so I was thinking of a new way to cook it. I was looking through the fridge and found some thin sliced prosciutto and thought wrapping the cod … Continue reading →

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Eggs Benedict

Posted on April 3, 2016 by bigm5853

It has been awhile since our last post but we are back for now! Breakfast is one of our favorite meals and eggs benedict is one of the best. While on vacation in the Florida Keys, Kris ordered the eggs … Continue reading →

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