I was fortunate enough to take my dear wife Celeste with me to Memphis in May. One of the things she did to fill up her day was grill banana samples to pass out to the hungry groups of people attending the festival. The process was simple, yet yielded great results. So with a little twist I’ve created the Bananas Celeste Ice Cream Sundae and dedicate it to my sweet wife Celeste who makes all my BBQ dreams come true…
Cut the ends off of each banana and split down the middle. Leave the skins on. This will make flipping the bananas on the grill a little easier. Put the bananas skin side down on a very hot, oiled grill. Sprinkle a good portion of sugar along with some cinnamon on the flesh of the banana. Cover and cook until the banana skin starts to blacken. Flip over and carmelize the sugar. Flip back over and remove from grill.
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Stupid Hot!
The jar of Crazy Uncle Jester’s Afterburner Sauce has been sitting in my pantry for months and I’ve resisted trying it. But after watching the “Hot & Spicy” episode of “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” on the Food Network I had a craving for something with a little kick.
Stupid Crazy Hot?
So with no other options in the house I had no choice but to get out the vanilla ice cream and the Afterburner sauce.
I’m not even sure how to review this stuff. The first taste told me this was not your ordinary hot fudge. The creamy sweetness of the vanilla ice cream combined with the cocoa and sugars in the sauce hits the front of the tongue and tastes awesome. Then the habanero kicks in as the dessert slides down your throat. And you know immediately this isn’t your mother’s hot fudge.
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It is Fall and Apple season so an apple desert was in order.
Started with four Granny Smith apples. They were peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch slices.
The apple slices were brushed with melted butter and placed on the grill.
The apples were grilled 1 minute on each
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Bacon and brown sugar!
I can slave over a brisket or pulled pork and my friends will be thankful for a taste. But if you ask many of them what one item they’d me want to make for them the answer is Pig Candy. Who would have thought that combining bacon with brown sugar
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I have a freezer full of smoked meats. Everyone once in awhile I’m told that we really need to eat more of the meat so it doesn’t go bad. After helping my oldest daughter move into a new apartment and doing some yard work I wasn’t feeling like whipping up a big meal. I
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When people see my surname I am often confused for someone who subscribes to a particular neopagan religion that worships Gaia or Mother Earth. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. My last name GAIAN is only two generations old. If my great grandmother had not gotten mad at my great grandfather
Continue reading … FoodBuzz 24, 24, 24: My Heritage In Bacon!
Ooh you tasty little things…: Experiments in deliciousness: Bacon chocolate chip cookies with maple cinnamon glaze.
I’m not sure I’ll ever try these. Okay, I will probably for the BYU game this weekend. Either way this cookies has everything that is good in the world on it.
and I’m going to be using this book for several upcoming Meatless Monday posts.
