I made a trip to Seattle recently which included a stop at Pikes Public Market. There are so many amazing foods to try Pikes. This trip I picked up some Pappardelles Chipotle Fettucine. Pappardelles one of the premier makers of artisanal pastas. They make over 100 different handcrafted dried pastas and raviolis. One of the great aspects of Pappardelles pasta is they take great pride in their product and only distribute through certified farmer’s markets and mail order from their own site (www.pappardellespasta.com).
When I purchased the pasta I had no idea what I was going to make with it. But I knew when I saw and tasted this pasta that I had to come up with something. In addition to the protein I wasn’t quite sure what sauce to serve with it. After some thought I decided to go towards a more Mexican style dish. I picked up a couple of Tomatillos and a bunch of cilantro. What I came up with is a Tomatillo Chipotle Cream Sauce served with a grass-fed chicken I purchased at local farmer’s market.
Continue reading Dirty Chicken with Tomatillo Cilantro Cream Sauce on Chipotle Pasta
Start with a 1lb chub of Jimmy Dean Pork Sausage and some Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Cajun Foreplay rub.
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On my Facebook page I post a “Topic For Discussion” each morning. A couple of weeks ago the topic was Egg Nog. The topic turned into a discussion with Laura of Laura’s Best Recipes on how hard it would be to come up with a couple of recipes that used Egg Nog as an ingredient. Laura has a recipe she’s working on, mine is Egg Nog Chipotle Battered Fried Shrimp with Jalapeno Cranberry Dipping Sauce.
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Last week Celeste, my sweet wife, and I were watching “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” on the Food Network. The episode was on BBQ and one of the hosts was eating at a Chinese restaurant with BBQ Pork Buns. Celeste and I almost at the same time came up with the idea that
Continue reading … Not Your Momma’s Hot Pocket!
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
Continue reading … OINK! OINK! Pig Candy!
Cooked a pork loin tonight, but first for all you cold weather folks…It’s the end of October and I’ve got another new crop of tomatoes coming in. It’s nice to live here…
Continue reading The Internally Self-basting Pork Loin
My son and his girlfriend asked me a week ago if I would cook some grilled chicken. He was very specific it was to be grilled and NOT smoked. I guess I’ve been putting to much smoked meat on the table.
A little John Henry’s Wild Cherry & Chipotle Rub on the chicken. This stuff is simply amazing. The flavors are just so fantastic and the smell of the rub right out of the bottle makes you want to just like the bottle.
Continue reading Friday Night Chicken & Sausage
I made a trip to Seattle recently which included a stop at Pikes Public Market. There are so many amazing foods to try Pikes. This trip I picked up some Pappardelles Chipotle Fettucine. Pappardelles one of the premier makers of artisanal pastas. They make over 100 different handcrafted dried pastas and raviolis. One of the great aspects of Pappardelles pasta is they take great pride in their product and only distribute through certified farmer’s markets and mail order from their own site (www.pappardellespasta.com).
