The weather is finally warm and beautiful here in the land of the Sooner. In fact, it is going to be in the 90’s for the next few days….that might be a little too hot for me! Nonetheless, we are doing all things summer-like at the house these days like grilling burgers, which is one…
Grillin' & Chillin'
Dr. Pepper Turkey
We are big fans of turkey in our house and we will eat every bite. I smoked the turkey in these pictures but you can roast in a conventional oven and I will tell you how. You will need: 1 fresh or frozen turkey – ours was 14 pounds. 2 apples – quartered 2 large…
Best Dry Rub and Wet Sauce Ever!! And Brisket
I have two recipes for one today and you are going to love them both. Yes, I am serious. My parents were preparing and smoking meat long before it became cool and hip. It was my job to prepare the meat for smoking and make the sauce for so long, I remember standing on a…
How To Smoke Garlic
Did you ever think about smoking garlic? It is wonderful and can be used in chili, soups and stews but my favorite way to use this is in a roast either beef or pork that I cut slits in and then smash the cloves into. It gives it a very nice smoky flavor when you…
Smoke Your Own Cheese
I love the taste of smoked cheese, don’t you? I particularly like it made into pimento cheese but used as a spread for crackers instead of a sandwich. I smoked this cheese early on in my blogging career and so the pictures are not great – I didn’t even grate the cheese and make it…
Smoking Ribs in a Homemade Smoker for the Oven
You can find everything you need to build this smoker at just about any discount store in the country. As I purchased the items to make this one, I kept a tally and find that currently, it costs about $12 and all items may be recycled once you are finished. You will need…
How to smoke a duck (and render the fat for luscious duck fat fries)
Taken by Tim Wall when reviewing Mutt’s Amazing Hot Dogs for EatAroundOKC which you can see here: Mutt’s Amazing Hot Dogs is the very first place I ever had duck fat fries. $5 an order, no less. Then, I decided to buy some at the store: From Balitmore Sun Newspaper. This was $6 for a…
How to Smoke Peppers the Easy Way
I thought that if I could smoke Cheese I could smoke some chile peppers and sure enough, I did! It was sooooo easy too! You can smoke all sorts of peppers with very little work or cost if you don’t own a smoker. What?!?!? What do you mean I can smoke peppers if I don’t…
Smoke Dried Tomatoes
If your garden is like mine, right now there are tomatoes everywhere. You can only do so much to make salsa, spaghetti sauce, and marinara. Smoke Dried Tomatoes are perfect when you have 6-10 (Roma are best) to put up quickly. This is all you need: Roma tomatoes – Peeled or Unpeeled and slices 1/8…