Jambayala

Making this dish brings back memories of sitting in the French Quarter listening to some good music. 
It is a really simple dish to make.  I like to prepare jambayala in a cast iron dutch oven.  Cast iron is a valuable tool to have due to its amazing ability to get really hot and hold that […]

Salmon with a lemon, dill, caper vinaigrette

Was really hoping to do a cedar plank salmon but found out something interesting when I got the planks out.  Do not store dryer sheets anywhere near planks if you do the planks will take on a mountain fresh smell. 
This also brings me to another trick.  Do not buy the fancy cedar planks you find at […]

Pulled pork

Note: Sorry for the formating disaster.  I tried copying and pasting this in from Word and well it turned out with a horrible font and even worse formating. 
Pulled pork is probably one of the easiest things on the face of this earth to do on a smoker and is the perfect starter for someone just starting out or learning […]

Greek chicken

The pictures on this dish are still not where I want them to be. New camera and trying to figure it out is never a fun thing.
I was also rushed when I did the presentation picture since I was cooking for a group of people and well they would not start eating till I sat […]

Prosciutto and fontina stuffed chicken with tomato wine sauce

Got home last night and wanted to make a quick and simple dish.
This is a prosciutto and fontina stuffed chicken breast cooked in a tomato wine sauce.
Ingredients for chicken

Boneless skinless chicken breasts
Prosciutto
Fontina cheese
Salt and pepper
Olive oil

Ingredients for sauce

1 onion diced fine
1 celery diced fine
1 green pepper diced fine
3 cloves of garlic
4-5 mushrooms sliced thin
Cup of […]

Tip: Testing pork rubs

I am constantly working on new rub creations.  Here is an easy tip for testing out a variety of rubs for pork.  Pick up country style spare ribs which are just slices of Boston Butt.  Treat them the same way as a butt and slather them (plain yellow mustard or experiment with mustard slathers or flavored […]

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