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S’mores Ice Cream
PrintAuto Draft Yield: 6 cups Ingredients1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup packed dark or light brown sugar pinch sea or kosher salt 2/3 cup whole milk 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 1 teaspoon pure vanilla … Continue reading
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Smoked Brisket Sandwiches with Special Sauce
PrintSmoked Brisket Sandwiches with Special Sauce Ingredients1 (3 lb) brisket, trimmed Favorite BBQ rub 12 Small buns, halved Iceberg lettuce, for serving Sliced dill pickles, for serving Special Sauce 2 T Yellow mustard 1/4 Cup ketchup 1/4 Cup BBQ sauce … Continue reading
Leftover Steak/Beef Enchiladas
PrintLeftover Steak/Beef Enchiladas Ingredients8-12 oz combination of leftover steak finely chopped or ground sirloin. 10 large tortilla wrappers 1 16 oz can low-sodium black beans. 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups sweet corn. 1 small white onion diced (optional) 1 … Continue reading
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Corned Beef
PrintCorned Beef Ingredients7 pounds brisket or chuck roast (nothing thicker than 2″) 1/4 pound canning salt heaping 1 cup of sugar 3/4 tsp baking soda 2 tsp potassium nitrate (#1 pink powder) NOTE: DO NOT USE MORE than recommended. 1 … Continue reading
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Smoked Turkey Sandwiches
PrintSmoked Turkey Sandwiches Ingredients1 smoked turkey breast For the Cole Slaw 2 T cup sugar 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1.5 T cup vegetable oil 1.5 T water 1/8 tsp celery seed dash of powdered mustard 14 ounce shredded cabbage To … Continue reading
Jesse’s Red Pepper Hot Sauce
PrintRed Pepper Hot Sauce Ingredients2 qts chopped, peeled, cored tomatoes 1 1/2 c chopped & seeded red peppers (mostly chilis and some red serranos in 2021) 1 qt vinegar 1 c sugar 1 T pickling salt 2 T pickling spicesInstructionsIn … Continue reading
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Jesse’s Sweet & Spicy Pepper Fermented Hot Sauce
PrintJesse’s Sweet & Spicy Pepper Fermented Hot Sauce Ingredients1 lb peppers of choice, both hot chili peppers and some sweeter peppers recommended 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, loosely packed 1 whole small onion, or 1/2 medium to large onion 2-3 cloves … Continue reading
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Candied Sweet Potatoes
PrintCandied Sweet Potatoes Can be grilled the day before and then reheated with foil on at 275 for an 45 minutes or so.Ingredients4 large sweet potatoes 1/2 cup butter 1 T brown suger 1/2 cup maple syrup (or honey) 1/2 … Continue reading
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Grandma Messmer’s Pickled Beans
PrintGrandma Messmer’s Pickled Beans Mom just makes a few and refrigerates them. They will keep about a year this way.Ingredients2 cups sugar 2 cups water 2 cups cider vinegar 2 T stick vinegar (2 sticks or 2 tsp ground cinn.) … Continue reading
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Instant Pot Cashew Chicken
PrintInstant Pot Cashew Chicken Delicious! Just a hint of spice. Very tender chicken.Ingredients1 1/2 lbs Chicken Thighs or Breasts, skinless/boneless, cut in 2″ pieces 1 med Carrot, cut into matchsticks (optional) 6 oz Mushrooms (optional) 1 bunch Green Onions (Scallions) … Continue reading
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