Barbeque

How to roast peppers and chiles – Roasting Hot Hot Hot!

Roasted peppers

It’s Hatch Chile season in the South West US at the moment and there is a glut of really cheap chiles piling up in the supermarkets. At less than $1 per pound you can get about 8 large chiles, so I have been taking advantage of the harvest and most dishes have Hatch Chiles in …

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Homemade Mexican Chorizo Style Sausages

Chorizo Sausages

These sausages that Bill and made a while ago are neither Spanish chorizo or Mexican chorizo, but a different style of Mexican Sausage. The stuffing is in the style of Mexican chorizo, but it is stuffed into natural sausage casings to be then cooked like normal sausages. I love spicy food and I thought that …

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Seriously Simple Pulled Pork

Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

Sometimes life gets in the way of cooking but I hate to settle, so I have a few favorites that I pull out for these occasions. Pulled pork is so easy and if you’ve got a crock pot, it is perfect for not heating up the kitchen in the summer. BBQ Pulled Pork 1 Pork Roast …

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Simple Grilled Squid

Simple Grilled Squid

The closest that most people come to squid is calamari in a restaurant. Usually these are just rings, breaded and deep fried. I don’t have anything against squid in this way, as I quite often have it as a starter when ever I get the chance, but buying squid with all the wiggly bits and …

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An improved hot dog – The Spiral

Grilling the spiral cut hot dogs

Not only is July, National Hot Dog Month (also National Baked Bean Month and Pickle Month too), but July the 4th, US Independence Day, is the biggest hot dog holiday of the year, with 155 million being consumed. Not only is that impressive, but according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, during the …

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