This is a quick dish I make when I don’t really feel like cooking or just don’t have time. Beats the fast food alternatives and it is so easy and inexpensive. You can use any mild fish such as tilapia, mahi, or orange roughy like I use here. You can add more of the jerk seasoning and hot sauce to spice it up if you prefer. Serve with plain white rice. Continue
Yes I know everyone and their grandmother has their own way of making jambalaya but this is an adaptation of my brother-in-law's award winning recipe. He uses a very specific formula of ratios of each ingredient that allows him to make it by the truck load if necessary. I couldn't do the math so changed it up just a bit, but it is almost as good as his, and probably better than most jambalaya's you will ever try.If you can't
ContinueArmadillo eggs are basically grilled stuffed jalapenos wrapped in a hamburger patty and then bacon. I mean come on, is this what they eat in heaven? These sure are yummy if you can stand the heat. They are a hit at any cookout our tailgating party. Cook them in your smoker or grill over indirect heat while tending to your ribs or pork shoulder for great appetizer. INGREDIENTS: 12 medium jalapenosFilling1/2 cup Velveeta cheese 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt 1/4 teaspoon Emeril's Essence seasoning or your favorite Cajun spice mix 1/4 teaspoon fresh
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Most people have thermometers on their grill but they are not designed to give you a temperature reading at grate level, if they work at all. Oh sure you can use them to gauge relative temperature based on experience with your grill, but sometimes you need more precision. No worries, you can approximate the grate level temperature by holding your hand about 1 or 2 inches over the grill grate and counting the seconds until you instinctively pull it away.
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This is my favorite dish to cook on a lazy Sunday afternoon. The smell of the meat simmering in the citrus juices is incredible. The term carnitas, which means something like "little meats" in Spanish, is used to describe many different methods of slow cooking meat until it is amazingly flavorful and tender. Many carnitas recipes originating from Mexico call for slowly simmering the pork in oil or even lard for hours. This version is a bit lighter as the pork
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Trust me when I say I have been searching for the perfect margarita recipe for years. Well I was experimenting the other day yet again and I think I may have found it. I use Patron Silver and fresh squeezed citrus to make the drink fresh and light. You can usually get the agave nectar in the diabetic section of your grocery store. Give my "Perfect Margarita" a try and let me know what you think. Hell, if you have enough of them
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I have never been to Jamaica but I have been to Miami. I worked down there for a couple of years and got to know several first and second generation Jamaicans. This dry jerk mix is one they would use on just about anything and everything from fish and chicken to vegetables or snacks. They aslo taught me a jerk marinade and a rub, which I will soon be posting They both have a stronger jerk flavor and are more authentic. But this works great when marinading is not required or
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