Nothing represents the holidays more than a special occasion dinner like smoked beef tenderloin! Although this large, tender cut of beef is often sliced into filet mignon steaks, whole tenderloin is available as a special treat and can be marinated and smoked on your pellet grill or big green egg to add to the festivities. …
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Late summer is here and there are lots of events to prepare for: backyard barbecues, family gatherings, preseason game days, and in a flash it will be the holiday season! I have two smoked queso recipes below that are just in time for the season. It is the ultimate party dip with simple ingredients you …
Welcome back yall! Since the weather has warmed up I’ve been on a grilling kick, and these Mexican Steaks with Queso Blanco and Quick Pickled Peppers are the total bomb for your backyard festivities! Mexican Style Steak is a tasty alternative to the traditional way we grill steaks. All you need is your favorite cuts …
A couple weekends back I planned a reconnect day for a couple friends, and we got together to relax over wine and snacks, which is when I got the idea for this Steak Bruschetta appetizer that y’all won’t quit Instagram-messaging me about! So, today I’m sharing how I made the sweet and smoky roasted piquillo …
I should have just named my blog, “Ways To Use Up Leftover Brisket”… cause let’s face it. I spend a lot of time creating tasty new recipes from my husband’s barbecue obsession. Oh, you’re new here? Just check out any of these recipes for my favorite ways to use leftover brisket. Texas Brisket Queso Brisket …
Texas Brisket Queso is the best way to use leftover brisket after a barbecue or a holiday weekend, and today we’re going to learn how to make it! The queso is a real, authentic, tex mex queso made with American cheese, so it’s Velveeta free, much like your favorite tex mex restaurant. You won’t believe …
Welcome to Part 2 of my Texas Skirt Steak Fajitas Tutorial… In part one, I gave the recipe for the quintessential, Texas style, steak fajita marinade. If you’re a Texan, or you visited us and fell in love with Tex Mex style fajitas, you’ll be very familiar with the flavor of this perfect, pineapple juice …
I’ve made this steak fajita marinade for Eva Longoria, Lyle Lovett, Andy Dalton, Tony Parker, Tyler Seguin, and Bobby Flay. So you might say this recipe has been well-tested. As a private chef, you learn what your best recipes are because they end up being everyone’s favorite recipes. They’re requested time and time again, no …
Do you ever get in the mood for chicken fried steak but the occasion just calls for something, SPECIAL? 🙂 I recently found myself working with The Honest Veal Company for the Annual Meat Conference, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, and I felt like we really had the opportunity to fuse Texan cuisine with a …
Meatball Casserole is the hero of any low carb kitchen and it’s a family friendly recipe that you’ll want to make every week! Meatballs are time savers for busy parents and professionals because they can be prepped in big batches and frozen, then cooked off when you’re ready— with no one the wiser. They are …
GUYS! I’ve lost 7 lbs in 1 week EATING KETO PIZZA— Ok, well I’ve eaten a lot of other tasty things too, but more importantly I have stopped late night snacking, craving sugar, and today I put on a pair of pants from 3 years ago. Do you know how good that feels? It’s better …
One of the questions I get the most from readers, parents, and even magazine editors is, “What can I prepare ahead of time for lunches for myself (or my kids), that is easy, healthy, and tastes amazing?”