Downsize the Thanksgiving feast. You don’t need a 24-pound bird for two people. A stuffed turkey breast works just fine. Especially when served with sautéed sugar snap peas, roasted potatoes, chipotle gravy and cranberry-horseradish relish. This is the first in my recipe trilogy for a great scaled-down turkey day. Check back on Burn! Blog for the next two installments.
6 Smoked Turducken Tips
About a week ago, I received this question from reader Dave Dorey: “Hi. I read your blog on how to smoke a turducken. Can you let me know at what temp. you ran your smoker at? Did you alter your temp at any time as well?”
In about a week, we’ll all be under the gun after Halloween, working on Thanksgiving. Dave’s question inspired me to put together some tips for anyone looking to smoke a turducken this year.
Halloween Tailgate Time: Drumsticks, Pumpkin, and Fire
Fall brings not only Halloween but also football and basketball with it. I thought I’d bring sports and the Halloween spirit together in this post thanks to Sizzlin’ Sauces’ Howlin’ Hollar, my tabletop grill, and a package of chicken drumsticks.
Green Chile and a Bloody Mary: a Match Made in Heaven?
A reader reached out to me and let me know that only a few miles up the road from me (130 miles actually), some New Mexico natives are making their own brand of Bloody Mary mix, and I got a bottle – a jar actually – to try out.
Hot Toddy, Hotter Bite
If you’re looking for a fun twist on the hot toddy to counter karmic vengeance, try my version with CaJohn’s Frostbite.
Spicy Fish & Chips
For this spin on traditional fish and chips I added a bit of cayenne and chipotle to give the fish and chips a layer of sweet heat. The fried fish would also make great fish tacos.
Welcome the Fall with Apples! (in Moonshine)
I recently went to the annual Cider Festival here in Albuquerque and I bought a delicious bag of local apples to munch on. This got me thinking that this is also a time of year that you start seeing a lot of apple-based cocktails.
