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Product Review: Little Griddle Stainless Steel BBQ Griddle Q

​The Little Griddle converts standard gas, charcoal, or ceramic grills into high-performing flat-top cooking stations. It provides heavy-duty stainless steel durability and impressive heat distribution without the cost or patio footprint of a standalone griddle.

​Key Specifications

• ​Material: 100% Commercial-grade stainless steel

• ​Features: Full-width front grease trough, 2-inch sidewalls, cross-brace undersurface support

• ​Compatibility: Fits most standard gas grills, kettle grills, and ceramic smokers

​Pros & Cons

Sweet Potato and Apple Skillet

 2 1/2 cups chupped sweet potatoes

1 cup chupped green apples

1/4 tsp cinnamon 

1/4 tsp nutmeg 

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 

1/4 cup olive oil 

1/2 stick butter 

1/2 cup light brown sugar 

8 breakfast sausages 

Greek yogurt 

Granola 

1. In a skillet, combine sweet potatoes, apples, oil, nutmeg. cinnamon and cayenne pepper.   Stir occasionally until they begin to soften. 

2.  Add sausage, butter and brown sugar.   Stir until the butter and brown sugar combine into a sauce. 

3  Serve topped with a dollop of Greek yogurt and Granola. 

4.  Enjoy 

Walt Disney's Chili Recipe

Camporo Beans

Camporo beans are a hearty dish that is not quick to make, but neither is it difficult. A long, slow process that is worth the wait.  I often make these in a cast iron dutch oven, but these were done in a crock pot.

Ingredients:

1 lb chorizo sausage
1 lb bacon (diced)
1 lb pinto beans
5 jalapeños (diced)
6 Roma tomatoes (diced)
1/2 bunch chopped Cilantro

Soak the beans in cool water overnight if possible.  Remove any beans that float.  Place the beans into the crock pot and cover with water.  Cook the beans on high for about 4 hours or until soft.  When soft, drain liquid from the beans.

While the beans are cooking, remove the chorizo from its casing casing and place into a skillet over medium high heat.  Brown and drain the sausage.  Raise the heat in the skillet and brown the chopped bacon.  Remove and drain the cooked bacon.

Combine the drained beans, sausage, bacon, diced peppers, diced tomatoes and cilantro. Onions are optional here.  Continue to cook the mixture until the tomatoes break down. Scoop beans into a bowl and garnish with a lime wedge.  Enjoy!

Dad's Roadhouse: Tap House Grill Chili Recipe

Dad's Roadhouse: Tap House Grill Chili Recipe

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Tap House Grill Chili Recipe

Still looking for an idea to serve at your tailgate party?  Here is the recipe for chili as posted in the January/February 2013 Brew News from the Tap House Grill, a local eatery with a wide selection of craft beers.

Keep in mind the recipe is in restaurant quantities so you may need to adjust the portions, or get out a big pot from the start.

Tap House Grill Chili Recipe:

2 lbs ground beef
2 lbs skirt steak
5 cups diced tomatoes
1 cup diced yellow onions
2 Tbl diced garlic
2  diced jalapeno peppers
2  diced green peppers
8 cups black beans
2 cups Goose Island beer
2 Tbl cumin
2 Tbl paprika
3 1/2 Tbl pureed chipotle chili
1/4 cup chili powder
2 cup tomato paste
7 cups water

Dad's Roadhouse Cupcakes

Looking for a quick and easy appetizer for your next gathering?  Give these a try.

Ingredients:

1 lb lean ground beef
1/3 cup Five Amigos Fire Roasted Salsa
1 large egg
1 can black beans (drained & rinsed)

Combine ground beef, salsa and egg.  When mixed, portion the mixture into a greased muffin tin.  I used one for 12 muffin s.  Place into a preheated oven at 350 degrees. Bake for 30 minutes and check for doneness.  These actually baked for 35 minutes.

Remove from oven and take cakes from the tin while hot.  There should be grease in the tins, so pat the cakes dry to remove as much as possible.

Place the rinsed and drained black beans into a bowl and blend with a hand blender until you reach the consistency of frosting. Spread the frosting on each cake and garnish with pickled carrots, candied jalapenos, or grape tomatoes.

Serve warm and enjoy!

Chicken Kabobs

Planning to fire up the grill this weekend?  Consider some shish kabobs.  These were simple and easy.  Soak the veggies and chicken in your favorite marinade, skewer the pieces being careful to alternate them.  Do not pack the skewers as they will not cook properly and may indeed be under cooked.  Place them on a medium high heat grill and enjoy!

Giardiniera Stuffed BBQ Chicken Breasts

Who ever has enough chicken recipes?  Here's a simple, zesty and tasty recipe the next time you have some chicken breasts to make.

Ingredients:
Boneless skinless chicken breasts
BBQ seasoning
Hot Giardiniera 
BBQ Sauce

Butterfly the chicken breasts.  Spoon some of the giardiniera along with the oil it is in into the opened chicken breasts.  Close the breasts and coat liberally with your favorite BBQ seasoning.  Place the chicken onto a medium high heat grill and cook until done.  Coat with BBQ sauce and enjoy!

Grilled Ham

With spring on the horizon and the grill waiting to go, consider a different type of ham for this Easter this year.

I used a bone in shank ham for this.  Place the ham on a cutting board and score the top of the ham on the diagonal and then on a 90 degree angle about 1/2 inch deep.  This gets through the fat on the ham and lets the flavors get deeper inside during the cooking process.  Very rarely do I use salt to season the ham as it is usually brined in a salt solution.  A touch of pepper or similar is typically enough here.

Set the grill up for indirect heat and place the ham into the grate.  If you desire, you can use a drip pan to catch anything that falls.  This was a 11 pound ham and took about 3 hours to cook through.  After the first hour, I took a mixture of 1/3 yellow mustard and 2/3 apple butter mixed together and began to lightly glaze the ham.  Periodically over the next 2 hours, I added glaze to the ham as needed.

Remove the ham from the heat, let it rest and then carve and serve.  A nice change for your dinner table.

Mac and Queso

Oh no!  Not Mac and Cheese again.   Here is a variation that might just get your family excited.  With a few simple ingredients, we had around the house turned this into a nice wow dish.

Ingredients:
1 lb       hot breakfast sausage
1 cup    sweet pepper slices
2 cups  pasta
1 can   diced tomatoes with green chilies
1/2 package processed cheese loaf
1 tsp    garlic powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp ground hot peppers
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Brown the sausage in s skillet.  Remove the sausage leaving any drippings in the pan.  Add the sweet pepper slices to the skillet and saute until soft, stirring frequently.  Add the tomatoes and spices along with the sausage.  Slice the cheese and add to the pan.  Stir to keep the cheese from burning.  Place the cooked pasta into a casserole dish and add the cheese mixture.  Combine and place into a preheated oven at 350 degrees.  Bake  for about 20 minutes and then broil on high for an additional 3 to give the top a browned coating.

Serve and enjoy!

Grilled Peach Salsa Chicken Breasts

Looking for a new way to serve your chicken breasts?  Here is a quick and simple way that works on the grill as well as in the oven.

These were boneless, skinless chicken breasts seasoned with Adobo Seasonings.  They were placed on a medium hot grill until the bottoms were done.  When they were turned, I added a liberal amount of Peach Salsa to them and grilled until complete.

Enchilada Casserole

Here is an easy and flexible recipe that you can customize to fit your family's tastes.  It is numerous layers of precooked ingredients.

Start with a layer of tortillas in a 9x13 pan.  We use corn tortillas as they tend to hold up better, but flour would be fine. The next layer was refried beans spread over the tortillas.  More tortillas, browned seasoned ground beef and shredded cheddar cheese.  More tortillas, refried beans and green chile peppers.  Another layer of tortillas, browned ground beef, enchilada sauce and topped with shredded cheddar.

Bake in a 350 degree oven until the cheese is melted, about 25-30 minutes.  Serve with sour cream on top and enjoy!

Grilled Seasoned Chicken Wings

I was able to light the grill for the first time this spring.  Easy to make seasoned Chicken Wings are always a hit at our house.  These were seasoned with equal amounts of salt, black pepper, paprika and cumin.

Toss the wings in the seasonings to coat thoroughly.   Place onto a medium high heat grill and cook for about 25 minutes.  Time will vary with the size of the wings.

Saturday Morning Wake Up!

Here's a simple way to brighten up your breakfast.  A simple fried egg sandwich on toast, a slice of cheese and topped with habanero salsa.

French Toast with Apple Butter

Simple and delicious, skip the syrup and add some Apple Butter the next time you make French Toast.

Roasted Carrots

Looking for a new way to serve carrots?  Try this recipe to change your dinner.

This recipe was used to make 2 pounds of carrots:

2 lbs Carrots - sliced and quartered
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp Ground Cumin
1 tsp Paprika
1/4 cup Orange Juice
2 tbsp Olive Oil

Mix the ingredients in a large baking pan.  Toss with the carrots to coat thoroughly.  Place the pan into a 400 degree oven.  Let the carrots roast for 20 minutes, toss and roast again for another 20 minutes or until the carrots begin to achieve the appropriate texture and soften.

Enjoy!

Penne Pasta with Vegetables and Ground Chicken

This is a very easy recipe and has a lot of room for modifications to fit your tastes.  That is what truly makes this recipe fun.

Ingredients:
1 lb Penne Pasta
1 lb Ground Chicken
1/2 bag Baby Spinach
1 lb Sweet Peppers (your choice of pepper)
5 Roma Tomatoes - diced
1 pint Mushrooms
1 can Tomato Paste
2 tbsp Minced Garlic
1 tbsp Dried Oregano
1 tbsp Red Pepper Flakes
Olive Oil
Salt
Black Pepper

Brown the ground chicken in a skillet over a medium high heat along with the minced garlic, red pepper flakes, salt and black pepper.  Remove the chicken, but do not remove the drippings.  Add olive oil to coat the bottom of the pan.  Add the sliced sweet peppers and stir occasionally until the peppers begin to soften.  Add the coarsely sliced mushrooms and diced tomatoes along with the oregano.  Stir frequently until the tomatoes begin to break down.

Lightly chop the spinach and place it into the sauce and let it begin to sweat down.  Stir it in and add more as you continue.  The sauce will appear soupy at this time.  Add some or all of the tomato sauce into the sauce along with the ground chicken.  Continue this process until you achieve the consistency that you desire is achieved. 

Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and stir.  Serve the pasta topped with some Parmesan Cheese.  Enjoy!

Turkey Habanero Quesadillas

Looking for  a quick, simple and inexpensive lunch?  Try these.

Ingredients:

Flour Tortillas
Olive Oil
Shredded  Cheddar Cheese
Diced Turkey

Heat a skillet and add a small amount of olive oil.  This helps to crisp the outside of the tortilla.  Place a tortilla in the pan and add a tablespoon each of diced turkey, habanero salsa, and cheddar cheese onto one half of the tortilla.  Fold the tortilla over and let it warm until the bottom of the tortilla begins to crisp, approximately 2-3 minutes.  Turn tortilla over and repeat for the second side.

Serve with additional salsa, sour cream or guacamole. 

A great dish to let the kids help with!

Grilled Asparagus

Asparagus is coming into our local markets and what a great idea it is to put it out on the grill.  Simple and easy to make, it is an awesome dish to add life to your meal.

The trick to asparagus on the grill is to skewer it using 2 skewers.  Using 5-10 spears per group makes it easy to turn them and quick to grill.  These were skewered, drizzled with olive oil, salt, pepper and a touch of lemon juice.  Place them over a medium heat and cook until a desired tenderness is achieved.

Enjoy!