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Warning, this recipe works better as an appetizer, even my kids loved a few strips, but we’re done fast. This is a tasty and weird recipe, best used as an appetizer,, but wanted to share for any members with kids on a Takis craze. In my area Takis are the alpha snack food for kids aged 4-18...

My son has been asking to try crab and lobster for a while now, but I haven’t wanted to spend a lot if he didn’t like it, so last night we hosted some church friends for an Easter Feast and I decided it was time for him to try it. In the process, I found this Voodoo crab soup recipe that...

Greetings all, I had a big win at the annual office chili cook off last month. It’s only for bragging rights and not near professional, but there were 10 entries and I have to say that I didn’t think mine was the best. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures, but this weekend we had a big...

We had an unusual window of no activities this Sunday after church and the weather was cooperating for a few hours. So, we did a snap grill session (heavy on smoke) and invited some friends over for our first Sunday Funday since fall. We were enjoying the meat and bourbon when the snow came back...

Marines turned 250 years old yesterday so we invited some other retired Marine families over for a meal, cake cutting ceremony, and to watch the Commandants message. If you haven’t watched his message on you tube I’d recommend it for some motivation. For the meal, I decided start with Jeff’s...

Hey Guys, sorry it’s been so long. I’ve been focused internally for a few years. I’ve stayed in touch with Ryan and Justin, but feel really bad I haven’t posted and interacted with other SMF family. I’m trying to get back at it, as life settles back to a new rhythm. For those that knew me before...

Hey Guys, sorry it’s been so long. I’ve been focused internally for a few years. I’ve stayed in touch with Ryan and Justin, but feel really bad I haven’t posted and interacted with other SMF family. I’m trying to get back at it, as life settles back to a new rhythm. For those that knew me before...

I always feel bad posting after being absent from the SMF, I know Im missing a lot of great cooks by good friends and haven't even responded to most kind words on my last thread. My apologies. However, as Ive already whined excessively about here, Im at a busy stage in my life. That being said...

Retirement process grinds on, but I’ve had some time to do a few decent cooks. Just haven’t gotten around to posting. My sister came in for Easter weekend so it was a good excuse to go get some heritage pork and great Tri Tip! Both served with our favorite GR garlic mashed potatoes and an...

Since having kids my movie exposure has become very broad, especially during COVID. Lately my oldest daughter has become obsessed with a movie called “Here Comes the Boom” about a high school Biology Teacher that becomes a UFC fighter to raise money to save the music department. It has Kevin...

Fortunate to have some life long friends visit over the week. So I took a break where I could and cooked up a spread. Skirt steak with a brief lime marinade, reverse seared on the kettle, with Chimichurri. Cola Sauce Baby Backs, elote corn, and some GR mashed potatoes. We had a great time...

My apologies for being off lately, it’ll probably be that way until things get settled a bit. So, very late on this, but my throwdown entry from the Super Bowl; Classic KC Ribs vs. Classic Philly Cheesesteak Started by smoking the ribs and the Ribeye in the pellet pooper. Ribs were rubbed in...

Sorry for being away for a bit. I’m going to try to catch up, I have a few cooks to post, but I’ve been busy trying to figure out how to retire, find a new career, and move the family back to the other side of the country! But enough of that! For Valentines, we thought it’d be fun to try the...

@Rafter H BBQ Justin’s gift has been a big hit here at my house and a lot of fun. Such an incredible meat, the flavors are very pure, but strong…if that makes any sense. I found this recipe and tweaked a bit, came out amazing for something a bit more elevated than Shepards pie. I thought the...

@Rafter H BBQ , Justin was super generous and sent me some elk last week, so I had to put his harvest to good use! Gloomy chill here and we couldn’t decide between pot pie or Shepards pie, so we went with a hybrid using the ground elk as the protein! Unfortunately I was low on potatoes so the...

I mentioned the Black Garlic fascination last week. This was my most recent cook I meant to post earlier in the week, but I’m traveling for work and haven’t had a lot of time. My first attempt at the black garlic ingredient last week had too much sweet, Black garlic is already very sweet. With...

I randomly caught a recipe online that involved black garlic and was intrigued. I had to order some online and so I’ll try a few things. Tonight was hectic, as always, so I couldn’t do anything special, but I seasoned some managers special flank steak Friday night so this was my first go. I...

Ribs for New Years! We had some friends over with same age kids and it had been a while since I’ve done ribs. So it was decided this was a good finger food for New Years, that everyone would enjoy. My wife made a sausage and back eye pea side and walnut strawberry salad. I’m terrible about...

I’ve always been curious about random things that most people don’t think twice about. Personalized license plates I can’t understand drive me crazy. Since Joining SMF I’ve spent a little too much free time pondering your Avatars and why you picked those pictures to represent you amongst this...

Alright! Here was my my entry, I found this on Allrecipes, called Dad’s Leftover Turkey Potpie and thought it looked real tasty. It definitely was delicious! I just want to say congrats to David and Chop, two incredible dishes! Here is what I did! Ingredients: 2 cups peas and carrots 2 cups...