Nov-Dec Throwdown Voting Thread..Take Two. Please Vote Again if you voted already.

[bmudd14474]

1) Smokey Jowl and Chipotle Mac and Cheese - Homegrown Hickory-Smoked Pork Jowl Bacon, Homemade Pecan-Smoked Chipotles, Oak-Smoked Trio of Cheese (Sharp Cheddar, Colby, Monterey Jack), Rosemary Breadcrumb Crumble

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2) Grilled and smoked sweet corn, red onion, green chili peppers, red chili peppers, red bell pepper and a yellow bell pepper.
Minced and sauteed shallot and garlic cloves. Half and half, elbow macaroni, shredded marble cheddar and homemade bread crumbs.
All in a cast iron skillet and into the smoker. Serve topped with chives.

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3) This is my 10 cheese Smoked Mac & Cheese with spiced bacon sprinkles. Accompanying the mac & cheese are a smoked turkey leg, apple-walnut stuffing, and cranberry sauce. The cheese in the mac & cheese is sharp yellow cheddar, smoked cheddar, extra sharp white cheddar, smoked gouda, velveeta, mozzarella, asiago, monterey jack, gruyere, and muenster.

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4) Alpine Swiss Mac & Cheese
Swiss Cheese, German Beer, Cream, Macaroni Noodles, Fresh Smoked Farmers Brats, Smoked Red Peppers & Shallots, Pretzel Topping.

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5) Name of dish: Buffalo Chicken Mac n Blue Cheese

Mac n Cheese with chunks of smoked Buffalo chicken wing meat and chunks of smoked blue cheese. Chicken wings were injected with Buffalo wing sauce, then smoked, and then the meat was pulled from the bones. The mac n cheese was made from home-smoked colby jack cheese, seasoned with home-smoked salt and pepper, along with other mac n cheese ingredients. The chunks of wing meat were added in, and then large pieces of home-smoked Danish Blue cheese were stirred in. The dish was dusted with Jeff's Rib Rub and then baked.

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6) Homemade pastrami and Swiss Mac n cheese

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7) Macaroni with smoked garlic milk, Velveeta, and bacon and made little balls, then rolled the balls in ground round mixed with blue cheese

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8) Macaroni & Six Smoked Cheese Croquette

Stuffed with a Beef Brisket Burnt End

Paired with:

Oak Smoked St.Louis Spare Ribs

and a Turbinado Sugar Rub

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9) 3 CHEESE SMOKED SALMON -N-SHRIMP CASSROLE
This dish is homeade penne mac-n-cheese mixed with stir fried salad shrimp mushrooms and chopped onion and a dash of fresh cracked black pepper and sea salt. Topped with smoked steelhead salmon fillet, cubed chedder chunks, shredded block motzerella and sharp chedder cheeses. Then smoked till the cheese ozzed and got a golden color. Served with strawberry bananna slices for dessert, and cold beer in a lighthouse.

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[s2k9k]

Tough decision again! Everyone did an outstanding job once again! Whatever the outcome I think all of you are winners!

 

[artisanbeard]

Still lookin good!

 

[davidhef88]

They all look fantastic!!!!! Great job to all who entered. I wish I would have had time to come up with an idea and enter. The last month has been so busy ( hunting, upcoming holidays, work, two kids under 3 ). I really wanted to enter something for this tribute to Gary.

 

[big dee]

Tuff choice. I think they are all winners.

 

[alpine]

What is the throwdown prize?

 

[jarjarchef]

Great job all.......some good lookin food out there.......

 

[sound1]

Not the page to be looking at when you are starved and wondering what to cook for dinner. Great job by all, a tough choice!!

 

[rtbbq2]

Wow, everyone has a great chance to win...Congrats to all of you and Merry Christmas to all my brothers and sisters on SMF...

 

[zahlgren]

Well done everyone! Gary would be proud!

 

[tjohnson]

Great Job All!

Looking forward to the recipes on All of these dishes

Todd

 

[chefrob]

knowing gary, i'd say he would have to try ALL of them..........nice job everyone!

 

[alelover]

WOW! You guys did an awesome job. Very creative. I think Gary would be so proud of your efforts. Now I gotta figure out which one to vote for.

 

[artisanbeard]

Merry Christmas! Now, who won the judges vote? The suspense is killing me!

 

[jarjarchef]

It usually takes a couple days without the holidays....

 

[artisanbeard]

It usually takes a couple days without the holidays....

Yeah, that's true...I'm just not a very patient dude. I can wait though.

 

[bmudd14474]

I am just waiting for the judges scores back and I can make the announcements.

 

[artisanbeard]

I am just waiting for the judges scores back and I can make the announcements.

Awesome! Thanks, Brian.

 

[mountainrubs]

So who won the throwdown?

 

[artisanbeard]

...must be some tough judging 

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