Smoked Beef Brisket

Smoked Beef Brisket

Beef Brisket has a reputation for being tricky – I’ve found it to be very straightforward and predictable with the correct recipe and cooking method. This can be held for 1-4 hours after cooking, so start on this early and you can then hold it 

Prime Rib

Prime Rib

Rich, flavorful and satisfying Prime Rib is the ultimate beef experience. This is our Christmas dinner tradition.

Stuffed Chicken Thighs

Stuffed Chicken Thighs

Most of the recipes I found online stuffed the thighs with seasoned cream cheese or Swiss cheese. I wanted to make something a little more savory and less rich so I stuffed these with a traditional poultry dressing, which you can make out of a 

Smoked Chicken

Smoked Chicken

This is a favorite of mine, because I can smoke two chickens which gives us a delicious meal, 3 meals worth of leftover chicken, plus 6 quarts of chicken stock made out of the carcasses. The key to this recipe is to spatchcock the chicken. 

Swedish Meatballs

Swedish Meatballs

Meatballs with a creamy, beefy, delicious gravy served over egg noodles. What’s not to like?

Stuffed Chicken Breast

Stuffed Chicken Breast

This is a delicious and different way to make chicken breast for dinner. Rice and broccoli make good side dishes with this entree.

Stuffed Pork Loin

Stuffed Pork Loin

This delicious way to cook a pork loin roast looks fancy but is really quite easy to make, it just takes some time.

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Stuffed Acorn Squash

I call this Heartland Soul Food – this makes a healthy meal all in one package. The savory stuffing goes well with the sweet squash. When it’s just the two of us, we’ll split one squash and use half of the stuffing, and make another 

Shakshuka

Shakshuka

Fun to say (shak-shoo-ka!) and delicious to eat. Eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce. Tunisia is credited as the original home for this dish, but it is now common in different forms throughout the Mediterranean. The name in Arabic means “mixed-up” or something like 

Salmon Patties

Salmon Patties

It seems odd, but I never had these until I moved to Iowa. The local cafe’ would have them for a lunch special and I found they were really delicious. They are also very easy to make, don’t let the long ingredient list scare you