Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh salmon fillet(s)
- 12 oz. pasta (I use Trio Italiano, i.e. Rotini, Shells, Penne)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 ½ C whipping cream or half & half
- 1 T flour, all-purpose
- ½ C white wine, dry
- 1 tsp lemon zest, grated
- 5 oz. baby spinach, washed & stems removed
- 2 T capers
- 1 ½ tsp Cajun/creole seasoning (I use Chef Prudhomme’s Magic Salmon Seasoning)
- 2 T butter, unsalted
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Nutrients
- Calories: 394
- Carbohydrates: 44
- Cholesterol: 56
- Fat: 19
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 28
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Sodium: 434
- Sugar: 5
Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta
“Eat for the body you want, not the body you have!” Anytime I come across a recipe that provides me the…
Ingredients
- Cedar plank(s)
- 2 Salmon fillets, 8oz ea
- 2 T Olive oil
- 4 Butter pats
- 4 Lemon slices
- 1 tsp Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Salmon Seasoning
Cedar Plank Smoked Salmon
“Healthy food, healthy life!” I had successfully cold-smoked salmon on a small wood-pellet smoker several years ago but this was my…
Ingredients
- 6 cups Roma (Plum) tomatoes, smoked, peeled, diced (see earlier recipe)
- 2 cups Turbinado sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2/3 cups bottled lemon juice
- 2 T apple cider vinegar
- 2 T balsamic vinegar (6% acidity)
- 3 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 tsp smoked sea salt
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp smoked black pepper
- 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
Smoky Tomato Jam
“A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.” Most people don’t think about using mashed tomatoes as the…
Ingredients
- 4 lbs Roma (Plum) tomatoes
- 2 T olive oil
Smoked Tomato Sauce
“You say ‘tuh-may-toe’ I say ‘tuh-mah-toe’.” This recipe will provide you with a rich, smoke-flavored tomato sauce with which you can…
Cajun Smoked Chicken Halves
“Life is better with chickens around.” Obviously, this recipe can apply to any cut of chicken (including whole) as long as…
Ingredients
- 1 1-pound pork tenderloin
- 3 T Sweet Dry Rub for Pork & Chicken (see earlier recipe)
- 1/3 C Super Sweet BBQ Basting Sauce (see earlier recipe)
Smoked Pork Tenderloin
“You can never put too much pork in your mouth as far as I’m concerned.” Lewis Black Although I have grilled…
Ingredients
- 1 cup ketchup
- 3/4 cup peach preserves
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup bourbon whiskey
- 2 Tablespoons molasses
- 2 Tablespoons of Sweet Dry Rub for Pork & Chicken (see earlier recipe)
Super Sweet BBQ Basting Sauce
“Put the sweet to the meat!” Recently I decided to try and increase the sweetness of my smoked pork and chicken.…
Ingredients
- 6 lb (or larger; I used an 8 pounder) bone-in pork butt roast
- 1/4 cup yellow honey mustard
- 1/3 cup Barbecue dry rub, homemade or commercial
- 1 cup apple juice (or substitute) for spritzing
Smoked Pork Butt Roast
“Almost everybody’s happy to be a fool for barbecue.” – Jack Nicholson Beef has always been the preferred barbecue meat in…
Smoked Pork Baby Back Ribs
“Happiness is best served slow smoked and sauced!” Back in my younger days, smoking barbecue was one of my favorite pastimes…
Ingredients
- 1 ten-ounce cut of Venison Backstrap
- 1/4 cup of Soy Sauce (low sodium)
- 1 T Montreal Steak Seasoning (I used Nolan Ryan’s)
- 1 T Chopped Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Rosemary
- 2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Smoked Venison Backstrap
“Really, if I’m gonna eat a meat, I’d rather eat venison than anything and I do like it a little on…
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. pork belly, cut into 1 to 1 ½ -inch cubes
- ¼ cup of your favorite BBQ rub
- wire rack or mesh mat that fits inside the smoker
- 1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce
- 3 tbsp. butter, softened
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 2 tbsp. brown sugar
- Apple juice for spritzing
Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends
“Bacon is just another word for meat candy!” Traditionally, burnt ends are flavorful pieces of meat cut from the “point” half…
Ingredients
- 24 oz. Black-eyed Peas, frozen or fresh
- 32+ oz. Chicken Broth, enough to cover the peas
- 1 Turkey Wing, smoked
- 1 tsp Adobo (Mexican powdered seasoning)
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Onion powder
- 1 tsp Canola Oil
- ¼ tsp Red Pepper flakes, crushed
Black-Eyed Peas & Smoked Turkey
“People who love to eat are always the best people.” This really isn’t OUR recipe but since my wife discovered it…
Ingredients
- 1 pound of smoked salmon sliced
- 1 pound of cream cheese
- 1/4 cup of sour cream
- 1 tablespoon of fresh dill chopped
- 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
Smoked Salmon Mousse
“Good food is all the sweeter when shared with good friends.” Back in about 2010 we vacationed in Napa Valley with…
