How to Grill a Spritzer Pop Can Whole Chicken on the BBQ
One of my favorite ways to cook a whole chicken is to grill it on the BBQ. That’s right! It’s also one of my very favorite tailgating recipes. This particular “pop can” chicken recipe is actually a take on my Texas Tailgating Beer Can Chicken Recipe with some tweaked seasonings for a different version. BBQing chicken like this is something I enjoy doing quite often. Then, if you don’t eat the entire...
How to Brine a Whole Chicken + Video
The most effective, easiest and inexpensive way to impart flavor into your whole bird (albeit a chicken, duck, turkey, hen) is to use a brine. If you’ve never brined a chicken or turkey before, you really don’t know what you’re missing. The increased flavor intensity, as well as the moisture it imparts, and the dark, crispy skin it lends itself to, make brining an amazing trick in your flavorful kitchen. This is a...
How to Boil Lobsters in Court Bouillon + Video
When you Boil Lobsters in Court Bouillon, you’re setting your meal up for deliciousness! Why boil or poach your lobsters in water, when you can use a quick court bouillon to adorn them with flavor? A court bouillon is a French-style short broth or quick broth to infuse flavor, and poach delicate meats like fish, seafood, eggs and the like. Make your lobster more memorable for any occasion – whether it’s New Year’s, Valentine’s...
How to Cook Court Bouillon for Seafood + Video
Enhance the flavor of your lobster by cooking it in a Court Bouillon for Seafood! A court bouillon is a French-style short broth or quick broth to infuse flavor, and poach delicate meats like fish, seafood, eggs and the like. If you’re looking to get more flavor out of your fruits de mer, try this savory concoction. Make your seafood will be memorable for any occasion – whether it’s New Year’s,...
How to Cook Shrimp & Squid Cajun Seafood Gumbo + Video
Shrimp & Squid Cajun Seafood Gumbo is definitely a food-of-love worth the time & effort it takes to create! This unique combination of flavors out of the deep south will tantalize your taste buds & warm your heart. Cook up this stew for New Year’s, Mardi Gras, or anytime you need a fix that reminds you of the taste of Southern hospitality, the moss dancing in the breeze on giant magnolia trees, and that bayou sound....
How to Poach Napa Valley Vanilla Fig Balsamic Fruit Stew
If you’re looking for a hot, scrumptious, fruit dessert, try my recipe for Poached Napa Valley Vanilla Fig Balsamic Fruit Stew! This stew is chock full of delicious fruits, and kicked up with the addition of syrupy, sweet balsamic vinegar – you will love this hearty, cold-weather dessert, full of the warmth of the holidays. Poached Napa Valley Vanilla Fig Fruit Stew: In this recipe, I used Napa Valley Vanilla Fig Balsamic...
How to Braise Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Pork Breast Bones + Video
I am very excited to show you How to Braise Napa Valley Bordeaux Cherry Balsamic Pork Breast Bones. Just think of succulent & flavorful pork meat falling off the bone with a caramelized Bordeaux cherry balsamic glaze, and you have a match made in heaven… This pork does very well with braising, and it needs to be falling-off-of-the-bone cooked, just the way we like it. The meat comes out moist, super tender & outrageously...
How to Cook Honey Glazed Spiral Sliced Ham + Video
Honey Glazed Spiral Sliced Ham makes a great Christmas dinner entrée that is fantastic as a main dish, or served along with your Christmas turkey. This is a sweet and delicious ham that is very simple to prepare and, best of all, the slicing is already done. These fabulously flavored ham slices, will enhance your holiday table. This spiral sliced ham comes with a packet containing the already prepared honey glaze and cooking...
How to Make Napa Jack’s Holiday Poultry Brine + Video
Napa Jack’s Holiday Poultry Brine is a great idea for most any poultry, at any time of the year! Brining will do wonders to kick up the flavors, especially of your Holiday turkey, using this poultry brine recipe and directions. Until you try this method of preparing poultry for roasting, you won’t fully appreciate the fantastic results as your birds are more moist, more tender and have much more flavor, as the delicious...
How to Cook Jalapeño Haskap Glazed Pork Side Ribs + Video
This recipe for How to Cook Jalapeño Haskap Glazed Pork Side Ribs is amazingly delicious and really brings out the full and hearty flavors of the ribs. A delightful spicy element from the jalapeño, combined with sweet, tangy haskap & apple cider – it’s the perfect glaze for perfectly tender pork side ribs, begging to soak up this tasty sauce. Since becoming acquainted with the wonderful qualities of the haskap berry, I...
How to Cook Haskap Fruit Moos + Video
Haskap Fruit Moos is a quick, easy & stunningly delicious dessert you can throw together and impress everyone. The sweet, tangy taste of the haskap berry mixed with a fruit combinination for a lovely, warm, sweet treat for dessert, whether it’s for a mid-week dinner, Thanksgiving or even Christmas. The fruit moos I am making here is loaded with dried and fresh fruits including dried haskap berries, which I happen to have on...
How to Cook Napa Valley Blackberry Ginger Balsamic Ham + Video
When you use this recipe for How to Cook Napa Valley Blackberry Ginger Balsamic Ham, you will be accepting compliments from guests and family. When we have had about all the turkey we can eat during the Holidays, nothing hits the spot better than a delicious ham. This fabulous 9 1/2 pound hickory smoked ham shank portion is gorgeous and I can hardly wait to taste it. Tender & juicy with a delectable flavor of blackberry &...
How to Roast Napa Jack’s Holiday Turkey + Video
Holidays are the time for turkeys, but for me, I love roasted turkey and could enjoy it any time of the year, especially when this recipe for How to Roast Napa Jack’s Holiday Turkey is used. There’s nothing like a golden brown, roasted turkey with crispy, tasty skin, and moist, juicy turkey meat. The savory aroma carries throughout the house, making taste buds dance & mouths water. Whether it’s Thanksgiving,...
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