Steak Skewers

Chimichurri Skirt Steak Skewers Recipe

Here’s a great recipe for a quick tailgate or football food. All that’s required on gameday is a hot grill the rest of the preparation happens the night before leaving you plenty of time to enjoy the game. Here’s what you need: 1-2lbs of skirt steak (flank steak or flat iron also make good substitutes) 18-20 wooden skewers for grilling …

Smoked Pig Wings

Pig Wings Recipe

Since the season started, I’ve been doing a weekly video on football foods. Well, this week I tried something that was brand new to me called Pig Wings, and they’re so good that I had to include them in a newsletter. The pig wing is actually a portion of the ham shank that has been trimmed and smoked (fully cooked). …

sausage and peppers recipe

Italian Sausage & Peppers Recipe

How to Grill Italian Sausage, Onions and Peppers There’s just no better football food than some Italian Sausages with peppers and onions. You can cook it all right on the grill… so it makes this recipe perfect for a tailgate. This grilled Italian Sausage recipe is easy. You can prep all your peppers and onions at home – and all …

Smoked Pork Chops

Smoked Pork Chops Recipe

For this week’s newsletter I had my local butcher cut me some 1” thick pork loin chops. Thick chops like these are excellent on the smoker and it doesn’t take as long as you might think. I keep the recipe fairly simple but we get a ton of flavor into the meat by using a brine. Also the layered seasonings …

beef bombs

Beef Bombs Recipe

I’m loving these Football Food videos. Love thinking about them, cooking them… and especially eating them. And these Beef Bombs I did this week turned out awesome. If you’ve ever cooked an ABT – basically a jalapeno stuffed with cream cheese and wrapped with bacon – then you know these dudes are good. What I did was take a flank …

sausage cheese plate

Sausage and Cheese Plate Recipe

This recipe is a staple around Memphis at any bar, tailgate or football party. If we’re having a get-together, there is going to be a sausage and cheese plate… it’s expected around here! Plus, it’s about as easy as it gets! All you need is some smoked sausage, cheese, a really great BBQ Rub and BBQ Sauce – I use …

Smoked Cornish Game Hens

Smoked Cornish Game Hens Recipe

Smoked Cornish Game Hens Recipe Cornish Game Hens – or Rock Cornish hens as they’re sometimes called – are young (usually less than 5 weeks old) chickens. They cost a little more than regular chicken per pound but at a 2lb average you’re still only paying around $3-4 bucks per bird. In the grocery stores they are usually sold in the …

smoked hot wings

Smoked Hot Wings Recipe

Smoked Hot Wings Recipe Hot wings are essential football food… and slow-smoking them is about the best way to enjoy them. And all you need are some chicken wings (I prefer the whole wings), some BBQ Rub and a great wing sauce. First you wash your chicken wings really well under cool water and then pat them dry. Next you …

Bacon Wrapped Meatball Smoked

Bacon-Wrapped Meatballs AKA Moink Balls Recipe

Moink Balls are basically meatballs wrapped in bacon – and then rubbed, grilled and glazed. They get the name by combining MOO + OINK. These little bites of delicious are perfect football food because they are easy, quick and folks love them. And this right here is my version of them… To make these Moink Balls you need a few things: …

bbq nachos

BBQ Nachos Recipe

Barbecue Nachos are something you find at every football game in the south. And barbecue nachos are perfect football food. You’ve got to have some great pulled pork to make your barbecue nachos. You can re-heat some leftover barbecue (which is what we usually do for our football parties). Or you can cook it fresh and have it for people …

Alabama Smoked Chicken Quarters

Alabama Smoked Chicken Quarters Recipe

Alabama Smoked Chicken Quarters Recipe I know the breast and wings are the most popular pieces of meat on a chicken, but if you ask the right people they’ll tell you that the Dark Meat – and Alabama Smoked Chicken Quarters is where it’s at! Not only do legs and thighs have more flavor than their counterparts but they’re also …

pulled beef sandwhich

Smoked Chuck Roast Recipe for Pulled Beef Sandwich

If you’re looking for something besides traditional BBQ to cook this weekend, I have a great recipe for you today. I’m using Beef Chuck Roast cooked low and slow; then I’m making one mouth-watering sandwich. Chuck Roast is one cut of meat that most people don’t associate with BBQ. Similar to brisket, chuck roast needs to cook for a long …

Smoked Pork Loin Recipe on a Weber Kettle

This is a quick and easy recipe that feeds a lot of people – and is perfect for Football season… and everyone loves Pork Loin. The Pork Loin I bought weighed 4.5lbs. It’s pretty much ready right out of the cryovac just give it a quick rinse and pat with paper towel. I don’t bother trimming any excess fat off …

Pork Burger with Beef Bacon on the Grill

Pork Burger Recipe with Beef Bacon on the Grill

I recently got my hands on some Ham Burgers – these burger patties are ground, fresh ham meat from this heritage hog. This pork ham-burger is full of marbling and it comes already in a burger patty form. So I decided to flip an old classic “bacon burger” around. I’m using this pork burger and beef bacon. For my grilled pork …