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Classic Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe

Classic Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe When I think of the classic Thanksgiving turkey I have the image of the Norman Rockwell painting in mind. Grandma setting the big ole bird on the table with Grandpa waiting right behind her to carve it up. Everyone at the table is eagerly watching and anticipating a juicy, perfectly cooked bird. That’s the turkey that …

Texas Turkey Breast

Texas Turkey Breast Recipe

Texas Style Smoked Turkey Breast Recipe Texas is known for its luscious, post oak smoked, brisket… but pit masters in the Lone Star state also know how to smoke a mean turkey breast. Restaurants keep smoked turkey on the menu year-round and if you haven’t tried Texas Style Smoked Turkey you’ve been missing out. This recipe is pretty much standard …

bacon wrapped turkey breast

Bacon Wrapped Turkey Breast Recipe

Bacon Wrapped Turkey Breast Recipe It’s that time of year where everyone starts looking for new turkey recipes for the holidays and this week I want to share with you my recipe for Bacon Wrapped Turkey Breast. For this one I’m using a boneless turkey breast that you can find in most all grocery stores. Typically they come frozen, so …

Boneless Turkey Breast Recipe

The Turkey Breast I use is a Honey Suckle brand boneless, skin-on breast weighing about 3lbs. This one came “jet-netted” (wrapped in a butcher twine netting all around), and this helps the turkey breast hold a uniform shape while cooking. Just like a whole turkey I brine the breast, but it doesn’t take near as long. Here’s the recipe for …

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 Bone-In Pork Roast Recipe

If you want to impress your Holiday guests this season, do I have a recipe for you… This is my sure-fire pork roast recipe, and it is guaranteed to be the talk of the dinner table. What makes it unique is that it’s a Bone-In Pork Loin. Everyone knows that cooking meat on the bone gives it a ton of …

Smoked Honey Baked Ham

How To Smoke A Honeybaked Ham

Smoke A Honeybaked Ham Everyone knows the turkey is the star of the show on Thanksgiving, but you can’t have a Holiday Feast without a Smoked Ham to go right along with the bird. (you can get my recipe for smoking a turkey here >>) Instead of spending nearly $80 on an overpriced ham, fire up your smoker and Smoke …

Whole Smoked Chicken

Whole Smoked Chicken Recipe

Whole Smoked Chicken Recipe This is one recipe I’m going to be using this July 4th Holiday. I’ve got a lot of people to feed, so I’m going to smoke whole chickens and pull them for Pulled Chicken Sandwiches and Smoked Chicken Nachos. I’ve done this in the past for parties and for catering jobs and people loved it… the …

mini turducken

Mini Turducken Recipe

Mini Turducken Recipe Turducken is a meat creation made famous in Louisiana and it involves stuffing a whole deboned turkey with a deboned chicken stuffed with a deboned duck. If you’ve never been to Louisiana, chances are you’ve never heard of turducken but here in the south you just might see it on the Thanksgiving table. I decided to make …

Smoked Cornbread Dressing Recipe

Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe on the Big Green Egg

Southern Cornbread Dressing Recipe on Smoker We always serve Southern Cornbread Dressing at our Thanksgiving alongside the Turkey. And this year I decided to cook the cornbread dressing on the Big Green Egg smoker instead of in the oven. I wanted to get some smoke on the dressing and add that extra layer of flavor. I wasn’t sure if it …