Forty-clove garlic chicken is the recipe I ended up with after buying a 3 lb bag of peeled garlic at Sam’s Club, around $11.50 at the time, and looking for something to make with it. I made it, and it was a hit. I liked it enough that I wanted to document it here. I…
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Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs Finished on the Grill
Yes, you can absolutely make ribs in the oven — and done right, they come out just as tender as anything off a smoker. The method I’ve used for close to 40 years, going back to a restaurant called Gadgets in the 1980s, bakes the ribs low and slow in a covered pan, then finishes…
Sous Vide Eggs – Smoke Free
Not everything on this site involves a smoker, and this is one of those — sous vide egg jars I got into a few years back as a make-ahead breakfast. I made a few batches of these, five or six times total, using a custom rig built out of a cooler with a notched lid…
Smoke-Free Sous Vide Chuck Roast — 48 Hours, Edge-to-Edge Medium Rare
It was a washout of a weekend, so instead of smoking something, I did a long sous vide cook instead. I picked up a large, thick chuck roast, over 5 pounds. I gave it a light sear before bagging it, then seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, vacuum sealed it, and set the Anova…
Smoke-free Turkey Sausage
Back when I was in diet mode, these turkey sausage patties were in heavy rotation — a simple way to get real protein into breakfast without a smoker involved at all. I made a batch, I ate off it for days, and I did it more times than I could count. It starts with Italian…
Smoke free Pico / Salsa
I have been making my own fresh pico de gallo for a couple of years at this point and figured I would share the recipe. I typically make it once a week and we eat it with chips or on eggs or vegetables. I prefer Roma tomatoes as the base. I typically use 6 decent…