derhusker

Saw a chance for a Throwdown cook so I made my White Bean Chicken Breast Chili Again. This is to be my favorite nice and healthy chili and is so delicious. Here are most of the ingredients: Recipe: 3 lbs. chicken, boneless breasts or thighs. (I used 5 boneless breasts, grilled & chopped) 2...

With the February ***SPECIAL*** “Foods You Love” Throwdown going on now, (Link: https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4553210#post4553210) I decided to make something I “Love!”, Fajitas. Here are the bell peppers, onions and the rub. (Recipe for the rub can be found here...

When they made the January Throwndown Category. ***SPECIAL*** “New Year’s Resolution: Healthy & Delicious”, I was ecstatic. (Link to Throwdown: https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=296283) You see this is what I’ve been cooking for the last 2 years. (My wife and I have been on WW...

I was walking thru the store the other day and saw that the 99% lean ground turkey breast was reduced so I picked up 3 lbs. I made some more of my 4 bean Turkey Chili but with a little more turkey this time. I’ve made this 3 other times previously and it is virtually free of points. (Only 1 WW...

Sorry for the delayed posting. With all the Holiday festivities and me working between Christmas and NYE I’m just now getting around to posting this. I gave my niece the choice of what she wanted for Christmas Eve dinner as she is a new mother. She chose tamales which is a tradition around these...

I haven’t been very active recently due to us being on WW to lose weight, busy at work and getting ready for our Christmas light display*, but I wanted to get one cook in before Thanksgiving. (* So busy that I’m just now getting this posted on Saturday) For the "Soups, Stews, & Chili" Throwdown...

Friday we had some friends over for dinner. Started out prepping by cutting 1.5 lbs. of Brussel Sprouts up and seasoned them with some Garlic infused OO, some Denali Hot Thyme seasoning and some fresh ground salt and black pepper. Next up was making up a picture of margaritas. Ingredients: 2...

Here are a few pics of a cook I did on the 4th of July weekend. I had some Omaha Sirloin Strip steak in the freezer that I thawed. Seasoned them with some Simply Marvelous Peppered Cow. Then husked 4 ears of corn and wrapped them in AF. Got the redhead going and put it all on until it was done...

Decided to make Chicken Enchiladas for Memorial Day. (One of my wife’s favorites) Started out making up the Verde sauce. Roasted most everything. (Corn in the back) Tomatillos and onions go straight into the blender. Skinned and seeded the peppers and everyone into the pool for a spin. Add...

So, we were charged to “Eat Like a Greek!” Challenge accepted so I made my version of “Kokkinisto me Manestra” (Braised Lamb Shanks) Here are most of the ingredients: Spice Rub: 1 1/2 tsp ground allspice, 1 1/2 tsp ground toasted cumin 1 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 1/2 tsp Spanish smoked...

This only happens maybe once every 2 to 3 years, but with the current throwdown categories, I so able to come up with a cook that provided me with the elusive 3-fer! High on the Hog Pork Tenderloin, Asian BBQ Char Sui cooked on the Redhead Kettle! I picked this nice package of pork tenderloin...

With a “Served With Chili” and a “Kettle Cook-Off” Throwdown going on I decided to go for the coveted Two-fer with this dish. I make something known as a Mexican Egg Skillet almost every week. Since I had some leftover Chili from the following link...

With some of the restaurant restrictions we have, we knew our close friends would be stuck at home for Valentines Day. We decided to make a nice meal for them as well as ourselves. My wife’s favorite meal is Pot Roast so that was a no brainer to make. Plus, as good as the one I made for...

Decided to splurge for our Super Bowl meal and decided on Enchiladas. Enchiladas Verde con Pollo are my favorite so I pan grilled up some chicken breasts and pulled them. After this a roasted up some tomatillos, a pabalno / pasilla pepper, some jalapenos and an onion. Once that was...

I picked up 2 lb. of 98% fat free ground turkey breast the other day. I made some more of the 4 bean Turkey Chili I made a month ago with it but this time it was virtually free of points. (Only 1 WW Purple point) I diced up all the onions and peppers, mixed up the spices. Here are most of the...

I was going thought stuff in the attic and came across a box I used to use while camping. It had this 10 ½” skillet in it that I had forgotten I had. It looks older and has a nice smooth finish on the cooking side. Here are some pic of it. There is no name on it but does have some identifying...

Being as both my wife and I are still on WW, I’m always looking for ways to bulk up meals with low to no calorie ingredients to make them more filling. And to top it off, it’s only 3 points and it’s fairly is easy to make. First off, here are the ingredients. Recipe: 2 oz. of uncooked...

Many of you might remember that both my wife and I are on Weight Watchers right now. We both agreed to throw caution to the wind for Christmas Eve dinner. My wife’s favorite meal is Pot Roast so when I asked her what she wanted me to make, this is what she wanted. Now My version is slightly...

For our Christmas meal I wanted to have something delicious, a bit out of the ordinary and on the healthy side. I searched the web for a Brussel Sprout recipes and came up with one from Bobby Parish which served as the inspiration for this dish. (Here’s the link to his cook...

As there is a “Soups, Stews & Chili!” Throwdown going on right now and the weather had finally turned cool, I wanted to make something (Link: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4407311#post4407311) Having just got back from spending a week with my brother and sister in-law in...