Cowgirl's Country Life

Meatball Tacos and Sliders

2013-05-17T20:36:00.000-05:00

I had the urge for meatballs but couldn't decide what kind to make. SO I made three different batches. First batch I went with veal, an egg, minced scallions, beef bouillon, onion powder, seasoned salt, worcestershire sauce and bread crumbs. Second batch was beef, green chili sauce, egg, scallions and bread crumbs.. Third batch was beef, spicy red chili sauce, egg, scallions

Black Angus vs Red Angus

2013-05-14T09:23:00.000-05:00

Dang they were mad! The neighboring rancher's Red Angus bull was taunting my Black Angus bull. Both snorted, circled, kicked dirt up as high as they could.... They talked smack for about an hour before losing interest and wandering off. Not sure who won this argument. lol I was glad that there are two fences and a dirt road between them. Can imagine how much damage they

A Big Poppa Smokers "Money" Brisket

2013-05-09T10:16:00.001-05:00

I received a great package of Big Poppa Smoker rubs the other day (Thank you again BP!!) and I couldn't wait to give them a try. First on my list was Big Poppa's Chanpionship "Money" rub. I've heard so much about it! I seasoned a brisket with the rub and threw it into the BPS drum with a kiss of mesquite. added a skillet of spicy pintos. Cooked bacon in skillet, removed, added onions,

A Candlelight Dinner

2013-05-06T16:32:00.000-05:00

Not the romantic kind of dinner. The electricity was out for 2 days and I cooked in the dark. lol Snow hit the area a couple of times in the last few weeks. One storm iced things over before snowing, thus knocking the electric lines down in many places. I still wish I had a wood burning stove but the burners on the range kept the house warm enough. I decided to make a batch of chicken and

Dutch Oven Bierocks

2013-05-04T22:27:00.000-05:00

Not sure why I don't use my dutch ovens very often. They are easy to use and they put out some good eats. I made my dough first. 1 1/4 cups of warm water 1 pkg of yeast2 TBs oil2 tsp sugar1 tsp salt3 1/2 cups of flour (more if needed)I dissolve the yeast in water, add the sugar, oil and then the salt.. stir in 2 cups of flour and add enough of the remaining flour to make the dough come

My New Friend

2013-05-01T20:34:00.000-05:00

He's a sweetie but I keep one eye on him.

Harry Soo's Peach Cobbler

2013-05-01T20:13:00.000-05:00

Talented friend Harry Soo from Slap Yo' Daddy BBQ was featured on the cooking show Recipe Rehab which aired on ABC last Saturday. I wish I would have had the chance to post about it before hand so folks could watch. I did see the show and Harry and his two children did a great job! I had not watched Recipe Rehab before and didn't know exactly what it was about. Two chefs are challenged to

Slap Yo Daddy Popcorn Shrimp

2013-04-24T20:51:00.001-05:00

I'm not sure if this qualifies as popcorn shrimp, they were pretty large BUT they disappeared as fast as popcorn! Kind friend Harry Soo sent some of his Slap Yo Daddy Meat rub for me to try. (Thank you again Harry!) I have tasted his fantastic Chicken Rub and love it, so I was really looking forward giving this rub the taste test. I like to experiment with dry rubs, see if they are "

Crazy Weather!

2013-04-24T18:55:00.000-05:00

I went from running around in cutoffs, enjoying an 80 F degree day to freezing my hind end off when the cold front came through a couple of days ago. Ice and wind knocked the power out for 2 days and the temps dipped down to 24 F. It snowed yesterday and today it's back up to shorts weather. Not sure how to dress. lol Hope everyone made it through the cold front safe and sound!

Thank you Food Network and The Cooking Channel!

2013-04-16T13:15:00.000-05:00

It's been an interesting week for me! I threw a couple of racks of beef ribs into the Big Poppa drum... Carved and bagged a few up then headed to the lake to do some thinking... I threw a line in but didn't really pay attention to it... Just sat on the tailgate and enjoyed being out there... I received a nice email from the Food Network about being a contestant on

More Bacon Wrapped Beer Battered Pickles!

2013-04-10T15:56:00.001-05:00

I've always loved beer battered dill pickles but wrapping them in a thin layer of bacon really takes the flavor up to a new level of goodness! Beer Battered Bacon Wrapped Pickles To make the beer batter I use .. 1 cup flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking powder enough beer to make pancake like batter (about 3/4 of a 12 oz bottle) or more if you like a light batter. Dry the dill

Stacked Breakfast Enchiladas... I think I'm in love.

2013-04-07T10:18:00.000-05:00

Think I have found my new favorite breakfast. :) I seasoned some boneless, skinless chicken thighs with regular ole season all and threw them on the grill. Cooked green onions in butter until tender and scrambled some eggs. heated 6 flour tortillas. (for 2 stacked enchiladas) Then started building. First one hot tortilla topped with scrambled eggs... next some sliced

Tax Time..... :(

2013-04-04T19:00:00.003-05:00

Anyone else up to their eyeballs in tax papers? I can't stop day dreaming about the lake... I'm pretty sure the fish are calling me. :)

Easter Dinner!

2013-03-31T10:20:00.000-05:00

Today's Easter dinner is going to be Chinese take out! Not just any Chinese take out, it's leftover Chinese take out. lol I plan on spending Easter outside enjoying the beautiful day. :) Happy Easter friends!

Slap Yo Daddy Salmon

2013-03-25T14:52:00.000-05:00

I'm still enjoying Harry Soo's Slap Yo Daddy Chicken Rub. Harry had suggested trying the chicken rub mixed half and half with brown sugar on salmon....and I finally had the time to try it. I'm really glad I did!! I planked the salmon and cooked on the Char-Broil gas grill. Just closed the lid and let the grill do the work. It was mighty tasty, I'll be doing this again for sure!

Grilled Venison Backstrap with Wild Onion Sauce

2013-03-23T12:02:00.000-05:00

It's wild onion time here. The first sign that spring is on the way. :) I love using the onions while they are available. One of my favorite uses is to pair them with venison. I gathered and cleaned a few onions, seasoned some venison backstrap steaks from last season with olive oil and Tatonka Dust. I cooked the onions in butter with one clove of minced garlic. When tender, I added

Big Poppa's "Money" and the Reader's Choice Best BBQ Rub Contest

2013-03-19T16:29:00.001-05:00

Update...Thank you to everyone that took the time to vote!! Looks like the poll is closed now, should find out who the winner is in a few days. I appreciate your help on this!! :) Smokin' Pal Big Poppa, from Big Poppa Smokers, has an award winning dry rub called "Money" that is in the running for the 2013 Best BBQ Rub on the About.com site! I've had the pleasure of knowing Big Poppa (

Grilled Corned Beef and Cabbage Wraps with Chipotle Thousand Island Sauce

2013-03-09T12:23:00.003-06:00

The kind folks at Char-Broil invited me to be one of their All Star posters again this year. Thank you Char-Broil, I feel very privileged to be included in your program. :) For my first post there, I decided to go with corned beef and cabbage. St. Patrick's day is coming up and even though I'm not sure that corned beef and cabbage have anything to do with the holiday, the grocery store

Found em....

2013-03-06T15:41:00.000-06:00

Hidin' in plain sight. While hanging out in the old shop after that last snow storm, I put a few beef ribs and a rack of spares on the drum to catch some smoke. Chilled a couple of beers.... Listened to some music while sorting through a rack of old tack... The ribs were ready after about 6 hours.. I just watch for the pull back on the bone. Both the beef ribs and the pork

Cold Smoked Salmon Patties

2013-03-02T10:01:00.001-06:00

When I was a kid, my mom made these using canned salmon. I thought they were great with ketchup (everything tasted great with ketchup :)). I've been making patties with the cold smoked salmon that I canned in the fall. No ketchup required with these. :) the cold smoked salmon... mixed some minced onion, one beaten egg, one jar of canned smoked salmon, and cracker crumbs. The mix

Keepin' Warm

2013-02-27T10:36:00.000-06:00

Got hit kind of hard with this last snow storm. I have no idea how much snow we received. The wind was so strong, some spots had barely two inches while other places had 4' drifts. Checking on the cattle has been the hardest part but I'm glad the cows were bred for a later calving date. No little ones to worry about! I started to make a pot of venison stew.... seasoned some cubed

Chivo Goat Leg Tacos....Huevos Rancheros....and Nachos

2013-02-23T10:50:00.001-06:00

A friend who raises boer goats gave some chivo meat to me awhile back and I finally took the time to cook it. I made a mixture of garlic powder, paprika, black pepper, rosemary, thyme.. About one TBS of each. Then combined 1/2 cup A-1 steak sauce, 1/4 cup of worcestershire sauce, about 1/4 cup of bufalo chipotle sauce and 1 cup of water.. Poured the mixture

Slap Yo Daddy BBQ Chicken Rub

2013-02-17T01:31:00.000-06:00

Award winning Pitmaster Harry Soo from Slap Yo Daddy BBQ recently contacted me about his new chicken dry rub. The same chicken dry rub that won him the KCBS chicken championship for 2012. Harry kindly offered to send a sample of the chicken rub for me to try. I couldn't say no... who would? :) I was thrilled at the opportunity to give the dry rub a taste. Harry mentioned that the

Happy Valentine's Day.... and some Serviettenknödels (napkin dumplins)

2013-02-14T09:38:00.002-06:00

Hope everyone who was supposed to remember Valentine's Day remembered it. There's still time if you hurry! Give your loved ones extra hugs today too. :) I'm going to treat myself to lobster tonight. Not sure how I will cook it but the store had a kazillion of them and I couldn't resist bringing one home. I made my first Serviettenknödel recently. Had not tried these before. A friend in Austria

The Neekid Fatty

2013-02-10T10:53:00.002-06:00

I make breakfast fatties stuffed with fried potatoes, ham, scallions, jalapenos and cheese...then wrap them in bacon and smoke until crisp. This time I opted to do a regular ole neekid fattie. (thanks to the inspiration of talented smoking friend gtr) No seasoning, so stuffing, no bacon, no nothin'...just a chub of maple sausage on the smoker. It wasn't easy for me to do this.