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Fun Diego Family loves to cook and share recipes.  Many recipes highlight some of our favorite cooking tools like sous vide, Big Green Egg and Instant Pot.

Instant Pot

For more info on the Instant Pot check out our Top 10 Instant Pot Tips and our Top 10 Instant Pot Recipes

Top 10 Instant Pot Recipes
Top 10 Instant Pot Tips
One of our favorite kitchen gadgets is the Instant Pot.  This is basically a pressure cooker on steroids.  It can make all kinds of one pot meals.  This is our Instant Pot guide with our Top 10 Instant Pot Tips. The Instant Pot has a lot of buttons and can seem overwhelming.  It can function […]
Top 10 Instant Pot Recipes
Cole Cooks: Top 10 Instant Pot Recipes
The Instant Pot is an incredible tool.  This is a guide to Fun Diego Family’s top 10 Instant Pot Recipes. Overview For basic information on an check out our guide to top 10 Instant Pot tips. We primarily use the Instant Pot as a pressure cooker.  It also works as a sauté pot.  Most of our […]

Sous Vide

Sous Vide Recipes
Top 10 Sous Vide Recipes
Sous vide is a cooking technique that has hit the mainstream in recent years.  We love this technique because it allows you to perfectly cook meat.  This is our regularly updated list of our top sous vide recipes. Overview of Sous Vide For an overview of sous vide and the equipment you need be sure […]
Sous Vide Cooking
Sous Vide Cooking Guide
Sous vide is a cooking technique that has hit the mainstream in recent years.  We love this technique because it allows you to perfectly cook meat.  This is our guide to getting started with sous vide cooking. Overview The idea behind sous vide is that you heat food in a water bath to the exact […]

Big Green Egg

Go here for general Big Green Egg tips

Big Green Egg Overview
Cole Cooks: Big Green Egg Overview
At Fun Diego Family we love our Big Green Egg.  We have owned our Big Green Egg since 2011.  It has been surprisingly maintenance free.  This is an overview of our experience with the BIg Green Egg along with some of our favorite recipes. Introducing the Big Green Egg The Big Green Egg is a […]
Instant Pot Tamales
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Cole Cooks: Guide to Instant Pot Tamales

March 12, 2019December 10, 2020

Tamales are one of those Mexican dishes you don’t find in many restaurants.  This is because they are labor intensive.  However, with proper planning, you can make your own tamales that are better than most any you can buy commercially.  This is our guide to Instant Pot Tamales. Overview The good news is that by…

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Tamale Dough
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Cole Cooks: Homemade Tamale Dough

March 12, 2019December 10, 2020

Making your own tamales at home can be a fun family project.  Of course, the first step is making the masa dough.  This is our recipe for the tamale dough we use in our Instant Pot Tamale Project. Go To Recipe This dough is easy to make.  That being said, making tamales is a time-consuming…

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Instant Pot Pork Vindaloo
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Cole Cooks: Instant Pot Pork Vindaloo Recipe

February 26, 2019December 11, 2020

Indian cuisine is not my specialty.  However, I really like many Indian dishes I have tried.  An interesting dish at many Indian restaurants is the fairly spicy vindaloo.  In most cases, it is made with chicken.  Thus, I was surprised to find that vindaloo is originally a pork dish.  With some research, I have developed…

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French Onion Soup Recipe
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Cole Cooks: French Onion Soup Recipe

February 26, 2019December 11, 2020

French Onion Soup has always been a favorite of mine.  However, too often when ordered at restaurants it is a disappointment.  So, I have learned to make it at home.  This is my French Onion Soup Recipe. Go To Recipe French Onion Soup seems like it would be easy.  Simply throw some onions in broth…

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Sous Vide Ribeye Steak
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Cole Cooks: Sous Vide Ribeye Steak Recipe

February 9, 2019December 11, 2020

When it comes to cooking steak, nothing beats using the sous vide technique.  This is our guide to cooking perfect sous vide ribeye steak. Go To Recipe Sous vide is nothing more than a hot water bath set at the temperature you want the meat to cook at.  So, if you set the sous vide…

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Prime vs Choice Steak Taste Test
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Cole Cooks: Prime vs Choice Steak Taste Test

January 22, 2019December 12, 2020

Most fancy restaurants advertise dry-aged prime steaks.  Dry aging is an intensive process.  In addition, prime steaks are hard to find and expensive.  Fun Diego Family did a test to see whether prime steaks were really better than choice. In addition, we tested a quick dry-aged method.  This is the result of our Prime vs…

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Quick Dry-Aged Steak Marinade
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Cole Cooks: Quick Dry-Aged Steak Marinade

January 22, 2019December 12, 2020

We have heard that most fancy restaurants dry-age steak for long periods of time.  This is not really something we are equipped to do at home.  I read about methods for a quick dry-aged steak marinade that can be done in less than a day.  This is my experience with creating a recipe for Quick…

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Cole Cooks: Candied Bacon Recipe
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Cole Cooks: Candied Bacon Recipe

January 22, 2019December 12, 2020

I love to make my own smoked bacon on our Big Green Egg.  While researching how to do this I came across ideas for making a delicious sounding candied bacon.  I had to do it.  Here is my Homemade Candied Bacon Recipe. Go To Recipe As mentioned, I like to make homemade bacon on our…

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Big Green Egg Smoked Bacon
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Cole Cooks: Big Green Egg Smoked Bacon Recipe

January 22, 2019December 12, 2020

Our Big Green Egg is back in action for 2019.  For the New Year, my first smoking project was smoking bacon.  This is my Big Green Egg Smoked Bacon recipe. Go To Recipe If you don’t know about the Big Green Egg check out our overview for general Big Green Egg tips If you don’t…

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Texas Brisket Rub Recipe
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Cole Cooks: Texas Brisket Rub Recipe

January 22, 2019December 12, 2020

Over the years, in my experiments with cooking brisket, I have developed my own rub recipe.  This Texas Brisket Rub Recipe is designed not only for brisket but can also be used for ribs. This recipe was designed for our Big Green Egg Texas Brisket.  The full recipe will more than cover a whole brisket…

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