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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The book Chili Nation has a chili recipe from all 50 states. One of the more interesting recipes we came across was the one from Wisconsin. The recipe was from Chili John’s in Green Bay. This is our attempt to do a version of Green Bay Chili John’s recipe. Go To Recipe Chili Nation is…
For some reason I decided to make my own cheese. I can’t say it was a complete success but I did learn a lot. For those of you that are thinking about getting into cheesemaking, this is a description of my attempt to make homemade mozzarella cheese. I came across the New England Cheesemaking Supply…
I really like salmon. For my cooking merit badge, I decided I wanted to learn how to make a salmon dish. My mom suggested that I do a honey-glazed salmon because I also love honey. So, with the help of my mom, this is my honey glazed salmon recipe. THis is a honey glazed salmon…
Beef Bourguignon is a classic French stew with beef in a red wine sauce. This has been a favorite of mine for years. As I have gotten into pressure cooking, I have developed this recipe for Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon. Go To Recipe It appears some form of Beef Bourguignon has been around for years. …