Smokin' Good Eats begins with brines, rubs, glazes and sauces to a show stopper smoked basket weave bacon wrapped meatloaf with maple bourbon sauce. There is also bone-in pork shoulder, pulled pork with creamy apple slaw, smoked St. Louis ribs, smoked Guinness pork belly, smoked sausage with cheese bacon wrapped jalapeno peppers, smoked kielbasa, spicy honey bourbon lime wings, honey bourbon chicken drumettes, and smoked wild-caught sockeye salmon with a maple and Grand Marnier sauce.
Where there is smoking there are beverages. Serve your guests pineapple rum infused pink Moscato wine, raspberry infused rum lemonade garnished with lemon, fresh raspberries, and a mint sprig or a pint of bourbon ginger beer lemonade while the food is cooking.
There are plenty of sides to go along with the smoked meat or vegetarian dishes. Add some smoked family style baked beans with hamburger and bacon, smoked stuffed Portobello mushrooms stuffed with leeks, kale, Swiss chard, Gruyere cheese and pecans, muffin tins lined with prosciutto and filled with gourmet mac & cheese, smoked Mexican cornbread with some jalapenos and roasted red peppers is a spice lovers delight, lime jalapeno slaw, Greek pasta salad, or grilled corn on the cob with compound butter.
But don't forget about dessert. The addicting honey bourbon soaked apples in the smoked honey bourbon apple gingerbread cake is a guest favorite as well as the author's. Try the mouthwatering smoked lemon blueberry cornmeal cake. Bake a delectable chocolate stout orange cognac cake frosted with cream cheese orange cognac to impress the best beer connoisseurs around.
Craving chocolate? Look no further than the chocolate bourbon cake with ganache icing. Savor the craving by licking icing bowl. Want an easier baking recipe? The French vanilla Applejack cake with Applejack cream cheese frosting starts with a box of French vanilla moist cake mix. The flavors are enhanced by the warmth of the Applejack, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and a can of apple pie filling. The aromas of fall with fill your house with warmth.
Roxe Anne Peacock lives in Caledonia, Illinois and is the author of Leave No Trace, Fatal Catch and History Lover's Cookbook.
When she isn't writing, she loves spending time with husband, Tom, old five daughters, seven grandchildren, son-in-laws, friends and family pets. Her pug, Spike and cat, Simba, help her write.
Roxe Anne has participated in Civil War re-enactments for over ten years, hosted ladies' teas, participated in Civil War balls and fashion shows.
At the present, Roxe Anne is working on a series set in northern Wisconsin, a science ficiton project off an island near Puerto Rico, and a non-fiction project about her journey to weight loss and health. The book will include color photos of gluten and sugar-free reicpes, articles on benefits of healthy vegetables, fruits, herbs and spices. She will also include a complete table of contents and nutritional guide.
Roxe Anne is related to Benjamin Franklin, Norman Rockwell, Napoleon Bonaparte and Porter Rockwell, Joseph Smith's right hand man. This doesn't reflect her religious beliefs.