Archive for September, 2010
Crown Roast for the Big Green Egg from Richard in FL
Richard in Melbourne, FL has been cooking on a kamado grill since the 60s when he purchased his first grill in SE Asia. Today, he owns four Big Green Eggs and has a database of over 100 Big Green Egg recipes including this one for Crown Roast. To view more of Richard’s recipes along with other contestants’ original Big Green Egg recipes, scroll down the Big Green Egg recipes contest category page. Vote for your favorite by checking on the Facebook “like” icon. The recipe with the most “likes” wins.
If you have your own original recipe that you’d like to enter into the contest, email it along with your name/location and anything else you’d like included in the post to biggreeneggrecipes@outdora.com. For the contest guidelines, click here.
Thai Curry Mussels for the Big Green Egg from Richard in FL
Richard Howe from Melbourne, FL bought his first kamado grill in SE Asia in the 60s and he presently owns 4 Big Green Eggs. His current database of original Big Green Egg recipes EGGceeds 100! Many of Richard’s recipes can be found in the Big Green Egg recipes contest section of our site along with our other contestant recipes. The recipe with the most Facebook “likes” not only wins the official Big Green Egg cookbook but also will have their recipe featured by a celebrity chef at Sonoma’s first annual Big Green Egg festival (sponsored by Outdora).
Smoked Duck Thighs for the Big Green Egg from Richard in FL
This Chinese Smoked Duck Thighs recipe for the Big Green Egg is a Richard Howe original. Richard began his kamado journey back in the 60s when he bought his first kamado grill in SE Asia. Richard resides in Melbourne, FL and currently owns four Big Green Eggs. He has quite the selection of Big Green Egg recipes. Scroll the Big Green Egg recipe contest selection to browse all submitted recipes. Pick your favorite by clicking on the Facebook “like” button.
If you have an original Big Green Egg recipe that you would like to submit to Outdora’s Big Green Egg recipes contest, please email it to biggreeneggrecipes@outdora.com. Read contest guidelines here.
Stuffed Veal Breast for the Big Green Egg from Richard in FL
This Stuffed Veal Breast recipe for the Big Green Egg is another submission from egghead, Richard Howe in Melbourne, FL. Richard is no stranger to the kamado cooking. He purchased his first kamado grill in SE Asia in the 60s and currently owns four Big Green Eggs.
Browse all the recipe submissions for Outdora’s Big Green Egg Recipes contest from Outdora and vote for your favorite by clicking on the Facebook “like” icon. Do you have your own favorite original Big Green Egg recipe that you’d like to submit in the contest? Email it to biggreeneggrecipes@outdora.com. The recipe with the most Facebook likes wins the official Big Green Egg cookbook and will also have their recipe featured by a celebrity chef at Sonoma’s first annual Eggfest (sponsored by Outdora).
“The” chicken wings from Randy in Arizona
According to Randy Price in Oro Valley, AZ, his chicken wings are a cut above the rest, hence the name “the” chicken wings. If you agree with Randy, click the Facebook “like” button to vote for his chicken wings as best original recipe in Outdora’s BGE recipe contest. The winner receives the official Big Green Egg cookbook and will also have their recipe featured at Sonoma’s first annual Eggfest (sponsored at Outdora).
Do you have your own Big Green Egg original recipe that you’d like to submit to Outdora’s Big Green Egg Recipes contest? If so, simply email it to biggreeneggrecipes@outdora.com and include your name/location along with any other information you’d like included.
Stuffed Quail or Cornish Game Hens recipe for the BGE from Richard in FL
Outdora would like to thank Richard Howe from Melbourne, FL for submitting his original Stuffed Quail or Cornish Game Hens recipe for the Big Green Egg. Richard is definitely passionate about his outdoor cooking. He bought his first Kamado grill in the 60s in Southeast Asia and he currently owns 4 Big Green Eggs! Go, Richard!
Browse all the Big Green Egg recipes in the contest section and vote for your favorite by clicking on the Facebook “like” button. Do you have your own original Big Green Egg recipe that you’d like to submit? If so, just email it to biggreeneggrecipes@outdora.com along with your name/location and anything else you’d like to share about yourself (pictures are nice, too!).
The Garden At Night – Tips for Creating a Midnight Retreat
Gardens the world over provide stunning and beautiful places for people to escape into. Anyone who is a little stressed knows of the relaxation that a thriving garden or park can provide. Flowers strain towards the sun, aroma’s waft through the air, and leaves rustle gently in the wind. And whilst most people enjoy strolling through a green oasis in the day, the garden at night can be just as enthralling and magical, if not more so, than ever before.
With the suns fading light, we rely on our senses far more than ever. A garden can therefore be experienced in an entirely new way once darkness has fallen, bringing out sounds and smells that could have easily been missed during daylight. Meanwhile, whether glorious twilight, or pitch black darkness, the shroud of night creates exhilaration and excitement in most as, with sight not affording us the detail of daylight, smell, hearing, and touch are heightened.
A Surprising History of Teak and Its Uses
Teak outdoor accessories have always enjoyed a distinct reputation. Known for durability and a sleek, rich appearance, when you invest in outdoor items made from teak you are joining a long line of wise consumers that stretches back centuries.
Teak trees are native to South East Asia and are found across India, Myanmar and Thailand. The heat and nearly tropical conditions in those areas are ideal for the tree’s growth. One teak tree can reach heights of up to 200 feet, producing a massive amount of timber in one specimen.
Original Uses
Native tribes of southern Asia discovered the durability of this lumber and used it to build tribal homes, tools and quite possibly furniture. They were a long way from the designs and quality found in today’s teak outdoor decor, but the appeal was obvious even then.
Landscape Design: How to Use Tantalize One’s 5 Senses Using Stepping-stones
Stepping-stones are a great addition to landscape design. They provide safety and a guide to a visitor as to where it is appropriate to walk. They also reduce environmental impact by providing a surface to walk without causing soil compaction. But a little known use for stepping-stones is to create a surface for a sensory experience in the garden.
A sensory experience is very important for any landscaper and garden visitor or general homeowner. Sensory experiences flood the memory so the old saying, “Walking down memory lane” is true.
To create a sensory experience with stepping-stones first analyze the 5 senses. Vision is an easy sensory experience to address. Colorful stepping-stones and/or textured rocks add a contrast to a green backdrop. Also colorful vegetation adds to what the eyes take in during a split second glance that most gardens receive. Hearing is another sense that is easily addressed by stepping-stones and their surrounding. Everyone has experienced the sound of walking onto a different surface or the sound of two surfaces rubbing together like mulch against stone. Also vegetation adds to this sensory journey by adding crushing, crashing, and scraping sounds as one walks along the path on stepping-stones.
Why It Is Essential To Keep Your Firewood Safe and Dry in a Log Rack
Wood burning fireplaces and fire pits are still extremely popular. This simple and traditional method of heating is enjoyed in homes all across the continent, whether in the living room or the backyard – and oftentimes in both places.
Although burning wood may be considered dirty or messy by some, it is actually a very natural process and, when done properly, is considered environmentally friendly. The key is to have the most complete burn and to use the right fuel in your fire.
Log Racks Hold the Right Fuel
To produce the least amount of smoke and soot you need to use dry, seasoned hardwood in your fireplace. Traditional methods of storing your firewood in a pile between two trees or stacked against the woodshed won’t do anything to keep the logs dry.
When wet wood or logs covered in mildew are used in your fire the result is definitely less than pleasant. Certain smells and heavy smoke are produced, filling your chimney and your living space and possibly even lingering in furniture and draperies..
