RECIPE - Lucky Bucket Beer Batter

This is a great batter for Fish or Chicken, but I also like it for Fried Pickles

INDREDIENTS

2 - Cup Flour

1 - Bottle of Lucket Bucket IPA

2 - Eggs

1 - teaspoon Galic Powder

1 - teaspoon Salt

1 - teaspoon Pepper

1 - Cup Planko Bread Crumbs (must be Planko for the crunch)

PROCESS

Mix the Flour, Lucky Bucket IPA, Eggs, Garlic Powder, Salt and Pepper (mix well)

Then Fold in the Planko bread crumbs

dreadge your Fish or Chicken in flour

Then coat in batter

Heat oil to 375 degrees

Cook about 7 minutes

Serve with Toast and Tater Sauce and a Lucky Bucket Lager

RECIPE - Lucky Bucket Sliders

OK - So if you made the Lucky Bucket French Onion Soup and you had at least a 1/2 cup left over - Here is a great slider recipe

INGREDIENTS

2lb ground beef

1/2 - Cup Lucky Bucket French Onion Soup

1 - Cup Planko Bread Crumbs

1 - teaspoon Salt

1 - teaspoon Pepper

Dinner Rolls

PROCESS

with your hand combine all ingredients (mix well)

make in to pattys just a little bigger then your rolls

cook on a hot griddle

Place on bun

I like to top mine with a little bbq sauce

RECIPE - Lucky Bucket French Onion Soup with Pit Beef Sandwichs and Grilled Egg Plant

Had a Great Summer Meal Sunday, which I incorporated Lucky Bucket Lager into my French Onion Soup.

Lucky Bucket French Onion Soup

INGREDIENTS

1 - Large Vidalia Onion

6 Cups - Beef Broth

1 Tablespoon - Salt

1 Tablespoon - Pepper

1 Tablespoon - Minced Onion

1 teaspoon - Thyme

1 - Stick of Butter (real butter)

1 - Bottle Lucky Bucket Lager

PROCESS

Chop the Onion in to small pieces

Place chopped onion, butter, salt and pepper in to soup pot

cook until onions are glassy looking

then add thyme and minced garlic

then add beef broth and Lucky Bucket Larger

Bring to a Boil

Then pour into a crock pot and simmer for 5 hours on low

Pit Beef

INGREDIENTS

1 - 3lb Rump Roast

Salt

Pepper

PROCESS

rub the roast with salt and pepper

then place on a hot grill

turn periodically

remove from grill when a temp of 160 degrees is achieved

Slice thin

Grilled Egg Plant

INGREDIENTS

1 - Large Egg Plant

Salt

Pepper

PROCESS

Slice egg plant into 3/4" slices

salt and pepper

Grill for about 3 minutes on high heat on both sides

SERVING

Place pit beef on a bun

Put French Onion Soup in a good bowl to dip your sandwich in

and add a couple pieces of egg plant

Of coarse serve with a Lucky Bucket Lager

RECIPE - Lucky Bucket BBQ and Buffalo Sauce

After taking the tour of the Lucky Bucket Brewery, I started experimenting with some recipes using Lucky Buckets great local beer. So Saturday night we had grilled BBQ chicken tenders and Grill Buffalo Wings using my new sauces that incorporated Lucky Bucket IPA.

Lucky Bucket BBQ Sauce

INGREDIENT S

1 Cup - Brown Sugar

2-1/2 Cup - Ketchup

1 Cup - Apple Cider Vinegar

1 Tablespoon - Salt

1 Tablespoon - Black Pepper

1 teaspoon - Hickory Smoke Salt

1 Tablespoon - Garlic Powder

1/2 teaspoon - White Pepper

1 teaspoon - Paprika

1/2 bottle of Lucky Bucket IPA

PROCESS

Combine all ingredients in sauce pot. Then slowly stir and increase heat until the ingredients dissolved. Then bring to a boil, then reduce to low heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring periodically.

Lucky Bucket Buffalo Sauces

INGREDIENTS

2 Cups - Brown Sugar

1 Stick - Real Butter

1 Tablespoon - Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon - Salt

1 teaspoon - Black Pepper

1/2 Bottle - Lucky Bucket IPA

1/2 Bottle - 12oz bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce

Bring to a boil, the reduce to low heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Once I finished my sauces, I dipped my grilled chicken tenders in the bbq sauce, and dipped my wings in the buffalo sauce and served with some grilled bread sticks and enjoyed with a Lucky Bucket Lager

RECIPE - Arnold Palmer Drink

With the US Open Golf Tournament on this weekend. I got a craving for that golf course classic an Arnold Palmer. This is a really easy drink with a ton of refreshing flavor.

You can order these at any golf course in the country or you can make one at home.

INGREDIENTS

Ice

Fresh Brewed Iced Tea

Lemon Aid

PROCESS

In this order put ingredients in you glass

Fill with Ice

Pour Fresh Brewed Iced Tea in 60% of the glass

Fill the Balance of the Glass with Ice Cold Lemon Aid

ENJOY

RECIPE - Italian Summer Burger

This is a new creation, we had for supper tonight. It turned out great!

INGREDIENTS

2lb - Hamburger 90% lean

6 - Ciabatta Hoggie Buns

1/4 lb -Prosciutto

1/4 lb - Pepperoni

1 - small bag of shredded lettuce

6 - Pepperoncini Peppers

12 - Slices of Provolone Cheese

Salt

Pepper

Balsamic Vinegar Dressing

Mayo

PROCESS

Take your Hamburger and make 6 oblong shaped pattys

salt and pepper to taste

Cook hamburgers to medium well on a griddle or frying pan

Toast Buns on Griddle

When Burgers are done, lay 3 strips of prosciutto out and place a hamburger patty on top

Then wrap the prosciutto around the burger

Then place 2 slices of provolone cheese on top and return to the griddle and cover

When Cheese melts remove from the heat.

Toss shredded lettuce in balsamic vinegar dressing

Then assemble in this order

Bottom Bun

Mayo

Pepperoni

Burger wrapped in prosciutto with provolone

Lettuce with dressing on it

Pepponicini Pepper

Top Bun

EAT

RECIPE Homemade Biscuits

Here is my biscuit recipe - this morning made these for out biscuits n gravy breakfast.

For the gravy I used used the left over gravy and added some sausage,

INGREDIENTS

4 - Cup Flour

2 - Tablespoons Baking Powder

1 - teaspoon Baking Soda

2 - teaspoon Salt

2 - teaspoon Sugar

2 - Sticks of Butter

1 3/4 - Cup Milk

PROCESS

Combine all dry ingredients and mix with a fork

then melt butter to the point that half is liquid and half is soft

then slowly pour butter at little at a time and mix with a fork

The mixture should be crumbly looking

Then add milk and mix with spatula until

Flour your left hand really good and with your right hand, take out a spoonful of dough (size a little bigger than a golf ball).

Dump the spoon of dough into your left hand and form a ball, then flatten into a 1/2" patty

Place on lightly oiled cookie sheet

Preheat Oven 450 degrees

Bake for 12 minutes

RECIPE - Grandma Emily's Dumplings

These are potato dumplings. This is how my Grandma made them!

For Me, If your talking about comfort food - Potato Dumplings top the list!

INGREDIENTS

For Dough

1 - Cup of mashed potato's (you can use instant)

1 - Egg

1 - Cup of Flour

For boiling

1 - Cup Chicken Stock

1 - Gallon of water

pinch of salt and pepper

Process

Mix with your hands or a spoon (not a mixer) all ingredients until dough is formed.

Through the process of forming the dumplings - make sure to keep your hands and the dumplings floured.

Pinch off a piece dough the size of 2 ping pong balls form into a small potato

Then set aside

Bring to a boil a kettle of water and add a cup of chicken stock, salt and pepper

drop in dumplings 5-6 at a time.

let them boil until they float to the top

Serve with Gravy or Sauerkraut or both

RECIPE - Coney Island Dog

OK - so I have never been to Coney Island, but I created my own Coney Dog anyway.

INGREDIENTS

6 - Rotella's hotdog buns

6 - LasVegas Hotdogs (Fareway)

1 - Yellow Onion

Yellow Mustard

Coney Sauce INGREDIENTS

2lbs - Ground Beef 90% lean

2 - Tablespoons of Minced Onion

1 - Tablespoon of Mined Garlic

1 - teaspoon of Black Pepper

1 - teaspoon of Coarse Salt

1 - teaspoon of Ground Mustard

1 - teaspoon of Celery Salt

1 - teaspoon of Oregano

2 - teaspoons of Chili Powder

1/2 - teaspoon of Hot Chili Powder

1/2 - teaspoon of Thyme

1 - Tablespoon of Parsley

1 - Tablespoon of Paprika

1/2 - teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper

1 - 16oz can of tomato sauce

1 - 8oz cup of water

PROCESS

Coney Sauce

Brown hamburger in a frying pan and chop it countinously as you cook it.

You don't want any chunks, the hamburger should be fine chopped

When the hamburger is 3/4 of the way done start adding the ingredients one at a time and stir as you add them, in the order listed above

Let simmer on low heat for 20 minutes

Boil Hotdogs until they float for 5 minutes

Chop Yellow Onion

Put Hotdog in Bun

Spoon on Coney Sauce

Squirt mustard on top

Top with chopped yellow onion

RECIPE - Italian Grill Bowls

I was feeling creative this week. I had bought some Italian Sausage and Peppers , but forgot the Rotella's buns. I did have a couple left over breads in the freezer. Are you seeing where I am going with this?

INGREDIENTS
4 - Bread Bowls
6 - Italian Sausage
1 - 29oz can of Mancini Roasted Red Peppers
1 - can of your favorite spaghetti sauce ( I like Mr. C's)
1 - 160z pack of Mozzarella Cheese

PROCESS
Grill the Sausage
Cut the tops off and core the bread bowls
Drain Peppers and cut into bite size pieces
Mix Peppers and Sauce together and warm on stove top
Cut sausage in to bite size pieces
Mix sausage in to hot, pepper and sauce mixture
Fill bowls with mixture and top with Mozzarella Cheese
Melt Cheese under broiler and SERVE!

RECIPE - CD's Cucumbers in Vinegar

This is a recipe we got from a family friend. This is a classic summer dish. I really like to serve this with anything grilled.

INGREDIENTS
2 - Cucumbers
1 teaspoon of Dill
1/2 of a red onion
1/2 cup of sugar
2/3 cup of white vinegar
2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper

PROCESS
Stir together sugar, salt, pepper or vinegar until sugar is dissolved
peel and cut cucumber in to 1/8" chips
cut onion into 1/8" thick rings then cut rings in half
mix cucumbers and onions in a bowl, then bowl mixture over.
sprinkle with dill
Then allow to chill in fridge for at least 3 hours, but I prefer to leave them overnight.

RECIPE - Fried Plantain

Tried Plantains for the first time this weekend - Everyone really like them. They tasted like a cross between a banana and a squash.

INGREDIENTS
1- Ripe Plantain
Vegetable Oil
Sea Salt

PROCESS
Pour about 1/2 " of Vegetable Oil in to a frying pan
Heat slowly to a medium heat about a temp of 325 degrees
Cut Plantain into 1" pieces
Fry both sizes for about 2 minutes each
Remove from oil - let set for a minute
Use the bottom of a bowl and gently smash into 1/4" Patty's
Return to oil and fry until outside is crisp
Remove from oil and lightly salt.
Serve warm