A Bacon Chipotle Cheesecake on the Char-Broil

I started out with good intentions...
planned on making a batch of toffee cheese cakes that talented smoking friend Chili Head makes.
When I realized how many little cheese cakes the recipe makes, I knew I would not be able to eat all of those and I didn't have help at the time.
So I divided the toffee cheese cake recipe in half and made a "savory" spicy cake with part of the cheese.



The toffee cheese cake ingredients... 8 oz cream cheese, one egg, a splash of vanilla and a little over 1/2 cup of sugar. Beat well and add toffee..





Place a vanilla wafer in the bottom of each cup...



spoon the cheese cake mix in....



The Bacon Chipotle cheesecake ingredients...

Some of Big Poppa's Little Louies rub....



8 oz of cream cheese, one egg, bacon, minced jalapeno, scallion, and some Bufalo Chipotle sauce to taste...









Into the Char-Broil using indirect heat...



I added a few wood pellets for flavor and let them smoke for 15 minutes.





The little toffee cheesecake with whipped cream and more toffee on top... It was soooooo good!! Thanks Chili Head!



The Bacon Chipotle Cheesecake with pico on top and chips for "scoopin'" :)





It was tasty! I'm sure you could add anything to the cream cheese and egg to make any flavor you like.



I'll be making this again for sure.. :)

Okie Meets Ahi

I have not had the pleasure of tasting ahi tuna and definately didn't have a clue as to how to go about preparing the fish.
When my local grocery store had some great looking ahi steaks on hand, I turned to my talented friends at Big Poppa's Pelletsmoking.com Forum for help.

I drizzled the steaks with olive oil and let them chill overnight.... per Scooter's recommendation.
Then sprinkled them with a dry rub as Big Poppa suggested...



I used Big Poppa's Desert Gold (cause I love the stuff :)).



Onto the Hasty Bake (suggested by Big Poppa) for a high-heat sear...



Followed Carter's advice and seared for a few seconds on each side to keep the steaks a bit rare...





Sliced the ahi and served with an onion sauce and cilantro leaves which Scooter provided.. ( the recipe, not the sauce and leaves. :))





Then made lettuce "roll-ups" using T-bone's family favorite recipe with an orange juice, soy, vinegar, ginger, garlic sauce drizzled on top.....





I LOVED it! :)
Not sure if you will see this post but Thanks for the help friends!

I hope the grocery store gets another shipment in. I want to try one of Big Poppa's citrus marinated recipes and Jim's suggestion of using the flat side of a " Grill Grate" .
I see more tuna in my future. :)