Bjorn Bites & Booze

Pineapple Elderflower Martini

May 12, 2022

Pineapple Elderflower Martini

Three simple ingredients to create this amazing cocktail. Homemade pineapple infused vodka, St. Germaine Liqueur and pineapple juice, shaken vigorously until chilled and frothy, then strained in a martini glass! A refreshing, sweet, and delicious cocktail for any night of the week!

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Prep Time 5

Course Drinks

Ingredients

2 oz Pineapple Infused Vodka (purchased or homemade)
1 oz St. Germaine Liqueur (elderflower liqueur)
3 oz Pineapple juice
Pineapple wedge, mint for garnish

Instructions

Add all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until chilled and frothy (for 30 seconds at least). Strain into martini glasses, garnish with pineapple wedge and mint and serve!

Keyword Cocktail recipes, Martini, Martini Recipes, Pineapple Cocktails, Pineapple Elderflower Martini

by Bjorn Bites & Booze

Raspberry Swirled Pineapple & Mango Frozen Margarita | Bjorn Bites & Booze | Wild West Viking

Drinks, Recipes

Pineapple & Mango Raspberry Swirl Frozen Margarita

May 9, 2022

Pineapple Mango Raspberry Swirl Frozen Margarita

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in full style with this delicious, sweet and tangy frozen margarita. The frozen cocktails are perfect for casual parties or lazy Sunday afternoons! Making them with frozen fruit is even easier!

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Ingredients

Margaritas

2 cups frozen mango chunks
2 cups frozen pineapple chunks
⅔ cup orange juice
⅓ cup simple syrup
¼ cup lime juice
8 oz Tequila (or more if you like your margaritas stronger)
2 cups crushed ice
2 tbsp raspberry sauce

Raspberry Sauce

3 cups fresh raspberries
½ cup sugar
½ lemon, juiced

Instructions

Make Raspberry Sauce

Clean and dry raspberries. Add to a food processor and blend until completely smooth.
Strain mixture through a sieve into a sauce pot.
Place sauce pot over medium heat, and add sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a low boil, and cook for about 15 minutes, until mixture has reduced about half and thickened.
Cool completely, and store in fridge until ready to use.

Assemble Margaritas

Add frozen fruit, orange and lime juices, simple syrup and tequila to blender. Blend until smooth.
Add ice, and blend until smooth and frothy.
Take raspberry syrup and swirl the inside of margarita glasses.
Fill margarita glasses with the pineapple-mango mixture. Top with pineapple wedge and a fresh raspberry.

Keyword Cinco de Mayo, Frozen Margaritas, Mango Cocktails, Margarita Recipes, Margaritas, Pineapple Cocktails, Pineapple Mango Margarita, Raspberry Swirl Pineapple Mango Frozen Margarita

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Appetizers, Recipes

Avocado Toast with Grilled Beet Hummus

May 3, 2022

Avocado Toast with Grilled Beet Hummus

Who doesn't love Avocado Toast? Super trendy right? But let's take this up a notch add some homemade Grilled Beet Hummus. The beets were grilled on the Big Green Egg over red hot Jealous Devil Charcoal! The grilled beets provide an added smoky flavor with a slight caramelized sweet coating. I created an avocado rose to sit on top off the luxurious Beet Hummus, added some alfalfa sprouts, sliced radishes, pine nuts, and crumbled feta on a piece of toasted multi-grain bread, and oh my goodness! So good!

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Course Appetizer, Main Course

Ingredients

Grilled Beet Hummus

2 medium beets
1 tbsp olive oil

Supplies for Avocado Toast

2 slices multi-grain bread
½ cup prepared beet hummus
1 avocado, pitted
1 radish, thinly sliced
½ cup alfalfa sprouts
1 tbsp crumbled feta cheese
1 tbsp pine nuts, for garnish
salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

Grilled Beets

Heat grill to 350°
Wash and peel beets. Place on large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil. Rub olive oil over beets, and wrap the foil around the beet
Place foil wrapped beets on grill. Grill for 60 minutes or until beets are tender.

Make Avocado Toast

Slice thinly, and toast the bread
Spread a generous amount of hummus on each piece of bread.
Slice the avocado thinly, and lay on top of the hummus (or make an avocado rose to sit on top of the hummus)
Add sprouts on top of avocado, sprinkle feta cheese on top, pine nuts, and sliced radishes. Salt + pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

Keyword Avocado Recipes, Avocado Toast, Beet Hummus, Beet Recipes, Grilled Beets

by Bjorn Bites & Booze

Drinks, Recipes

Aperol Gin Sour

April 27, 2022

Gin Aperol Sour | Bjorn Bites & Booze | Wild West Viking

Aperol & Gin Sour

A refreshing and bright spring cocktail with bold citrus notes, slightly bitter with a touch of sweetness. It's the perfect cocktail to serve with appetizers or even just enjoyed during a simple get together. This vibrant orange-red cocktail is refreshing, bright and citrusy. A truly, easy to sip, and simple to make spring cocktail you are sure to keep on your spring beverage rotation!

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Prep Time 5

Course Drinks

Servings 1 cocktail

Ingredients

2 oz gin
2 oz Aperol
.5 oz lemon juice
.5 oz simple syrup
1 egg white

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a shaker filled with ice.
Shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds.
Strain and serve in a cocktail glass.

Keyword Aperol, Aperol Gin Sour, Gin recipes, Spring cocktails

by Bjorn Bites & Booze

Snow Shoe Hare Trail | Golden Gate Canyon State Park | Wild West Viking

Colorado Life, Snow Shoeing

Snowshoeing at Snow Hare Trail, Golden Gate Canyon State Park

April 5, 2022

Amazing bluebird skies, a little windy but a wonderful 4-mile winter hike in the beautiful snow!

Snow Hare Trail is located inside Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Daily park passes are $10 per vehicle and can be purchased at the self-service kiosk at the parking lot or entrance into the park.

This trail is a well marked, forested trail with views here and there, some rolling hills with steep inclines to get the heart going. The sun peaked in and out of the snow packed trail, and definitely glad to have snow shoes as there were some deep pockets.

Plan on getting to the trail early (we arrived at 8:30 a.m.) as parking spots are limited, especially at this time of the year when the service road is closed.

This trail would also be great for a spring/summer/fall hike, with a quick snack/lunch break at Dude’s Fishing Hole.

Note: I always use All Trails app to keep me on track! Here’s a link to the trail!

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Moroccan Spiced Spatchock Cornish Game Hen | Bjorn Bites & Booze | Wild West Viking

Main Course, Recipes

Moroccan Spiced Spatchcock Cornish Game Hen

April 5, 2022

Moroccan- spiced Cornish Game Hen | Bjorn Bites & Booze | Wild West Viking

Moroccan Spiced Spatchcock Cornish Game Hen

Delicious, crispy skin, juicy and flavorful Cornish Game Hen served with herbed rice, grilled lemon and blistered tomatoes. Get ready to be transported to Morocco with this perfect, impressive dinner, and grilled to perfection. This dish was grilled on the Big Green Egg MiniMax over red hot Jealous Devil Charcoal!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

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Total Time 1 40

Course Main Course

Cuisine Moroccan

Ingredients

2 whole Cornsih Game Hens, washed, dried, and spatchcocked

Moroccan Spice

1 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp ginger
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp chili powder
½ tsp red pepper flakes
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper

Marinade

2 tbsp Moroccan Spice (see above)
2 tbsp parsley, chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon zest
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt & pepper to taste

Garnish

parsley, chopped
lemon slices

Instructions

Combine all ingredients together in a bowl, stir to mix. Place mixture in a shallow bowl, and add Cornish Game Hens, rubbing mixture all over game hens, and let them marinate at least 30 minutes or overnight.
Prepare the grill, clean grates and heat to 350°F
Place Cornish Game Hens skin side down, to get a crispy skin. Grill for 15 minutes, and flip, grill for another 15 minutes or until internal temperature is 165°F. Check temperature with the meat thermometer.
Serve with chopped parsley, lemon slices, herbed rice and blistered tomatoes.

Keyword Cornish Game Hen, Grilled Cornish Game Hen, Moroccan Recipe

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Drinks, Recipes

Grapefruit & Elderflower Gin Spritz

March 31, 2022

Grapefruit & Elderflower Gin Spritz

This cocktail could very well be one of my new favorite spring cocktails! This fresh, floral, delicious and easy to make cocktail is perfect for a springtime happy hour! The perfect balance between the fresh grapefruit juice, added punch from the Elderflower liqueur, sweetness from the Elderflower syrup and a little sparkle from the Elderflower lemonade.

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Prep Time 5

Course Drinks

Ingredients

2 oz Gin
1 oz Elderflower Liqueur
6 oz Fresh Pink Grapefruit Juice
1 oz Elderflower syrup
.5 oz lime juice
Sparkling Elderflower Lemonade or club soda

Instructions

Combine everything in a cocktail shaker full of ice. Shake, serve in cocktail glass filled with ice.

Keyword Cocktails, Elderflower, Gin cocktails, Gin recipes, Spring cocktail

by Bjorn Bites & Booze

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Main Course, Recipes

Pineapple Firecracker Chicken

February 28, 2022

Pineapple Firecracker Chicken

Grilled this amazing Pineapple Firecracker Chicken dish on my Big Green Egg using a wok! Wok cooking is super fast and easy! This dish will beat any takeout dish hands down, with tender chunks of chicken and a great balance of the fiery sweet and spicy sauce!

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Prep Time 45

Cook Time 15

Course Main Course

Ingredients

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced into bite size (substitute tofu, pork, or shrimp)
1 white onion, chopped
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups multi-colored bell peppers, chopped
1 cup pineapple, chopped
1-2 hot peppers, thinly sliced (I used red fresno peppers, but can use Thai chili peppers depending on how spicy you liked it)
salt & pepper to season your protein
vegetable or peanut oil for your wok/pan

Sauce

½ cup Pineapple Juice
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp plum sauce
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tsp Sriracha sauce
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tbsp cornstarch

Garnish

5 green onions, thinly sliced
sesame seeds

Instructions

Heat grill to high heat, and place wok in your Big Green Egg (or grill) to heat up.
Mix all ingredients for sauce in a bowl, whisk together ingredients and set aside.
Season chicken (or protein) with salt and pepper.
Heat 2 tbsp of oil in your Big Green Egg wok to heat up.
Cook chicken in your wok until done. Remove from pan.
Saute onion, garlic, and ginger for about 3-5 minutes, until onion is softened.
Add pepper, both sweet and hot, to pan and stir fry for a couple of minutes.
Add chicken back to wok, and add pineapples.
Pour sauce over ingredients, and cook until sauce thickens, and has coated all ingredients.
Serve over rice, garnish with sliced green onion, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Keyword Big Green Egg, Chicken on the Wok, Firecracker Chicken, Grilled Chicken, Grilling with a Wok, Pineapple Firecracker Chicken, Wok Cooking

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Drinks, Holiday, Recipes, Valentine's Day

Love Potion Cocktail

February 14, 2022

Love Potion Cocktail

This Love Potion Cocktail is perfect, easy to make and just in time for Valentine's Day! Channel your inner love witch and concoct a couple of these beauties for your loved one! You simply can't go wrong with Champagne, Aperol,, simple syrup, Cointreau and fresh raspberries! Happy Valentine's Day everyone! <3

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Prep Time 10

Course Drinks

Ingredients

2 oz Aperol
1 tbsp muddled raspberries (fresh)
1 oz Cointreau
1 tbsp simple syrup
Champagne to top off glass
Fresh blueberries and mint for garnish

Instructions

Add muddled raspberries and simple syrup to champagne flute. Add ice.
Pour in Aperol on the side of the glass so it flows to the bottom.
Top off with champagne carefully.
Garnish with blueberries and mint.

Keyword Aperol, Champagne, Champagne cocktails, Love Potion, Raspberries, Valentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day Cocktails

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Appetizers, Recipes

Grilled Bacon Wrapped Loaded Baked Potato Skins

February 13, 2022

Grilled Bacon Wrapped Loaded Baked Potato Skins

It's the Big Game Day so get your game face on and make some of these super easy, so delicious, fully loaded grilled bacon-wrapped baked potato skins! Grilled on the Big Green Egg MiniMax over red hot Jealous Devil Charcoal!

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 45

Course Appetizer

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable oil
3 Russett potatoes (medium-size), baked and scooped out
4 oz cream cheese, room temperature, softened
½ cup Colby-Jack, shredded
1 jalapeno, diced
¼ cup white onion diced
3 bacon pieces, cooked, and chopped
6 bacon slices (thin)
½ tsp chili powder (I used Spicy Me's Taco AF)½
Sour cream and green onions (chopped) for serving

Instructions

Prepare Grill

Heat grill to medium-high (350°F)

Prepare Potatoes

Bake potatoes either in the oven, or a quick cook in the microwave. Once cooled, cut potatoes lengthwise, and scoop out insides leaving about 1/4" shell. Put the scooped out potatoes to the side.
Heat oil, and fry potato skins until light golden brown. Place on wire cooking rack to drain and cool.

Prepare Filling

Combine, cream cheese, shredded cheese, chopped jalapeno, bacon, onions and chili powder. Stir to mix well.
Fill potato skins with mixture until well rounded and full.
Wrap each potato skin with one piece of bacon tightly, use toothpicks if needed..

Prepare Potato Skins

Add bacon wrapped potato skins to the grill. Grill about 30 minutes (check halfway through).
Once bacon has become browned and crispy, remove from grill. Serve with sour cream and chopped green onions.

Keyword Bacon Wrapped Potato Skins, Big Green Egg, Big Green Egg MiniMax, Grilled Appetizers, Grilled Potato Skins, Jealous Devil Charcoal, Loaded Baked Potato Skins

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