Our Hearts of pleasure are filled with great Smoked chocolate! You or your favorite person must try Smoked Chocolate!

Our Hearts of pleasure are filled with great Smoked chocolate! You or your favorite person must try Smoked Chocolate!

Imagine a puffed pastry filled with Smoked Chocolate and Nuts! Click To Tweet

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Sometimes you need a special dessert or treat for that occasion that you want to express your love or appreciation. An anniversary, Valentine’s Day, Sweetest Day, or even as a thank you gesture. I have the perfect treat that is simple to make and allows you to customize the ingredients to fit the preferences of the recipient. I’ll give you my version of the Heart Puffs of Pleasure but know too, you can change the shape of this treat to any cookie cutter shape you find adorable to use. It all starts with adding a bit of smoky flavor to some of the filling ingredients so let’s start there.

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This simple to prepare dish with our Woodsy flavored Broccoli Pesto sauce

This simple to prepare dish with our Woodsy flavored Broccoli Pesto sauce

Woodsy Broccoli Pesto from the Grill! Click To Tweet

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I purchased several heads of broccoli recently and decided to smoke them using one of my favorite short cut methods for smoke vapor infusion. My Nordic Ware Kettle Stove Top Smoker allows me to get the flavor level I like in about 20 minutes using only my stove for fuel.

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Marrying smoked Broccoli with flavors from India finished dish

Marrying smoked Broccoli with flavors from India finished dish

Smoked Broccoli with Flavors from India Click To Tweet

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So far, we’ve shown you how to cook and flavor broccoli on the gas grill using wood chunks and a direct method of cooking. That is a very fast means of cooking and charring broccoli quickly and is convenient for most of us who own a gas grill.

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By our stove top smoked chives techniques we will be adding a pinch of smokey flavor to these wonderful bright green chives

By our stove top smoked chives techniques we will be adding a pinch of smokey flavor to these wonderful bright green chives

 

Fresh chives are in season so why not do something different with this wonderful herb and try your hand a smoking them! One of the easiest methods for controlling the heat and smoke level to a delicate item like herbs is to use a stove top smoker or stove top smoker set up with a cast iron pan. The point of smoking the chives is to add a depth of flavor to any recipe.

INGREDIENTS FOR STOVE TOP SMOKED CHIVES:

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Mushrooms Go Smoky- baby bellas, cremini and shiitake mushrooms are stove top smoked and served over toast with a dolop of ricotta cheese.

Smoky Mushrooms with Ricotta cheese on toast

SMOKY MUSHROOMS FOR THE ULTIMATE TOAST

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Looking for a great smoky appetizer or snack but don’t want to go to the trouble of firing up the charcoal or gas grill? Then think stove top smoker and prepare to bring the best out of mushrooms when they get wood fired for full flavor. I’ll bring you the easy stove top smoker technique that takes less than 30 minutes and then offer up a super easy but full of flavor smoked mushroom toast with kale and ricotta.

Smoky Mushrooms- Stove Top Smoked

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OUR FINISHED HOT SEARED SCALLOPS GARNISHED WITH CILANTRO, ONION AND A LITTLE RED PEPPER!

OUR FINISHED HOT SEARED SCALLOPS GARNISHED TO PERFECTION!

HOT SEARED SCALLOPS!

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Scallop is just one of many bivalve mollusks with a similar appearing shell like the clam, mussel, or oyster. They tend to be found in clear waters where there is sand or fine gravel. There are variations in sizing depending on how they will be used in a recipe. Today, we are featuring a simple stove top cooking and smoking technique that produces exceptional wood-flavor and searing to the scallop. This will be finished off with an orange-lime vinaigrette.

Hot Seared Scallops- Easy Ingredients for an Easy Technique

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