Dan loves cole slaw on his pulled pork.  He always eats his BBQ photography sessions hence the coleslaw. Of course, Dan does a lot of photography sessions. He’s been known to say a couple times a day, “I’m kinda hungry, I think I’ll take some pictures.”

Of course, Dan can whip up a batch of cole slaw on demand. I’m still trying to figure out where he stows the cabbage. Unfortunately, Dan hasn’t figured out how to freeze and ship coleslaw. It can’t be done.

So, I informed Dan he should do the honorable thing: give up the coleslaw recipe. With minimal teeth gnashing and hand wringing, Dan gave me the recipe for your use.

By the way, this is the same recipe they use at John’s restaurant.

John Daly Cole Slaw

1 pound chopped cabbage
1/4 cup shredded carrots (optional)
1 t lime juice
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup Miracle Whip
1/4 t seasoned salt
1/8 cup sugar
1/4 T mustard

Mix all ingredients. Add milk as needed to make milky.

Heat up before the BBQ with crab stuffed jalapenos–how can you go wrong with jalapenos?  http://tr.im/nKW7

Hot Chile Cheese Ball–more hot stuff!  http://tr.im/nL12

New Potato and Summer Squash Salad http://tr.im/nKUN

Delicious garlic cheese bread–great for mopping up John Daly BBQ sauce! http://tr.im/nKWA

Celebrity potato salad recipes: Cosby, Ray, Cash, Diller, LaBelle, and Child http://tr.im/ohQV

Giant Black Bean Salad http://tr.im/nKY3

Salt kissed Buttermilk Cake http://tr.im/nKZ9

When you need something sweet, make Sea Turtle Brownies–mmm, chocolate http://tr.im/oY5V

Skillet cooked Jalapeno corn bread–simple and delicious, great with BBQ http://tr.im/nL0f

Blue cheese potato salad with corn and crispy bacon–interesting http://tr.im/piSZ

Grilling this famous smothered burger http://tr.im/piRG

Southwest sweet corn salad http://ow.ly/fIIp

Jalapeno potato salad http://tr.im/piS2

Vintage recipes for rhubarb and chocolate cream pie–nothing like an old school pie http://ow.ly/fIMK

Rattlesnake sliders. What are you afraid of? http://ow.ly/fIOZ

Colorful horseradish potato salad–a great looking and spicy salad http://ow.ly/fIPq

Raspberry Icebox Cake http://ow.ly/fIQy

Tex Mex Hot Dog http://ow.ly/fIR9

Fresh Strawberry Cake w/ Cream Cheese Frosting–you’ve got to love strawberry anything http://ow.ly/fIRB

Copycat Cheesecake Factory Oreo Cheesecake–ooey gooey http://ow.ly/gEWF

Keep the kids away from your cook out beer with this: copycat Sonic Drive-In Ocean Water http://ow.ly/gEYm

We’re partial to Memphis, but KC works. Kansas City Sweet-and-Smoky Ribs Recipe http://ow.ly/gBuz

Chocolate Chipotle Brownies–sweet heat! http://ow.ly/gBx5

How about a hunk of Orkney Fudge Cheesecake–cheesecake rocks! http://ow.ly/gByD

Simple way to keep the kids away from the BBQ: throw ‘em a Chocolate Candy-Peanut Butter Cookie–never let it be said, I’m a child nutritionist http://ow.ly/gEUW

Copycat Buffalo Shrimp http://ow.ly/gEXr

Recently, Dan Christy began conversing with Rome, Italy resident and golfing enthusiast, Pierluigi Calabretta via Facebook.

Also, Pierre loves great food. He sent us his recipe for panzanella, a favorite summer salad recipe:

Hi Dan! First one is called PANZANELLA, and it’s simple but great in hot summer days!

INGREDIENTS for 2 people:

Stale bread (about 4 slices), two tomatoes, one half onion, one cucumber, two teaspoons vinegar, five chopped basil leaves (fresh, if possible!), one table spoon oil, salt and pepper.

RECIPE:
Fill a bowl with cold water. Then with your hands soak the bread. This is the very important moment for a good panzanella! Don’t leave the bread for too long in the water.

When it starts to soften after about thirty seconds, take it out. Break the soaked bread into peaces and mix with the chopped vegetables and all the other ingredients.

Make it rest for at least one hour, but I like it when it is prepared the day before.

Possible add-ons: garlic, balsamic vinegar and other vegetables.
Use of good extra virgin oil is VERY important.

Ciao!

Pierluigi Calabretta

Here’s a grilled panzanella recipe from Epicurious.

Easy to make before the cookout, you can store  potato salad in the refrigerator and let flavor seep into the potatoes.

Everyone has a favorite potato salad style whether it’s a southern mustard style or a hot German style. Occasionally, it’s nice to try a different recipe or style.

Here’s a few potato salad recipes from famous types:

Rachael Ray’s Potato Salad

Patti LaBelle’s Potato Salad

Rosanne Cash’s Potato Salad

Phyllis Diller’s Potato Salad

Bill Cosby’s Potato Salad

Julia Child’s Potato Salad

Mr. Ed’s Potato Salad (not the horse, silly…a horse can’t can’t make potato salad).

Watch over the next few days for more potato salad resources.

This past weekend, after depleting my bbq , I felt the need to dig more pig. I gathered up two of my favorite things and whipped up a grilled sandwich combo; chocolate and bacon on sourdough.

I like to keep recipes simple and you’ll find this easy to prepare. I used “foodie” ingredients and, depending on your locale, you may or may not encounter difficulty in locating these specific brands. Nonetheless, you should be able to find suitable replacements for this easy-to-make and satisfying diversion.

• Butter two slices of sourdough bread. I used Life in Provence butter with sea salt.

• 1-2 oz. chocolate square. I used Scharffenberger 41% Cacao Milk Chocolate. Next time, I’ll use 70% bittersweet.

• Four slices of cooked bacon. I used Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Bacon, an uncured, thick sliced bacon.

• Put chocolate and bacon on sourdough bread and cook like a grilled cheese sandwich. In order to get a nice melted chocolate, I used a low heat setting.

You could use this sandwich as a cookout dessert or appetizer. Certainly, your guests will revel in the novelty of a chocolate and bacon sandwich. Otherwise, this bad boy makes a great midnight snack.

I’ve accumulated the recent spate of recipes here with links to the originating recipe sites.

Mostly, these are appetizers, side dishes, and desserts.  After all, I can’t give up the bbq rib recipe or I’d have to kill me.

• Post BBQ dessert; resistance is futile: Raspberry Buttermilk Cake (with photos)
• How to make southern fried sweet potato chips
• After the BBQ, Indiana persimmon pudding
• After the barbeque, dessert sweet treat: Burple Nurples
• BBQ side dish marinated barbequed vegetables
• Down home appetizer: fried green tomatoes
• Festive strawberry salad
• After the bar-b-q, have a slice of Elvis Presley cake
• Grilling side dish Grilled corn on the cob (with photos)
• Barbecue side dish recipe; spicy sweet potato fries
• Appetizer: Angels on horseback
• Before the Q salad; Frog’s Eye Salad
• Spicy mustard potato salad made with Colman’s mustard; not for the faint of heart.
• Even more mustard potato salad
• Try this dessert recipe: Tennessee Jam Bars
• After the grilling, how about some Arkansas cherry bounce?
• How about a little Arkansas Sin before your next cookout?
• Blackened Blue Cheese Burgers recipe. Made these and they’re fantastic!
• Another regional food: Cream of peanut soup
• Pre BBQ warm up, pecan stuffed deviled eggs
• Have a slice of this southern dessert favorite: Hummingbird cake
• Wash down the BBQ with this southern sweet tea recipe
• Enjoy this regional dessert favorite: sour cream and raisin pie

Tell us about your favorites in the comment section.

I came to find out, he needed help finding the omelet. Since I’m 500 miles away, I wagered Dan knew the omelet’s exact location. This was his way of letting me know, “I’m eating good this morning…how’s your bowl of cornflakes?” Here’s Dan’s recipe:

Your Daly BBQ Omelet

2 Eggs
2 Tbs cold water
John Daly Hickory Smoked Pulled Pork (chopped)
John Daly BBQ Sauce
John Daly BBQ Dry Rub
Cheddar cheese
Mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese
Onion and garlic (sautéed in extra virgin olive oil and a little butter)

Take the eggs and add water, whisk until mixed (this fluffs the eggs when they cook).
Place the egg mixture in an 8″, or so, skillet and cook. When cooking the eggs, I use a rubber spatula which helps pull the eggs from the sides. This keeps the egg mixture at the skillet bottom enabling even cooking. Also, I make holes in the eggs to help the mixture seep into the holes and cook. Once the eggs have set, I begin building the omelet.

Start by adding John Daly BBQ pork, sauteed onions/garlic, John Daly BBQ sauce, John Daly BBQ dry rub, salt and pepper to your taste, and then the cheeses. You can build your John Daly BBQ Omelet with as much, or as little ingredients, as you like.

Once ready, slide about half the omelet onto a tilted plate and flip the remaining half to make up the omelet. If your omelet breaks apart, use the side of the hot skillet to push and repair the omelet. After all, you want a good looking omelet to impresses friends and family.

The Daly Cheese Ball

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
3 ounces cream cheese
4 0z John Daly Pulled Pork or 4 0z John Daly Smoked Chicken (chopped into small pieces)
½ Tsp John Daly Dry Rub
2 teaspoons chopped green onions
3 tablespoons chopped green chilies
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans)
crackers for serving

Mix well, shape into a ball, should be much bigger than a golf ball, and roll in nuts. Chill and serve.

When my family requests a chocolate dessert, I shrug and hand them a Hershey bar. When I feel adventuresome, I check the smoke alarm batteries and squeeze cookie dough out of a plastic tube.

Yes, I can read recipes, but something always seems to be lacking in the finished dessert.

Nonetheless, desserts should be a food staple in the BBQ experience. When needed, I’ll scour the web and gather recipes for your use. From All Women’s Talk, here’s the 50 Best Chocolate Desserts.