Teres Major soaked in a savory beer and rosemary marinade, then grilled to perfection, and topped with a flavorful jalapeño chimichurri sauce. These Steak Skewers are incredible for grilling with friends, tailgating, camping or dinner with your family! When we’re hosting a large crowd, for appetizers, or for a main meal, steak skewers are a…
Grilled Picanha Steak with Mushroom Cream Sauce
Often referred to as one of the butcher cuts, this top sirloin cap, or Picanha, is a tender and flavorful cut of beef. We add to the beefy flavor of this steak and top it with a savory mushroom cream sauce. Often seen on skewers over a rotisserie flame, our take on the Picanha is…
Cowboy Ribeye Steaks with Coffee Ancho Dry Rub
These Cowboy Ribeye Steaks, or in this case thick cut bone-in Ribeye steaks, are packed with incredible flavor and great for feeding a crowd. Find out how to cook this impressive looking steak perfect every time to truly wow your guests! This post contains affiliate links, which means if you click on products, we may…
Coffee and Ancho Chili Steak Rub
Coffee and Ancho Chili Steak Rub is a great and easy steak rub. The coffee grounds are balanced with the savory flavor of granulated garlic and very little heat. Add to your favorite cut of beef steak for a savory and earthy finish. Why Coffee in a Dry Rub? Coffee combined with a heat element…
Easy Pulled BBQ Chicken Sliders — And how to smoke chicken!
Pulled chicken is one of the easiest ways to smoke and serve chicken for a crowd. Smoke a whole chicken (or a chicken cut up into quarters) and then finished as sliders is the ultimate Easy Pulled BBQ Chicken dish. We love preaching all things chicken. It tends to be an under-appreciated meat. Like a…
Buffalo Stuffed Chicken Breast on the Grill
These Buffalo Stuffed Grilled Chicken Breasts have all of the intoxicatingly delicious flavors of Buffalo wings, but without any guilt! In this recipe we’re stuffing boneless skinless chicken breasts with the amazing flavors you find at your favorite wing joint, then cook them on the grill to perfection. Yes, grilled stuffed chicken breast doused in…
Grilled Shishito Peppers With Lemon Yogurt Dipping Sauce
Summertime and peppers go hand in hand. Grilled Shishito Peppers are a great snack for a crowd. Blister over hot coals or a cast iron pan and add a cooling yogurt based dipping sauce and it’s the perfect appetizer bite. Walking through most farmers markets in mid to late summer shows a bounty of peppers….
Easy Tomato Galette (made with puff pastry)
Our Tomato Galette Recipe is a great way to use fresh summer tomatoes! This galette recipe is super easy by using a store bought puff pastry, and cooked directly ON THE GRILL! No need to heat up the house with your oven. Nothing. I repeat. Nothing beats the flavor of fresh summer tomatoes when they’re…
Grilled Shrimp with Garlic White Wine Butter Sauce
Grilled Shrimp with Garlic White Wine Butter Sauce is quick and easy and can be made on the grill or adapted for the stove top. Shrimp is a regular thing in our family. The hubby is usually craving beef, and I’m often in need of a beef break (yes, that’s a thing). Seafood, or specifically…
Grilled Shrimp Cocktail with Sriracha Cocktail Sauce
Grilled Shrimp Cocktail features a Spicy Sriracha Cocktail Sauce that is easily adaptable. Perfect for cookouts, tailgating, parties, and holidays! Forget those store-bought ready-made shrimp cocktails. This one is jam packed with flavor, and super easy to make. You and your guests are gonna love this! Like many, I’m a sucker for shrimp cocktail. But…
Easy BBQ Baked Beans Recipe
Easy BBQ Baked Beans that are comforting, slightly sweet, mildly smoky, rich, meaty, and totally indulgent. Serve these beans at your next barbecue and they’re sure to be a hit! One of the very first recipes we served to our friends at the inauguration of our first smoker was BBQ Baked Beans. At the time…
Grilled Broccolini with Grilled Lemon and Parmesan
Grilled Broccolini is tender and delicious and grills fast and easy. Broccolini is so much better than broccoli on the grill and may just become your new go-to side dish for summer grill cookouts or holiday dinners! This easy recipe is hands down one of our family favorite side dishes. You’ll find it on our…
Grilled Peach Crostini with Mascarpone and Honey
Grilled Peach Crostini with Mascarpone and Honey is the perfect summer appetizer. Grilling peaches is a must during the summer months! Grilled peach wedges and baguette slices are grilled up, the bread is topped with some creamy mascarpone, layered with a grilled peach wedge, and topped with honey and a drizzle of aged balsamic and…
Roasted Garlic — How to roast garlic on The Grill!
A simple and delicious recipe and instructions on how to roast garlic on the grill. Roasted Garlic is incredibly delicious as an appetizer, served over a slice of toasted baguette, or incorporated into a dish like pasta, dips, pizzas, or mashed potatoes. Find out how easy it is to roast garlic directly on the grill!…
Smoked Beef Plate Ribs Recipe
Smoked Beef Ribs are the ultimate treat for beef lovers. Slowly smoked, these giant ribs are rich, tender, and melt in your mouth like butter! For this recipe we’re using Plate Short Ribs, because it’s my all time favorite cut of beef. Find out why. Short ribs are my favorite cut of beef of all…
Rosé Wines (mostly from Oregon) for the Summer of 2019
12 Rosé Recommendations Perfect for Summer. From light to bold, find out about rosé wines and some of our current favorites. I like to review wines the way most people taste them, with food. Many of the wine reviews you’ll see on this site are accompanied by a recipe. When we test recipes we usually…
Easy Homemade Chimichurri Sauce Recipe
This super easy Chimichurri Sauce recipe is made in the food processor and comes together in under 5 minutes. We make it for catering events all the time and serve with grilled meats and it’s always a HIT! Growing up I remember my folks using A-1 or other similar steak sauce to douse over grilled…
Vinegar Based BBQ Sauce Recipe
An easy and basic homemade Vinegar Based BBQ Sauce. This recipe is inspired by barbecue in the Carolina’s and great on low and slow pork and chicken. We love and respect all worlds of BBQ and various styles of BBQ sauces. For a rundown on different styles of sauces see this Guide to Regional BBQ Sauces….
Apricot Glazed Grilled Chicken Recipe
Apricot Glazed Grilled Chicken is quick, easy, and oh so delicious. Add lime for a citrus pop and fresh diced jalapeño and you have a lip smacking dish for your next grill night. We can’t get enough grilled chicken recipes around here. It’s a weekly staple, and our kids love this healthy protein! This version spends a…
12 Wines for Spring
12 Wine Recommendations Fantastic for Spring. From light bodied to full, white to red, there’s a wine for all occasions this season. I like to review wines the way most people taste them, with food. Many of the wine reviews you’ll see on this site are accompanied by a recipe. When we test recipes we…
The Best Recipes for Leftover Brisket
We’ve got you covered on the best uses for leftover brisket! From brisket nachos to brisket empanadas, we’ve tried it all and compiled this list of all the ways you can used brisket in a new and fresh recipe. Okay okay, so before you make any jokes — “Who the heck ever has leftover…
Beef Enchiladas — Made with Smoked Brisket
Beef Brisket Enchiladas are the ultimate use for leftover brisket for any Mexican food lover! These beef enchiladas are made with smoked brisket, but you can sub almost any cut of beef for these indulgent enchiladas. When my mom and hubby are both in town, deciding what’s for dinner often becomes a competition. Hubby, of…
Grilled Brussels Sprouts
Grilled Brussels Sprouts are bathed in a quick balsamic marinade before cooking on a hot grill for flavor and sear! This is the ultimate vegetable side dish for your grill! It’s also a fan-flippidy-tastic dish to add to a holiday dinner for all you grilled food lovers out there (hi, nice to meet you!!). Grilled…
Grilled and Glazed Carrots Recipe
Grilled Carrots finished with a Honey Brown Sugar Glaze are a fantastic side dish to any holiday or casual meal. These grilled and glazed carrots are sure to win your guests over (and your kids too!). If it wasn’t for me, my husband and kids would live on bread and grilled meat alone. I’m the…
