A simple and delicious recipe for Grilled Flank Steak marinated in a savory soy and rosemary mix. Perfect for a hearty Grilled Flank Steak Salad, or filling for a sandwich. You’ve gotta try this incredible and full flavored steak! Pin for later We’ve been dusting off some old favorite recipes lately and giving them new…
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Grilled Chicken with Ancho Chilies and Prunes
Before you say, “Whaaaaaa the? Prunes and chicken??” Just take a deep breath and trust me. The combination of grill roasted rich prunes and earthy ancho chilies mixed with grilled chicken is a winning combination! So, there’s an awesome group of wine bloggers I’m friends with and we get together (virtually) a couple times a…
Jalapeño Kettle Chip Crusted Smoked Pork Tenderloin
An incredibly flavorful way to use leftover Kettle chip crumbs (or other flavored potato chip), or just to jazz up your next pork tenderloin with some great flavor! We have an unhealthy addiction to something in my household. I’m almost embarrassed to admit it, but we’re friends right? We have a Kettle chip addiction. But…
Classic All-American Cheeseburger — With a Twist!
How to add another element of great flavor to a Classic All-American Cheeseburger. There’s something fun about an over the top gigantic burger with a million additions, but there’s something comforting about a classic. We’re doing a reverse sear method using a grill and wood chunks to give your burgers incredible smoked flavor and that…
Turkey Burgers with Bacon Paste – Jazzing up Turkey Burgers
How to add incredible flavor to boring turkey burgers. Turkey burgers can tend to come out dry and flavorless. Adding bacon paste to ground turkey adds not only flavor but great moisture lacking in most turkey burgers. I’ll be the first to admit, when I transitioned from a vegetarian back into a meat eater it…
Grilled New York Strip Steak with Coffee Marinade and Rub
Coffee adds great flavor to both a marinade and dry rub for a grilled New York Strip Steak. This recipe for coffee marinated steak is easy enough for a weeknight, but indulgent enough for a special occasion. For years I used to give Sean a hard time for being obsessed with visiting Starbucks on a…
Valentine’s Day Recipes for your Smoker or Grill
Avoid the restaurants this year and dine in. Here are 10 ideas for Valentine’s Dinner you can cook on your Smoker or Grill. I used to be one of the many Valentine’s Day haters. You know the ones. Those who harp on the day for being an overly corporate holiday. Hater’s gonna hate. I…
Maple Chipotle Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon
Cedar Plank Salmon is amazing when coated with a sweet and spicy chipotle dry rub, cooked on the grill giving it that smoked influence, and finished with a maple syrup glaze. Sweet, spicy, and absolutely incredible. And if you don’t have a grill you can easily do this in a hot cast iron pan and…
Smoked Tri Tip Mac and Cheese cooked on the grill
Smoked Tri Tip Mac and Cheese is cooked on the grill with perfectly smoked and tender tri tip, mixed with an ultra creamy cheese sauce. It is sure to up your mac and cheese game… by about a million percent. Mac & Cheese Recipe Inspiration If a winery could be my spirit animal it might…
Red Wine Marinated Grilled Skirt Steak
Grilled Skirt Steak is a delicious cut of beef that cooks up quickly and marinates perfectly in our savory red wine marinade. It is great for weeknight meals, or your next Taco Night. Since moving to the country we’ve had to get serious about weeknight dinners. Before, when we lived minutes away from several grocery…
Our Top 7 Posts of 2017
Our Reader’s Favorite Recipes of 2017 We’re wrapping up this year end with a look back to the top reader favorites of 2017. I know you may be sick of these kinds of posts right now (because they’re EVERYWHERE!!!). But I honestly love them. And I truly enjoy looking back at what people enjoyed on…
Smoked Meatballs in a Cranberry Pinot Noir Sauce (recipe and video)
Smoked meatballs braised in a sweet and savory cranberry Pinot Noir sauce is one of our all time favorite holiday appetizers. It’s always a hit at a party! Guess what? The mystery of the Cranberry Pinot Noir Meatballs has been solved!!! The first time I wrote about this recipe I told you about how we…
Reverse Seared Pork Chops (recipe and video) With Wine Pairing
These reverse seared pork chops are smoked first for that awesome flavor, and then finished hot and fast medium rare for a perfectly cooked pork chop. These ain’t your mama’s pork chops! Sometimes when I hear people turn their noses at the idea of pork chops, I can’t help but ask them why they dislike…
Smoked Pulled Lamb Sliders
Lamb Shoulder is slow smoked to perfection, and then tenderly pulled making incredible smoked pulled lamb sliders. You are familiar with using a pork shoulder, which is usually slowly smoked to perfection and then used to make delectable pulled pork sandwiches. But have you tried the same method with a lamb shoulder, and using that…
Smoked Brisket Chili (recipe and video)
Got leftover brisket? Make this Smoked Brisket Chili! Recipe and video tutorial for our favorite chili recipe. We’re also answering all of your controversial questions and concerns regarding this Smoked Brisket Chili! Check it out. Go ahead and insert your jokes about “who the heck has leftover brisket” 😉 I’ve heard them all. The thing…
Grilled Garlic Chardonnay Shrimp
How about a surf and turf for your next date night? This garlic chardonnay shrimp is quick and easy and can be made side by side with your favorite cut of beef. This post was sponsored by Sequoia Grove. All opinions stated are my own. We’ve been a bit MIA around here and for good…
Blueberry Bourbon Rosemary Smoked Ribs
Blueberry Bourbon Smoked Ribs have incredible rich and savory flavors that will wow your guests next time you smoke ribs. This is a fun smoked rib recipe to try if you want to change up from traditional BBQ flavors. Blueberry season has officially arrived in the Pacific Northwest. I friggin love blueberries. To me, they’re…
Easy and Tender Smoked Salmon Fillet (recipe and video)
The Best Smoked Salmon ever! Brace yourself for the easiest, freshest, tender-est, and most flavorful smoked salmon fillet. And I’m not talking about lox, we’re talking fresh salmon, cooked on a smoker, and slowly smoked to perfection. We’ve got our secrets to great tender salmon, along with a full recipe and video. Salmon is one…
Red Wine Marinated Smoked Tri Tip (recipe and video)
An award-winning recipe for Marinated Smoked Tri Tip from our very first BBQ competition, made with a wine marinated Tri Tip and smoked slowly to perfection. Serve alone or with a delicious chimichurri sauce. Scroll to the bottom for the the video. We have learned a lot about smoking tri tip over the years. It has…
Smoked Beef Short Ribs, Red Wine Braised (recipe and video)
We’re upping our short rib game with this recipe for Smoked Beef Short Ribs finished with a Red Wine Braise. This recipe has dinner party or holiday meal written all over it! About a year ago we posted this recipe for short ribs saying it was a work in progress. We love to test and…
Favorite Tools for Grilling Season on AM Northwest – and a Giveaway!
We went back on AM Northwest this week to talk about our favorite tools for grilling and cooked up a simple recipe for a marinated flank steak. You don’t need a million gadgets to get started grilling. We we’re so stoked to go back on AM Northwest to talk about the most wonderful time of the year. Yeah…
Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends (recipe and video)
You’ve heard of brisket burnt ends — you know, those magical morsels of beef amazingness. But have you tried them with pork belly? This pork version is super tender, full of flavor and so easy to make. We’ve got the full recipe AND a video tutorial for these incredible smoked pork belly burnt ends for you! I…
Smoked Pulled Pork Enchiladas and Smoker Recipes for Cinco de Mayo
Turn leftover pulled pork into a plate full of incredible enchiladas. Perfect for Cinco de Mayo, or an easy weeknight dinner. Plus several other festive recipes for Cinco de Mayo. It’s time to talk about something serious. Cinco de Mayo. As a Mexican American from central Arizona we love to celebrate this day with all…
Smoked Lamb Burgers with Rosemary Aioli and Pickled Onions
Change up your burger routine with a killer Smoked Lamb Burger with Rosemary Aioli! We’ve been talking a lot about Easter lately, and how I’m just not into ham (what I was raised on eating for Easter dinner). We’ve done Prime Rib a few years in a row now. But this year I’ve had mad…
