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 smoked salmon recipe and video. Salmon…
Seafood
Seafood Seasoning Recipe – For Grill or Oven
It’s important to have a go to seafood seasoning. From Salmon, to shrimp, to Halibut, this easy homemade seafood seasoning is sugar free, has a touch of heat, a touch of savory, and a punch of flavor for the delicate flavors of seafood. Easy Seafood Seasoning When looking at the best combination for an all…
Smoked Salmon Dip
Smoked Salmon Dip is the perfect appetizer for smoked salmon lovers. This dip combines flavorful and tender chunks of hot smoked salmon (not lox) a mix of cream cheese and crème fraîche base, seasoned with a little dill and lemon. The Best Smoked Salmon Salmon is one of the first things we cooked when we got…
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…
Grilled Salmon with Orange Maple Glaze
Grilled Salmon with a Sweet Glaze is a great meal to ring in the new year. Healthy, yet indulgent enough to eat on a date night! Throw in a glass of Prosecco Superiore and you’ve got yourself a perfect meal. As the year wraps up we start to plan our goals for the new year….
Spicy Sriracha Grilled Shrimp – And Prosecco Superiore Wine Pairing
Spicy Sriracha Grilled Shrimp is the perfect party appetizer. The mild spiciness is tamed with a refreshing glass of Prosecco Superiore. Find out why this pairing works, and why you should serve it at your next dinner party. It’s the holiday season. A time of celebration. A time of parties and entertaining. A time of…
Easy Classic Ceviche Recipe (with white-fleshed fish)
This easy and classic ceviche is made with rockfish (or other white fish like tilapia or bass) and is perfect for a hot summer day when it’s too darn hot to cook. This classic ceviche recipe is also perfect for parties, appetizers, or a light meal at home. You don’t see many recipes here prepared…
Grilled Chipotle Shrimp
A super easy (and fast!) recipe for delicious grilled shrimp marinated in a spicy and sweet chipotle honey lime marinade quickly grilled to perfection. Perfect for summer grilling season or taco night. Any shrimp fans in the house? Be prepared to see some chipotle love around here the next couple weeks. I’ve been on a…
The Ultimate Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict made with Smoked Salmon. And I’m not talking about lox. Nope! Instead, a delicious salmon filet slow smoked until tender and delicious, topped with a perfect poached egg and a flavorful hollandaise sauce. Eggs Benedict is my all time favorite breakfast, and one in which I judge all breakfast restaurants by. If they’re…
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…
You still have time for Portland Dining Month!
Portland Dining Month is almost over, with more than 120 restaurants offering three-course dinners for $29 throughout March. But you still have time! This is a great time to check out one of those restaurants on your radar or return to an old favorite. But with so many restaurants on the list it’s crazy hard…
Pairing Oregon Chardonnay with Smoked Salmon and Dungeness Crab Cakes on AM Northwest
This has to have been one of my favorite appearances on AM Northwest to date! Sean, who usually joins me on the local morning show, couldn’t come this time so I decided to change things up a bit. Instead of a meat-heavy recipe, we went with one of my favorite appetizers. And best of all,…
Easy Smoked Trout Fillet and Wine Pairing
One of the easiest recipes you’ll find on this site — Smoked trout fillet, made without a brine. When I say “easy” I seriously mean it when it comes to this recipe. This is one of the simplest and tastiest go-to dinners we’ve enjoyed throughout this summer. This is NOT a cold smoked trout, and…
Smoked Salmon and Dungeness Crab Cakes with Oregon Chardonnay
Smoked Salmon and Dungeness Crab Cakes are what happens when the dynamic duo of Dungeness crab and smoked salmon join forces with a killer Oregon Chardonnay… I have a bit of an obsession with Oregon Chardonnay, and this wine is among my favorites. You might remember that last year I paired the 2013 Knudsen Chardonnay…
Smoked Chicken Tacos — and feeding a crowd for Cinco de Mayo
Feliz Cinco de Mayo! I know I know I know, the last thing you probably need right now is ANOTHER blog post filled with Cinco de Mayo ideas. Or maybe I’m wrong? Maybe you woke up this morning and it finally dawned on your that today is the day, and you feel like being a…
Grilled Cod Fillet with Chimichurri and Grilled Romaine
Sean’s going to hate me for sharing this, but we’ve come to an agreement that there is such thing as too much meat. Beef to be exact. We’ve been on a meat overload the last few weeks and need a break. I love you beef, but we seriously need a break! We’ve also been swaying…
3 Course Grilled Salmon Dinner at Home
How to create an easy and elegant 3-Course Salmon Dinner Date Night at Home for Valentine’s Day, or any night. I have friends in the restaurant industry who jokingly consider Valentine’s Day “amateur night,” because some folks will shell out a ridiculous amount of money for the special Valentine’s Day multi-course menu, getting suckered into…
Hosting an Elegant and Easy Oscar Party on AM Northwest
We were back on AM Northwest! I still pinch myself each time we get the incredible opportunity to share our food with an audience like the awesome folks and viewers of AM Northwest. It’s so surreal!!! This is seriously a dream come true for us, and no matter how many times we go on I…
Easy (and Healthy!) Grilled Fish Tacos — Plus wine pairing
Grilled Fish Tacos are easy to make, super healthy and full of great flavor! Citrus marinated fish is grilled to perfection and topped with a grilled corn slaw and avocado crema. This taco recipe makes a great weeknight dinner or entertaining dinner on the weekend. Grilled Fish Tacos We’re a little obsessed with tacos around these parts….
Puglia inspired Tuna Toasts with Tomatoes and Arugula
I know I know. Another Italy inspired recipe. I promise we’ll get back to smoked goodies very soon (this week in fact!). But today we have…. I’m still in awe with the food I tasted while in Italy on my most recent trip. In fact, every single time I’ve had the honor of visiting this country I’m blown…
Ahi Tuna Ceviche and Wines to Pair
And here you thought all we did was barbecue. A girl can’t live on smoked meat alone (shh don’t tell the hubs I said that). Sometimes I just want to make something that requires no heating up a grill, no starting a fire, no ovens, no stovetops, no crock-pots. Well, really, no cooking. At least…
Salmon and Pinot Noir, a Great Wine Pairing
Find out why Salmon and Pinot Noir are such a great wine pairing, plus recipes for salmon cooked on the smoker. Living in the Pacific Northwest we’re very lucky to be surrounded by great options for the freshest fish. When in Seattle we like to take the kids to, Pike Place Market. If you go,…
