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….
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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 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 finish…
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…
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, slowly smoked to perfection. We’ve got our secrets to great tender salmon, along with a video. Salmon is one of my favorite things to cook on the…
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. And this is NOT a cold smoked trout, and it…
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. Who doesn’t love a good fish taco? Throw in some wine, and…
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…
Shrimp Ceviche
I’m not gonna lie, it’s been hot here in Portland the last several weeks. Like the kind of hot that breaks our air conditioner from overuse (true story, it happened last week. ugh!). I’m from Phoenix, AZ, so you’d think I know hot, but alas, since living in Oregon I’ve become a wimp. A total…
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…
Smoked Salmon Dip and Exciting Announcement!
Smoked Salmon Dip is the perfect combination of flavorful and tender chunks of smoked salmon mixed with a cream cheese base, seasoned with a little dill and lemon. If you love to smoke salmon on your grill or smoker, it is the perfect appetizer recipe for any occasion. Speaking of Smokers… Guess What!? We won…
Recent Articles — Date Night Shrimp Pasta on Wine4.Me
I learned early on in my marriage that date nights were important to keep the spark going and reduce stress from our daily lives. But after having kids, they became an absolute must (anyone else feel that way?!). All of our family lives out of state, which means no free childcare on call. And, while…
Smoked Salmon and Pinot Noir — there’s a reason they are such a great food and wine pairing
From Seattle, to Portland, to the Smoker… The family and I just returned from a quick weekend in Seattle. I was there for Taste Washington — the nation’s largest single-region wine and food event — and the family came along to do some sight seeing. (More on Taste WA later) The optimist in me was…
![For anyone looking to go light today after a weekend of indulging in too much green beer and corn beef and cabbage. Join me in this light and delightful, yet flavor packed, Grilled Romaine with Tomatoes and Basil!
Light, fresh, and ohhhh sooooo delicious! 🔥🥗🙌 [recipe can be found on vindulge.com] .
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Light, fresh, and ohhhh sooooo delicious! 🔥🥗🙌 [recipe can be found on vindulge.com] .
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#grilledsalad #grilledromaine #veggies #plantstrong #eatlocal #foodandwine #feedfeed #glutenfree #vegan #eeeeeats #huffposttaste #buzzfeast #f52grams #forkfeed #beautifulcuisines #northwestbbqcrew #grillinfools #bbqnation #girlscangrill #fwx #winelovers #oregonwine #emberandvine #vindulge")