Homemade BBQ sauce couldn’t be easier! This sweet and slightly spicy homemade BBQ sauce represents the flavors you would expect out of Kansas City. With a tomato base, molasses, and sugar, you get that classic flavor with a little bit of heat. Add to ribs, or a burger, this versatile and easy Kansas City BBQ…
Side Dish Recipes
Smoked Stuffed BBQ Meatballs
These smoked meatballs are stuffed with gooey mozzarella cheese, slowly smoked on the grill, and then finished with a BBQ sauce glaze. The ultimate game day food or appetizer for your next gathering. We don’t mess around with meatballs around here. I like to pack them with bold or unique flavors. Whether we’re going with…
Grilled Romaine Caesar Salad (recipe and video)
A simple and delicious grilled romaine Caesar salad elevated with some smoky crispy pancetta (or bacon), grilled lemon, and grilled baguette slices to sub for croutons. This grilled romaine Caesar salad is the perfect side dish for your grilled meats or backyard BBQ and you’re gonna love it! I’m a huge fan of grilled salads….
Grilled Beet Salad with Rosé Infused Cranberries and Smoked Bacon
Beets are incredible cooked on the grill, and even better topped with rosé infused cranberries and smoked bacon. This will be your favorite salad all summer long! We’ve become super beet fans around here, especially when it comes to grilled beet salads. I’m all about the veggies in my house, but there are just a…
Smoked Pickled Onion Coleslaw
Not your average backyard cookout coleslaw. This mayo-free and allergy free coleslaw is made with smoked pickled onions and is fantastic loaded onto pulled pork or chicken sandwiches or as a great side dish for your next party. I’ve told you this before. I can’t stand mayo! I know I may be in the minority,…
Perfect Roasted Potatoes Every time!
Learn how to make restaurant quality roasted potatoes, and get them crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, every single time! This fool proof method will be your go-to recipe for roasted potatoes. There’s a question we get a lot here on the blog. “What’s the recipe you use for those potatoes we…
Spicy Mango Jalapeño BBQ Sauce (no sugar added)
This Mango BBQ Sauce gets a spicy kick from the jalapeno and is naturally sweetened with mango, there are no added sugars in this recipe. Eating a No-Sugar, Low-Sugar Diet Last year the hubs and I did a 10-day sugar detox. I know I know, these darn fad diets and challenges!!! Honestly it’s one of…
Your First Smoked Turkey – Advice from the Pros and Joes
Next week is the week, friends. Thanksgiving! I’ve crowdsourced from pros, hobbyists, friends, and anyone who loves to do Thanksgiving outside for their best advice on smoking your first Thanksgiving Turkey. Now I didn’t grow up on smoked turkeys. My mom would always cook two, both roasted in the oven. One would go straight into…
Smoked Sausage, Caramelized Onion, and Cornbread Stuffing cooked on the Smoker or Grill
Thanksgiving stuffing, cooked directly on the smoker or grill. Did you know you can cook your Thanksgiving stuffing (or dressing, however you prefer to call it) directly on your smoker or grill, saving room in your oven for all the other goods. Or better yet, take Thanksgiving outside this year and give your oven a…
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…
Grilled Romaine Lettuce with Tomatoes and Basil
Grilling romaine lettuce is easy to do and tastes incredible with some fresh tomatoes, basil, and a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Find out how to make perfect grilled romaine lettuce to use for an impressive, yet super easy, summer salad. We took the kiddos to their first official amusement park over spring break to Legoland….
Mary’s BBQ Baked Beans
Easy BBQ Baked Beans that are comforting, slightly sweet, mildly smoky, rich, meaty, and totally indulgent. Serve these 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 I…
Watermelon Salad with Basil and White Balsamic – Live on AM Northwest!
This ain’t your mama’s watermelon salad. Nor is it your your best friends. This one is packed with some unexpected and delicious secrets. This has been THE salad of the summer for us. We’ve cooked it at tons of events so far and it’s been a huge hit! Folks are always surprised when they take their…
The Easiest-Ever Mayo-Free Coleslaw
Mayo Free Coleslaw is quick and simple to make and is a versatile side dish for any bbq. This no mayo coleslaw has a vinegar base instead of the traditional mayonnaise base. Where does your allegiance lie when it comes to coleslaw? Are you a mayo fan or mayo-free? Most mayo-haters don’t like it in a coleslaw…
Collard Greens with (homemade) Smoked Turkey Leg
Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey is probably the most exciting thing to ever happened to greens. Smoked turkey leg infuses these perfectly cooked greens with amazing flavor. This is a delicious side dish with southern roots. First things first. Things are going to be pretty quiet around here this week. I’m in Hood River, OR, all…
Smoked Turkey and Bourbon Gravy
Did you know you can make Smoked Turkey Gravy for Thanksgiving without a smoker? The first time we cooked Thanksgiving dinner outdoors we assumed our gravy would be made in a traditional method, indoors – by using turkey drippings. Only we quickly realized that smoking it on the outdoor grill doesn’t yield the same amount of drippings, leaving…
Smoked Lamb Chops, Roasted Acorn Squash Salad, and Wine Pairing
Most wine pairings start with the food. We’re having X for dinner, what wine would pair best? But what if you have a fantastic wine and you want to create the perfect meal specifically to highlight that very wine? I’ve been haunted by one such wine for over a month now. I had a chance…
Recent Articles — Prosecco Risotto on Palate Press
… Or how I learned how to make a unique and unforgettable risotto recipe from a Prosecco producer in Italy. “I’m not a trinket person. I don’t spend much time in gift shops looking for souvenirs to bring home. While bottles of wine purchased in a region can bring back great memories, once they’re gone…
Homemade Smoked Butter
Sometimes we get bizarre ideas about smoking various foods and the flavor profile it will impart, things that you probably might not ever think to smoke — like butter. Inspired by adding a little something extra to a rib eye steak to just crush the flavor, smoked butter — or more specifically smoking cream and…
Smoked Sausage and Mushroom Risotto, and Wines to Pair
Remember that homemade smoked chicken stock we made a few months ago? And remember how I said it would be great in risotto. Well, it’s true. Mushroom Risotto made with smoked sausage and smoked stock has just taken traditional risotto up about 100,000 notches. I’d been looking for excuses to make risotto again since falling…
Creamy Macaroni and Cheese with Smoked Bacon and Chardonnay Wine Pairing
When it comes to food and wine pairing most people start with the food, then look for wines to pair with whatever they intended to eat. But in my house we’re often in the opposite predicament – trying to come up with a dish to pair with a specific wine we want to open. In…
For Mother’s Day – My Mama’s Basic Red Chile Sauce
My mother loves to cook. More than this she loves cooking for people. She will intentionally make enough of any dish for an army, just so she can bring some to co-workers or friends the next day. It is how she expresses her love to people. She has no secrets in her kitchen, and is…
![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")