An easy recipe for a blackberry (or mixed summer fruit) crostata that you can cook directly on the grill! And since our kids are now gluten free and dairy free we’ve taken our favorite summer grilled dessert, Grilled Blackberry Crostata, and made it GF and DF friendly! One of the first things we cooked up…
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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,…
Smoked Chocolate Pot de Crème (no bake)
Smoked cream adds an incredible smoky undertone to a classic Chocolate Pot de Crème. It’s silky, chocolaty, and absolutely indulgent. Check out the recipe and video tutorial for more. For the longest time the hubs would make me my favorite dessert, Pot de Crème, for special occasions (we now stick to one day a year…
Smoked Ice Cocktail
A twist on a classic Old Fashioned using Smoked Ice. Yes, that’s right, Smoked ice. *UPDATE: We now have a video for this recipe! Scroll to the bottom for the recipe video. We’ve talked about smoked ice before, but we thought we’d bring it up again because it’s that time of year! You know what…
Smoked Hazelnut Nutella (recipe and video)
Smoked hazelnuts add incredible flavor to homemade Nutella making a fantastic family friendly, yet smoky, treat! *Bonus: this makes an incredible gift for the holidays! I never intended to write a recipe for smoked hazelnut Nutella. But a few weeks ago I posted a photo, both on my Instagram stories, and on my personal Facebook…
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 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. Basically…
Smoked Mushroom and Lentil Soup
An incredibly comforting, wholesome, nourishing, vegetarian and vegan, smoked mushroom soup that is dairy free with no added sugar. Don’t be scared though, this has incredible flavor and is pure comfort for a cold winter. I’m not gonna lie. This month has been hard. HARD. The kids have had a total of 10 “snow days” this school year…
Smoked Pumpkin Ravioli
If you think you’re tired of pumpkin recipes this fall stop right there! The things you can do with a pumpkin and a smoker are just glorious. Remember this smoked pumpkin risotto? Yes, that one. So creamy and savory. Pumpkin doesn’t have to just go onto sweet things (though I am a sucker for pumpkin…
Smoked Honey Butter
Smoked honey meets butter to create an incredibly elegant and delicious spread for rolls, toast, sandwiches, and so much more. Because we like to experiment with everything on our smoker we had the idea earlier this summer to smoke honey, just to see what would happen. The combination of sweet and smoky is a favorite…
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…
Shut Up and Eat Your Vegetables at TeSóAria Winery — Vegan Thursdays!
TeSóAria winery’s North Portland tasting room is introducing Vegan Thursdays, and it’s definitely worth your while whether you’re a true plant-eating vegan meat-loving carnivore. My introduction to TeSóAria Winery is a fairly recent one, and a first time mention here on the blog. Vegan food and wine pairing is also something you won’t find frequently here. What…
How to Make Smoked Almonds and Smoked Almond Butter
How to roast almonds on your smoker and use them to make a delicious and unique smoked almond butter. So good! One of the very first things we ever experimented with cooking on the smoker was almonds. I love crunchy oven roasted almonds so I was curious how they would come out slow smoked. The…
Smoked BBQ Tofu Bowls (Vegan)
How do you please vegans and meat-lovers alike? With Smoked BBQ Tofu Bowls with grilled pineapple, that’s how! We all know that my husband lives and breathes for meat. But he married a woman who, during the first few years of us dating, was a pseudo vegetarian (meaning I tried my best to follow the…
Smoked Tomatillo Salsa
A simple tomatillo salsa using smoked tomatillos and made in the blender. A delicious topping for sausages, chicken, or simply with chips. Yes please! This past weekend we (over at Ember and Vine) catered our biggest event to date. Despite the pouring rain, Willakenzie Estate’s “Pigs ‘N’ Pinot” Party brought in over 400 people to sip…
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…
Comté Fondue and Smoked Ice (recent articles)
Guess what? Sean is now writing for Palate Press! How cool is that? His second article was published this week combining two of his favorite things in the world (besides me of course, and our kids, and cheap beer, and The Walking Dead) — smoked foods and bourbon. More specifically how to make smoked ice and…
Smoked Marinara Sauce
I’ve wanted to post this recipe for a long time. And since I was craving a hearty pasta dish to eat before running the Oregon Wine Country Half Marathon last week I thought it would be the perfect pre-race dinner and perfect opportunity to finally share this Smoked Marinara Sauce. We first came up with a…
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…
Sicilian Arancini di Riso: Sicilian Rice Balls & Wine Pairing
Authentic Sicilian Arancini di Riso (i.e. Sicilian Rice Balls) are easy and delicious to make! See how to make your own. Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to…. Sicilian Arancini di Riso These little cheesy crispy delicious fried rice balls are a staple of Sicilian street food and bar fare. You’ll see them…
Grilled Chestnuts, and Wine to Impress
How to make your own Roasted Chestnuts on an outdoor grill. You know the famous Christmas song, “Chestnuts roasting on your Weber grill… ?” Oh wait. Those aren’t the lyrics? Well, they are in my house, because we just can’t hold back from any opportunity to use the grill or smoker, even in the wintertime….
Smoked Tomato Bisque
*UPDATE* — You can watch us cooking up this combo of Smoked Tomato Bisque and Smoked Brisket Grilled Cheese Sandwiches over on AM Northwest. Creamy, indulgent, comforting, vegetarian, smoky, tomatoey, soup. What could be better on a fall day? After creating the ridiculously out of this world Smoked Bloody Mary’s last winter, we couldn’t stop…
Pinot Noir BBQ Sauce
When the delicate flavors of Pinot Noir and the bold badass flavors of BBQ sauce collide. Shortly after we got The Beast (aka our commercial smoker) we started catering events. Since my husband/partner still works business by day — and he has never worked in the restaurant industry (unless you count the one time he worked as a…
My Mama’s Basic Blender Salsa
This Basic Blender Salsa is probably the easiest salsa you’ll ever make. It’s also incredibly delicious (and addictive) and perfect for quick and easy weeknight dinners or party dips! Today is my mom’s birthday. Happy Birthday Mom!! My mom’s cooking has inspired several posts here on the blog; including her Green Chili Turkey (my favorite…
Curried Butternut Squash Soup & Viognier
The rumors are true. Fall has officially arrived. And while most people are giddy and talking about the beautiful fall weather, colors, and activities, I continue to mourn the death of another summer and dread the fact that I have to retire my flip flops and tank tops for another nine months in place of…
![Pork butt. What can I say. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Smoke one up on the weekend, devour as much as your heart (and stomach) desires, then store allllll the leftovers for all the things throughout the week -- starting with pulled pork tacos (because Tuesday).
Then tomorrow morning for breakfast, use even more leftover pulled pork for the most indulgent pulled pork hash. That’s right. You’ll thank me in the morning! 😬
[Recipes for all the pulled pork love can be found over on vindulge.com]
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Then tomorrow morning for breakfast, use even more leftover pulled pork for the most indulgent pulled pork hash. That’s right. You’ll thank me in the morning! 😬
[Recipes for all the pulled pork love can be found over on vindulge.com]
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