This easy Grilled Chicken comes out perfect every time. Follow these simple steps to get great flavor, crispy skin, and juicy texture for the BEST grilled chicken! Stop overcooking chicken and learn the tips and tricks that pros use! Grilled chicken can be a little intimidating for people. Too often people are afraid of under-cooking chicken,…
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Smoked Ham Breakfast Hash – Perfect for leftover holiday ham
Ham Breakfast Hash is the perfect use for any leftover ham from your holiday meal. In this case we’re using smoked ham. Dice it up and add to this amazing pork hash dish. Add leeks and the lush crispy potatoes and you have a true crowd pleaser. Ham is definitely a classic for many folks…
12 Delicious Fall Wines
I like to review wines the way most people taste them, with food. Many of the wine reviews you’ll see on this site are accompanied by a recipe. When we test recipes we usually open a few different wines of various styles that we think will work, then write about the best pairing. But often…
Italian Rosé (Rosato) Year Round
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Italian Trade Commission for IZEA Worldwide. All opinions are 100% mine. Just because summer is gone that doesn’t mean we have to stop drinking one of my favorite styles of wine. Find out what rosé you should be drinking year-round! Rosé has caught…
Perfect Roasted Potatoes Every time!
Learn how to make the perfect restaurant quality Oven 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 perfect oven roasted potatoes. There’s a question we get a lot here on the blog. “What’s the recipe you…
Classic Grilled Cheeseburger — Reverse Seared and Grilled
There’s a time and a place for an over the top cheeseburger with a million additions, but there’s something comforting about a classic cheeseburger recipe. We’re doing a reverse sear method using a grill and wood chunks to give your Grilled Cheeseburger an incredible smoked flavor and that perfect char to finish. I love going…
Turkey Burgers with Bacon Paste — Jazzing up Turkey Burgers
How to add incredible flavor to Grilled Turkey Burgers by adding bacon paste. 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…
February Wine Favorites
I like to review wines the way most people taste them, with food. Many of the wine reviews you’ll see on this site are accompanied by a recipe. When we test recipes we usually open a few different wines of various styles that we think will work, then write about the best pairing. But often…
Recipes for Valentine’s Day On Your Smoker or Grill
Our best recipes for Valentine’s Day on the grill or smoker. Avoid the restaurants this year and dine in. Here are our top 21 Recipes for Valentines Day you can cook on your Smoker or Grill. We even highlight a 3-course meal you can create in one post! I used to be one of the…
Sparkling Wines to Ring in the New Year!
Bubbly is our beverage of choice around here, and (almost) every Friday you can catch my weekly bubbles toast over on Instagram. We love our sparkling wine! And while we drink bubbles weekly, we also realize it’s the time of year where even those who never drink this magical drink will make an exception for…
Smoked Brisket Chili (recipe and video)
Got leftover brisket? Make this Smoked Brisket Chili! Recipe and video tutorial for our favorite chili recipe of all time. 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…
Smoked Bloody Mary with Smoked Bacon
Smoked Bloody Mary with Smoked Bacon is an absolute must try for your weekend brunch. It’s even better made with fresh summer tomatoes! Find out how to completely jazz up your next brunch with Smoked Bloody Marys! Since we first created this smoked bloody mary recipe back in 2014 it’s become a staple at any brunch…
12 Wines for Spring Sipping
I like to review wines the way most people taste them, with food. Many of the wine reviews you’ll see on this site are accompanied by a recipe. When we test recipes we usually open a few different wines of various styles that we think will work, then write about the best pairing. But often…
Oregon Sparkling Wines for the Holidays on KGW Portland Today
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And by that I obviously mean it’s the season for bubbly! Wohoo! And speaking of bubbly, I got to talk about my absolute favorite wine topic on KGW Portland Today this week!!! Champagne and sparkling wine are certainly available year-round, and I drink bubbly weekly (usually on Fridays,…
Weekend Wine Love – Fall Wine Finds
Well this post is a bit overdue! Originally intended as my “September Wine Highlights” and then look what happened. It’s now nearly the end of Oct-friggin-ober. How did that happen?! That being said, it’s never too late to share some great wine finds, and I’m sure most of these wines are still hanging around waiting for…
8 Rosé Wines to Kick off Spring
‘Tis the season for rosé! Now let’s be honest, I love love love me some rosé year-round. I drink it while cuddled by the fire, alongside my Thanksgiving dinner, eating grilled steak, and even while shoveling the snow off my driveway. Just kidding, I live in Portland. It snows barely once a year here (but…
TV Appearances
Below is a list of TV appearances Vindulge has been featured on. Click on any of the links to view the videos. Favorite TV Appearances Kid Friendly Taco Bar on AM Northwest (July 2018) Barbecue Sauces on AM Northwest Cooking up Brisket Chili on AM Northwest Smoked Marinara on AM Northwest How to Make Your…
Reverse Food & Wine Pairing: Sbragia Cabernet Sauvignon with Flank Steak
More often than not when it comes to food and wine pairing it’s just that — food, and then the wine. “We’re having this killer grilled salmon for dinner, what wine should we pair with it?” But sometimes you find a wine (or in this case two) that is so interesting that you create a meal…
Hosting an Elegant and Easy Oscar Party on AM Northwest
We were back on AM Northwest! This time to talk about How to Host an Elegant and Easy Oscar Party! 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 always an honor to share our food…
Friday Favorites — Arizona Edition
A weekly roundup of the “best of” the week in wine, food, and travel. The boys and I traveled to AZ this week to visit family. Sean and I took a couple of nights to ourselves (wohoo!) while the boys tortured spent some QT with the fam. FAVORITE FASHION – The Man-Robe If you’ve ever tried…
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…
Knudsen Vineyard Releases and Food Pairings
“Dad taught me about passion. I want to keep that alive and spread that passion that he had.” Passionate is how Page Knudsen Cowles, Partner and Managing Director of Knudsen Vineyards, describes her late father, Cal Knudsen, founder of Knudsen Vineyards — one of the Willamette Valley’s most known and treasured vineyards. Cal Knudsen was…
Friday Favorites — Different Shades of Oregon Pinot Gris
A weekly roundup of my favorite things from the week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and occasionally lifestyle. Alright alright, so it’s not always “weekly” but you get the idea. As summer wraps up (wipes sad tears from eyes as she puts on socks for the first time in months), I refuse to…
Friday Favorites — BBQ, breakfast, and stellar sunsets
A weekly roundup of my favorite things from the week in the categories of wine, food, travel, and occasionally lifestyle. Since we took last Friday off, this covers the last two weeks of July. LIFESTYLE Favorite Moment — Cooking for Counter Culture! I’m still pinching myself that we even got invited to cook at such…