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…
Smoked Sausage and Hatch Chile Beer Cheese Dip
Smoked Sausage and Hatch Chile Beer Cheese Dip is the greatest thing to happen to cheesy beer-infused dips since cheddar. Smoked Sausage + Smoked Hatch Chile Peppers + Beer + Cheese = pure bliss. My husband has a thing for cheese. He can’t resist buying a few fancy cheeses whenever he goes to the supermarket,…
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 Flank Steak Salad
A simple and delicious recipe for Grilled Flank Steak marinated in a savory soy and rosemary mix. Perfect for a hearty Grilled Flank Steak Salad, or filling for a sandwich. You’ve gotta try this incredible and full flavored steak! Pin for later We’ve been dusting off some old favorite recipes lately and giving them new…
Favorite Tools for Grilling Season on AM Northwest – and a Giveaway!
We went back on AM Northwest this week to talk about our favorite tools for grilling and cooked up a simple recipe for a marinated flank steak. You don’t need a million gadgets to get started grilling. We we’re so stoked to go back on AM Northwest to talk about the most wonderful time of the year. Yeah…
Smoked Coq au Vin — and wines to pair
How to add smoked flavor to a traditional Coq au Vin. After several requests from the photo I posted on Instagram of our Christmas dinner I decided to share some insight… It was just the four of us for Christmas this year. No family. No traveling. Just us. Typically we go big and smoke a prime…
Smoked Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps with Asian Dipping Sauce
Tired of traditional BBQ sauce? Try this sweet and savory Asian dipping sauce to jazz up your next batch of leftover smoked pulled pork! And since it’s Tuesday, skip the tortilla for Taco Tuesday and make some killer lettuce wraps instead. Boom. We’re total suckers for Taco Tuesday. I blame the Lego Movie. But seriously,…
Smoked BBQ Tofu Bowls (Vegan)
Smoked BBQ Tofu bowls will please vegans and meat lovers alike. This is an easy, delicious, and healthy(!) vegan and gluten-free recipe for the smoker or grill that everyone will love! Smoked BBQ Tofu for Meat Lovers, Vegetarians, and Vegans We all know that my husband lives and breathes for meat. But he married a…
Smoked Chipotle Chicken Fajitas… and the Many Magical Wonders of a Garlic Chipotle Marinade
If you’ve followed along here for awhile then you probably already know that several of my mom’s recipes have made appearances on this blog, like her green chili turkey, red chile enchilada sauce, or her famous blender salsa to name a few. One of the very first times I ever featured one of her recipes was…
Smoked Jalapeño Poppers — (Super Bowl 50 Ideas, part II plus wine!)
Smoked Jalapeño Poppers with Smoked Bacon. An easy game day appetizer perfect for Super Bowl made with crispy smoked bacon, cream cheese and cheddar cheese. But because Super Bowl is coming up, we’re adding these to the roster of game day party food! If there is ever a season for awesome bites it’s the late winter…
Smoked Butternut Squash Soup with Smoked Bacon
I think I’m finally (FINALLY!!!) excited about fall. All because of this… Smoked Butternut Squash Soup with Smoked Bacon and Fried Sage Sean and I have talked about smoking various squashes for years. The idea seemed odd to me. Not sure why, we’ve had success with other seemingly odd smoking contenders, like strawberries, tomatoes, and…
Uses for Leftover Brisket: Brisket Bruschetta (recipe)
My husband’s eyes are bigger than his stomach. He often has grand ideas for what he wants to make for dinner, usually leaving us with a week full of leftovers. This past Christmas was the perfect example. Christmas day hubby smoked up a 7 lb brisket (because our idea of Christmas dinner must always involve…
