Appetizer Recipes

These appetizer recipes are sure to impress your guests.

Grill Girl Robyn has put together an amazing collection of appetizer recipes that will make your next party a huge success! These appetizers will have your guests begging for more. From dips to skewers, we’ve got you covered.

Smoked Shrimp Salad

Smoked Shrimp Salad

This smoked shrimp salad is another one of my husband’s — aka, the duck hunter's — recipes that he’s gifted me with. He learned it while attending a cooking class in Santa Fe, New Mexico. When I brought this to a dinner party a few weeks ago, and it was a big hit!...

Labor Day Grilling Recipes for a Kick Ass Cookout

Labor Day Grilling Recipes for a Kick Ass Cookout

Labor Day Weekend is upon us, what are you going to cook on your day off? Ahh, decisions, decisions. Let me inspire you with some of my favorite recipes to feed a crowd and impress your friends. (All titles below link to original recipe and directions). West Indies...

Thai Peanut Chicken, Vidalia Onion and Zucchini Skewers

Thai Peanut Chicken, Vidalia Onion and Zucchini Skewers

I love meat on a stick. Something about skewering a mix of ingredients, paired with a great marinade or sauce makes for a colorful mirage on your plate- and is equally satisfying on your taste buds! In this recipe, the chicken is marinated in a flavorful Thai Peanut...

Grilled Vidalia Onion, Goat Cheese and Arugula Flatbread Pizza

Grilled Vidalia Onion, Goat Cheese and Arugula Flatbread Pizza

  I really love it when Vidalia onions come into season in the summertime. Their sweet, mellow flavor really compliments any recipe. I was super excited when Shuman Produce, a grower of Vidalia Onions, reached out to me and asked me to develop recipes for them....

Caribbean Inspired West Indies Wings

Caribbean Inspired West Indies Wings

This West Indies Wings recipe is the result of my favorite Caribbean style flavor pairings coming together in a spicy, yet flavorful, wing sauce. The combination of coconut milk, curry spice, Caribbean hot sauce, and ginger make this sauce supremely addictive,...

Grilled Pineapple Black Bean Salsa

Grilled Pineapple Black Bean Salsa

Pineapple is one of those ingredients that morphs on the grill. I love pineapple in any form I can get but once you grill it, the fruit slightly caramelizes and the flavor is intensified! This recipe for Grilled Pineapple Black Bean Salsa definitely benefits from...

#SuperBowl Recipes for a Rockin' Game Day

#SuperBowl Recipes for a Rockin' Game Day

I can't believe it's that time again. I'm just recovering from the Holidays, and now I get a day to cheat on my diet and eat large amounts of finger food for the day! Here are my favorite recipes that will make for a a well fed crowd at your house. Even if your team...

Cheesy Grilled Jalapeño Enchilada Dip

Cheesy Grilled Jalapeño Enchilada Dip

This Grilled Enchilada Dip is so easy to make with minimal prep work and it's enough to feed a small crowd! This recipe combines grilled jalapeños, deli American cheese, refried beans, enchilada dip, and cilantro for the perfect, cheesy bite. Grilling the jalapeños is...

Smoked Mountain Trout Made on My New Stovetop Smoker

Smoked Mountain Trout Made on My New Stovetop Smoker

What is great about being GrillGrrrl is that everyone loves to talk to me about their BBQ and Grilling experiences, regardless of background. Who doesn't love to eat great food? It's the common denominator of human experience. So I was totally shocked to find a stove...

Grilled Blue Cheese and Herb Stuffed Tomatoes

Grilled Blue Cheese and Herb Stuffed Tomatoes

I'm always looking for fun veggie side dishes to put on the grill to complement whatever main course I am making. Tomatoes, stuffed with blue cheese, grilled to melted and charred to perfection are the perfect complement to a nice steak. Throw in some fresh herbs, a...

Grilled Baby Artichokes with Chefs Dressing

Grilled Baby Artichokes with Chefs Dressing

Baby artichokes take less time to cook than standard artichokes which is an added bonus! Grilled artichokes are my utmost favorite thing- an added bonus is that artichokes are a natural detoxifier! They can be a little work intensive in the prep but they are oh-so worth it!

Herbed Tahini Dressing

Herbed Tahini Dressing

  I'm a big fan of tahini- ever since I tried Annie's Goddess Salad Dressing back in college, I've been hooked on it. Years later, I've finally gotten around to making my own tahini dressing! Tahini is roasted sesame puree- think the peanut butter of sesame...

Fire Roasted Poblano Corn Salsa

Fire Roasted Poblano Corn Salsa

We're getting closer to summertime and you know what that means- Corn will be in abundance everywhere! What to do with all that corn? Well, grill it of course, and then make a salsa with it! I like making grilled salsas because they are a great use of anything that's...

Sunshine State of Mind Craft BBQ Rub & Cocktail Rimmer

Accentuates proteins and veggies with notes of Kaffir lime, orange peel, Himalayan salt, granulated honey and coriander and is equally at home on the rim of your favorite cocktail!

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