Remember when I posted about the Pork Passions Pursuit contest a few months ago? The contest asked the following question – “The Tailgater: Does pork always score big at your tailgate celebration? Tell us how pork can make your tailgating tradition the...
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 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...
Cedar Planked Salmon on the Grill: so easy and so delicious! Nothing beats wild sockeye salmon cooked on cedar wood planks over lump charcoal on your grill or smoker. The salmon gets slowly smoked on the wood, while also absorbing the smoke from the charcoal. If I...
I'm a big fan of Jerk Seasoning and flavors. Traditional Jerk combines the flavors of allspice, scotch bonnet peppers, green onion, thyme, cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar. It is a heady combination of aromatic spices and heat, that makes for a pungently addictive...
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...
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....
This burger is the brainchild of my husband who spent a few years living in New Mexico after graduating from the University of Montana. It was Scott’s night to cook a few weeks ago and he did not disappoint with these super stacked and stuffed burgers. If you google...
I have quite the sweet tooth. But we know that eating dessert after dinner every night is not the path to keeping your girlish figure! This is why popsicles have come to be my chosen sweet fix. I often buy sugar free or all fruit popsicles to satisfy my...
If you are looking for a dessert that is incredibly easy while also being incredibly delicious, well then you have found the perfect patriotic dessert that checks all the boxes! This Red, White and Blue cast iron cobbler combines strawberries, coconut and blueberries...
