Pork

Bourbon Bacon Grilled Baked Beans

Bourbon Bacon Grilled Baked Beans are smokey brown sugar sweetened, tender beans that are full of crispy bacon and caramelized onions and laced with a hint if your favorite bourbon. This tricked out, semi-homemade barbecue staple comes together quickly and easily and is simmered to thick, bubbly, flavor-packed perfection on the grill.

These Bourbon Bacon Baked Beans are cooked on the Barbecue Grill! Say what? You heard me right, folks. What I want to know is why in all of my bean-eating years I have never thought to do this before?!?!

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The BEST Teriyaki Marinade

The BEST Teriyaki Marinade – Quick and easy, asian-inspired marinade that will tenderize the toughest cuts with all the flavors of soy, ginger, garlic, sesame, and chili, sweetened with a little brown sugar.

Teriyaki Marinade is of Japanese origin, but in my house, Teriyaki always brings to mind The Great One. The Great One is my Grandpa, but my kiddos gave him this rather grand title and it has stuck.

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Homemade Chipotle Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce

Sweet with a Smokey, Spicy Heat, this Homemade Chipotle Brown Sugar Barbecue Sauce is so good, you can use it on virtually anything!

This is a simple, but flavor packed sauce that can be whipped up in minutes!

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Sticky Asian Baked Pork Ribs

This Sticky Asian Pork Ribs recipe is baked in the oven to melt-in-your-mouth, sticky, sweet, crispy, spicy perfection.

I ADORE this flavor combination! Sweet and heat, especially with an Asian twist, is one of my favorites. Combine that with sticky and caramelized on these fall-off-the-bone, tender ribs and you have absolute perfection.

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Smokey Brown Sugar Crusted Pork Tenderloin

Rubbed with a smoky, chipotle brown sugar rub, this Smokey Brown Sugar Crusted Pork Tenderloin is grilled to juicy perfection. A squeeze of fresh lime juice perfectly compliments each bite of sticky, crusty and perfectly moist lean pork.

Pork Tenderloin is a great weeknight grill choice. It cooks very quickly, and for the health conscience, it’s very lean, but still flavorful and juicy.

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Barbecued Pulled Pork

This easy Barbecued Pulled Pork recipe is slow roasted in the oven to fall-apart, melt-in-your-mouth, fork-tender perfection.

Seasoning is everything. A pork shoulder, or pork butt, is covered with a brown sugar and spice rub and roasted in a flavor-packed, tenderizing beer bath until it literally is falling apart. Choose to add sauce or go naked, it’s amazing either way!

Barbecued Pulled Pork is also a great make-ahead dish for parties and tailgating and a secret weapon on weeknight dinners. It can be used in countless meals like Pulled Pork Sandwiches with my favorite Pineapple Slaw, pork tacos, pork nachos, in pasta, on pizza, the list is endless!

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Sheet Pan Polish Sausage Sandwich

This Sheet Pan Polish Sausage Sandwich Recipe comes together in minutes and the oven does almost all of the work! Smothered in roasted onions and peppers that cook along side of the Polish kielbasa, you won’t believe how easy and delicious this sheet pan supper really is!

The sheet pan method makes this easy, but it’s the sweet and spicy glaze that creates something AMAZING! A simple tomato based sauce is tossed on the colored bell peppers and slices of onion before they are placed on a baking sheet to roast along side of Polish sausage aka kielbasa. Eat the sausages and peppers by themselves or assemble on your favorite hoagie style bun for a sandwich fit for a quick supper, game day, or even company.

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Bourbon Candied Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers

These Bourbon Candied Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers have the spicy bite of fresh Jalapeno filled with creamy, smooth cream cheese, all wrapped to perfection in a bourbon, candied, crunchy, salty piece of thick-cut bacon!

Was there every a more perfect party appetizer?

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Pizza Sloppy Joes

Pizza Sloppy Joes will become be your family’s new favorite weeknight meal too!

Italian sausage crumbles, flavorful marinara, sauteed mushrooms, onions, and green peppers, pepperoni pieces, topped with melty mozzarella cheese, all served up on a toasted bun. Your favorite pizza, but Sloppy Joe style!

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The Bomb Italian Sausage Sandwich

The Bomb Italian Sausage Sandwich! And yes it is. The Bomb that is!

This cheesy, spicy, saucy, oh so messy, Italian sausage on crusty Italian bread sandwich holds a special place in my family’s heart.

My dad first had this sandwich when he and my mom moved to St.Louis back in 1977.

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