Recipe

Grilled Salsiccia Pasta

Pasta on the grill…Say what? Grilling the ingredients for this simple pasta dish ups the flavor ante in a way you won’t believe! Grilled Salsiccia Pasta uses classic Italian ingredients that are roasted to sweet and smoky perfection on the barbecue and then blended into an easy, simple pasta sauce.

Roasted red peppers, garlic, and onion pair beautifully with zesty, grilled Salsiccia Italian sausages. Grilling them really makes the flavors shine and intensify as they reach caramelized perfection on the grill.

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Smoked Chuck Roast Chili

Smoked Chuck Roast Chili is my ‘Lotsa Meatsa’, super heavy on meat, very thick, light on beans version of chili. It has a deep, complex flavor from Guinness Stout, bacon, traditional chili spices, cocoa powder, and smoke. You don’t need a smoker to make it, but it is made on a barbecue grill.

Life is like a box of chocolates….

Or a variation of chili…

In other words, variety is the spice of life, in my humble opinion.

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Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf

Is this Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf a cake, a bread, for breakfast, dessert, or shall we just all agree that it’s delicious?

With a crackly, cinnamon brown sugar crust baked along the bottom, sides, and top, this Apple Cinnamon Swirl Loaf is a show stopper right from the beginning. Tender, bright apple tidbits wrapped in cinnamon and brown sugar are then swirled into an ultra moist, buttermilk batter and baked to golden, fragrant cinnamon perfection!

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Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions

This incredibly, easy 30 Minute Meal is short on work and big on flavor! Grilled Sausage with Peppers and Onions comes together in minutes. Dressed with a sweet and spicy sauce, the barbecue grill does almost all of the work for you. Serve these caramelized onions, peppers, and sausage as a sandwich or skip the bun.

Polish Kielabsa is already a family favorite and a guaranteed crowd pleaser, but it’s the magic that happens when the tomato, brown sugar, garlic sriracha sauce caramelizes on the grilled onions and peppers that makes it just so insanely good!

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Grilled Chicken Spiedini Skewers

Lemon. Garlic. Wine. What more can I say? Ridiculously tender and juicy after a quick marinade, these Grilled Chicken Spiedini Skewers have a light, airy crust of Parmesan and panko and a simply, sumptuous Garlic Lemon Butter Drizzle to finish off this classic Italian favorite.

It’s still grilling season, folks! Which means a nice afternoon or evening of patio sitting, definitely a favorite activity for my family and I. Tiki torches, tunes, and a frosty cold cocktail will make even a dreary day just a little bit brighter!

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Grilled Homemade Italian Meatballs

These Grilled Homemade Italian Meatballs come together in minutes. Traditional in technique, incredibly tender, packed full of Italian flavor and parmesan cheese, these meatballs are then grilled to caramelized barbecue-grill perfection!

These melt-in-your-mouth meatballs are everything a meatball should be. Made with equal portions ground beef and pork, the Italian herbs and cheeses are combined with garlic and light and airy panko bread crumbs for a tender inside and a perfect exterior crust creating the ULTIMATE meatball recipe!

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Purple Cilantro Lime Coleslaw

Purple Cilantro Lime Coleslaw is a feast for the eyes as well as the mouth! It’s bright, fresh, and sure to be a new family favorite. The perfect side dish that comes together in under 10 minutes, it’s a great main course accompaniment, on a taco, over a burger, sandwich, and so much more!

plate of slaw with limes and vegetables in the back

Something about the crisp bite of this slaw is so delightful. The purple cabbage pops like a party for both your eyes and mouth and the subtle cilantro and lime combination is slightly unexpected, but so refreshingly delicious!

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Cajun Shrimp Tacos with Slaw

Cajun Shrimp Tacos with Slaw combines succulent, smoky Cajun spiced shrimp with a creamy and bright fresh Cilantro Citrus Coleslaw for an epic taco guaranteed to delight your senses. Ready in under 30 minutes, Taco Tuesday never had it so good!

two cajun shrimp tacos on a white platter

This healthy, handheld meal is the perfect combination of smoky spice on tender shrimp that pairs perfectly with the creamy, bright crunch of this Cilantro Lime Slaw!

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Homemade Bang Bang Sauce Recipe

This Homemade Bang Bang Sauce recipe could really be called Crack-Crack Sauce. Creamy, slightly sweet, with a gentle heat, this sauce is addictive in the extreme! It is perfect to dip, drizzle, or dunk!

glass jar and lid of bang bang sauce on a wooden board

Bang bang sauce gets it’s distinctly delicious flavor profile from the creaminess of mayonnaise mixed with chili garlic sauce and sriracha. The layers of complimentary sweet and creamy, garlic and chili flavors are a little unexpected and part of what makes this unique sauce so craveable.

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Whole Grilled Cauliflower with Bang Bang Sauce

Whole Grilled Cauliflower with Bang Bang Sauce is an easy and delicious way to transform ordinary cauliflower to an extraordinary, can’t-get-enough, the-kids-will-actually-eat-it, side dish!

Grilled Whole Califlower Recipe with Homemade Bang Bang Sauce on gray plate with green onions

Roasting or grilling cauliflower brings out and enhances the inherent nuttiness and sweetness in this underutilized vegetable. After cooking on in-direct heat in a completely hands-off manner, the fork tender cauliflower is drizzled with a craveable, slightly sweet, with a hint of heat, Bang Bang Sauce that will temp you to lick you plate.

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