These succulent Smoked Chicken Thighs bring out the best in backyard smoking. They are brined, seared, and smoked with apple wood until absolute perfection. Your family will be convinced you are the ultimate pitmaster! If you love the taste of smoked meat, this is the recipe for you. The secret is adding moisture in with a simple brown sugar brine, then locking it in with a quick sear. Set your smoker on low and slow to get the juiciest, most succulent chicken thighs. Backyard barbecues aren’t complete without a selection of fresh and tasty side dishes. While you’re smoking the thighs, throw on a few cobs of corn and whip up this Smoked Corn Bacon Avocado Pasta Salad. Or, keep...
Easy to make and perfect with a scoop of dairy-free vanilla ice cream. Fresh strawberries are one of my favorite things about this time of year! I love strawberries, and I buy them year-round — even during the winter months when they’re not very good. But right about now is about when I start getting excited about fresh berries. Strawberry season snuck up on me this year. Is it May already? I’m sure I’m not the only one forgetting what month it is these days. On a recent excursion to the supermarket I spotted a carton pretty bright red of berries. I knew it was time for that vegan strawberry crisp I’d been itching to make. Vegan Strawberry Crisp Ingredients...
The following post contains affiliate links, which means that at no extra cost to you I can make a tiny bit of money to help support this blog. Thank you! Are you an okra fan? Or are you put off by the sliminess? Well either way, here's a recipe that you're going to enjoy: grilled okra! The grilling process removes the gumminess, making the vegetables soft and tasty! Is Okra Low Carb? 1 cup (approximately 100g) of okra contains 7g total carbohydrates, and 3.2g of fiber. Which calculates at 3.8g net carbs per cup – making it definitely low carb! Okra is rich in magnesium, folate, antioxidants, and vitamins C, K1, and A. How to Make Grilled Okra Combine...
Cast Iron Skillet Care is serious business. Learn how to season a cast iron skillet, how to clean cast iron, how to properly use and store cast iron, and some recipes that you can cook in your cast iron skillet. Cast Iron Skillet Care Taking care of your cast iron skillet is an important part of owning this special piece of cookware. Every home cook should own one of these, or maybe a few. They cook food beautifully, you can make so many different recipes in them, and they inevitably become everyone’s favorite thing to cook in. Whether you’re a long-time cast iron user, or you just got your very first cast iron skillet, this guide will tell you all...
Either way, it is a month of delicious seasonal bounty, from the natural choice of Spring lamb to less obvious picks like gooseberries and samphire. As well as the promise of longer evenings and even the odd ray of sunshine, May brings with it an array of delights which work beautifully together on a plate. Compiling a list of separate ways to make the most of the darling buds of May proved in fact quite difficult, as in so many instances the ingredients begged to play together. Wild Garlic There is a corner of Killarney National Park that would knock Dracula dead on his tracks with the pungent aroma of leafy wild garlic dancing through the air. Not ideal for...
