How to Smoke a Turkey Breast: Turkey Isn’t Just For Thanksgiving Anymore My father used to make the most amazingly juicy and flavorful turkey. And not just for Thanksgiving in November. We would have a full blown Thanksgiving dinner about 4 times a year, complete with stuffing, pies and cranberry sauce. And my dad never…
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How to Smoke a Pork Butt: A Multi-Use Meat
If you enjoy cooking and you’re any good at it, you probably have family or friends over often. It can sometimes be overwhelming to make several different dishes to put together a good meal for them to enjoy. This is where the pork butt comes in. This is a cut of meat that, in…
How to Make Chicken Lollipops: Cheap Chicken Made Fancy
How to Make Chicken Lollipops: Cheap Chicken Made Fancy Have you ever noticed how cheap chicken drumsticks are? I picked up a dozen yesterday from the grocery store for five bucks. Forty cents a piece is much easier on the meat budget than a $60 brisket. And while I would love to smoke a juicy…
How To Make Smoked Teriyaki Beef Jerky
Since I unpacked my Traeger pellet smoker, I wanted to try my hand at jerky. Jerky is always a delicious snack whether your hiking, road tripping or just looking for something to satisfy a quick smoked meat craving. I was a bit hesitant to smoke such small and thin pieces of meat but my hesitations…
How to Smoke Pork Loin: Honey Orange Pork Tenderloin
Smoking Pork Tenderloin This last Saturday, my wife or I had not planned anything for dinner. I wanted to smoke something since it had been a few days since Brunhild Traeger had smoked anything so at noon I grabbed a couple pork tenderloins at the local grocery store. This simple but delicious cut of meat…
The Best Glazed Ham – Oven or Smoker Ready
Jump to Recipe When you think Glazed Ham, you might think of Easter or Christmas. I’ll admit- it is a staple at our family’s holiday dinners, too. But I’m here to say that Glazed Ham is not just for holidays! Especially once you try smoking one in a Traeger. Some people have told me that…
Funeral Potatoes
Funeral Potatoes are somewhat of a Utah tradition. This classic, comfort food casserole is a staple at funeral luncheon’s in Utah- which is where it got it’s catchy name. If you ask others for their recipe- they will probably all be different- as there are so many different variations of this dish. The three most…
The Best and Easiest Pulled Pork Nachos
In our family we love simple dinners just as much as the ones that take a little more time. One of our favorite quick dinner ideas is Nachos. The best thing about Nachos is that you can make them as simple or deluxe as you’d like! We had some leftover Pork and I knew I…