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Grilled Lemon Pepper Lobster Tails
if you asked most people to pick the most decadent dish, you’d find lobster tails would be among the top vote-getters. Most people reserve lobster

Garlic Parmesan Squash Saute
In the South, we value side dishes as much as the main course. So much so that dinner at my house is often made up

Smoked Buffalo Pork Tenderloin
Pork tenderloins don’t get nearly enough ink as an all-around excellent dinner option. They’re hard to overcook, easy to portion, and take any flavor profile

Easy Habanero Grilled Shrimp
When you want delicious grilled shrimp, you can’t be afraid of the flames! This recipe for Easy Habanero Grilled Shrimp is super tasty and super

Amazing Crab Cake Recipe
Crab cakes are one of my favorite things to eat, and I like to treat myself and my family to them occasionally. This Amazing Crab

Easy Garlicky Green Beans
This Garlicky Green Bean recipe uses French green beans, or haricot vert. This is a type of green bean that is thinned and usually harvested

Smoked Beef Rib Bites
Beef spare and back ribs get short-shrift in the PR department. Pork ribs, beef plate ribs, (those “dinosaur” ribs you see,) and beef short ribs

Smoked Lemon Pepper Spatchcock Chicken
I really love smoked chicken, but a lot of recipes are just a heavy, BBQ flavor that’s just too potent sometimes. My recipe for Smoked

Tenderloin Tips in Brown Gravy
I like buying whole cuts of meat and breaking them down. Whole ribeyes can be broken down in several ways- steaks only, prime rib