Smoked Turkey Legs with Garlic Sriracha glaze video

Melissa with Turkey Leg

It’s that caveman drumstick time of year!  Does your family fight over turkey legs?  Easy solution, just cook extra!  And, while you could season them like your turkey, I wanted to change some up.  So here’s my recipe for Smoked Turkey Legs with Garlic Sriracha glaze!  These came out awfully tasty. Are these just for […]

Smoked and Lacquered Turkey

smoked turkey

  It’s turkey time, and I couldn’t be happier!  This is one of my favorite times of the year because I love any excuse to eat turkey!  This recipe for a Smoked and Lacquered Turkey is easy and delicious.  It’s also a show-stopper, beautiful turkey with amazing flavor from the glaze. I’m generally not much […]

Grilled Sambal Chicken and Shrimp

One of my favorite things to do in the kitchen is to mix and match flavors from different cultures.  The idea for this recipe came from wanting to make a Thai inspired taco. It ended up morphing into a quick, weeknight dinner recipe that can be served in multiple ways.  The recipe for Grilled Sambal […]

Grilled Beets, Butternut and Bleu Cheese Salad

beet, butternut and bleu cheese salad

  Fall weather seems to bring out in me a desire for earthy, comfort flavors.  This recipe has grilled beets, grilled butternut squash and bleu cheese that definitely fits the bill.  I like to call it my “Triple B Salad.”  I love the contrast between the earthiness of the beets and the light, sweet flavor […]

Win Game Day Eats with a Slider Bar!

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot*. It’s finally the season for game day, and that means it’s time to get your game face ready!  No, not for the State vs Tech matchup, for the tailgate (or, even better, “home-gate.”)  As anyone who cooks out for the big game knows, it’s not enough to […]

Chipotle Citrus Chuck Eye Roll Tacos

Everyone loves tacos.  However, I tend to think I am in the “obsessed with tacos” club.   As in, lately, every food item I see I judge by the criteria “would that be good in a taco.”    No matter how good a marinade is, you have to start out with good meat.  So when […]

Asian and Whiskey Grilled Salmon

Ok folks, this is the last installment of my “salmon series,” which features 4 different salmon recipes cooked on four different grills.  This recipe for Asian and Whiskey Grilled Salmon is one of my all time favorites, I even serve a version of this at my restaurants, Memphis Barbecue Company!  For the other recipes in […]

Miso Glazed Salmon on a Cedar Plank

This is the second recipe in my “Salmon Series.”  I am writing this series for a couple of reasons.  First, I want you to get out there and grill!  Secondly, I want to give you some easy recipes to show you that grilling great food doesn’t have to be hard.  Of the recipes in the […]

The Salmon Series- Seared Sesame Salmon

Hey, it’s summer, and it’s grilling season!  I wanted to put out some easy recipes to help you get out there and grill.  I decided to do a series of 4 recipes for cooking America’s favorite fish – Salmon!  Not only are the recipes different, but they’re all cooked on a different grill as well […]

The Best Steaks Ever!!

Have you ever wanted to eat the Best Steak Ever?!?  Let me tell you what you’ve been missing then, Wagyu Ribeye Cap! In case you don’t know, the spinalis dorsi muscle, or ribeye cap, is generally cut with the ribeye steak.  It’s the uber-tender, outer portion of the steak.    On a ribeye loin, the […]