The good thing about a mimosa is that there’s almost never an inappropriate time of the day to fire one up. This cranberry orange mimosa is a special weekend or holiday treat. If you are looking for a pretty champagne cocktail to help ring in the New Year, a holiday gathering, or just your average …
Recipes
If you are a cheesecake lover, if for nothing else you need to get an Instant Pot just for the cheesecake. It is easy, and the texture just cannot be replicated in an oven, even if you DO go the water-bath route! Instant Pot Eggnog Cheesecake with Salted Caramel Sour Cream Sauce I loved ALLLLLL …
Our Traeger Smoked Prime Rib Roast is a boneless rib roast seasoned with rosemary, salt, pepper, and garlic, and then cooked in a pan on the pellet grill or smoker with mirepoix and au jus. You’ll never go back to the oven version once you try this easy Traeger recipe. Smoked Prime Rib Recipe If …
Our Traeger Smoked Tri-Tip is tender, juicy, and a great “quick” barbecue meal. This one is done in under two hours, which is lightning-fast in barbecue land. Traeger Tri-Tip Recipe Lately, I’ve been into barbecue. Like, really into it. I’m using my Traeger for everything, from ribs and pork roast to beef brisket and short …
This is not the fastest broccoli cheese soup you’ll ever make, but it just might be one of the best. Time and a little bit of effort are all that is needed to take this simple soup from a kitchen staple to a family favorite. Creamy Broccoli Cheese Soup I’m not saying there is not …
Corn & Potato Chowder with Wild Rice is a hearty comfort food that will fill you up and keep you warm. I tried this for the first time over at my sister-in-law’s house, and it was so amazing I made my own batch that very same week. This would be amazing with some cubed chicken or …
Hot boozy drinks are one of the best things about the winter, and this Salted Caramel Spiked Apple Cider skyrocketed to the top of my list this year. Salted Spiked Caramel Apple Cider I’ve been “testing” this cocktail all week long. Maybe for two weeks. I’m normally not a whiskey drinker, but when I saw …
Traeger Smoked Turkey is going to quickly become your new favorite turkey method. Put away the gallons of oil, free up your oven, and go ahead and donate that giant electric roaster that you only pull out once a year to someone else, because you’re going to want Smoked Traeger Turkey every year from here …
Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Wild Rice Dressing is a unique and flavorful side dish that will be a wonderful addition to your holiday table. I love the texture it adds to this classic dish. Can I just say a big old DISCLAIMER that this stuff tastes WAY better than the below photos make it look? …
Instant Pot Roast Beef and Gravy is quickly replacing my oven version in my fall and winter dinner lineup. It is SO easy, and it makes the most fall-apart tender pot roast that I’ve ever had before. What’s not to love? Instant Pot Roast Beef and Gravy Okay so maybe the Instant Pot doesn’t warm …
Chicken Taco Soup is an easy, filling, flavorful dish that you can throw together anytime, and quickly. I like to make a big batch of my Instant Pot Shredded Chicken Taco meat, and keep it in the freezer to toss in this soup on a busy evening! Chicken Taco Soup There is nothing better on …
Minnesota Wild Rice Hotdish is a legendary dish that appears at almost all cold-weather Minnesota potlucks, especially up North. The farther North you get, the more likely you are to run into a wild rice dish on local menus, church dinners, or a friend’s house. Wild Rice Hotdish Soup, on the other hand, is not …
Instant Pot Wild Rice Wild rice can either be really really amazing, or resemble something that on a good day looks (and tastes) like dog food. You know what I’m talking about if you’ve ever had a bad wild rice experience. It is kind of hard to get it just right sometimes. Or maybe I’m …
Traeger Bacon is bacon that’s been cooked on the pellet grill. Grilling your bacon makes for easier clean-up, and your house won’t smell like bacon all day. It also produces more consistent hands-off results. Forget standing over a hot stove for an hour! Get on the double-smoked bacon bandwagon, and quick! Traeger Bacon Recipe Bacon, …
My Blue Hawaiian Long Island is a concoction of all the liquor plus blue curacao and some 7up. Not for the faint-hearted, so make sure you enjoy this colorful drink in moderation! Blue Hawaiian Long Island You guys know by now that my love for blue drinks and fun cocktails is pretty intense. I have …