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The Best Homemade BBQ Sauce

The Best Homemade BBQ Sauce

A good BBQ sauce is a must for any sort of grilling situation, and while it’s super easy to pick up your favorite brand at the store, it’s just as easy to make your own. Not to mention, you probably already have all of the ingredients on hand! I love making a batch of this BBQ sauce to keep on hand for chicken, ribs, burgers, and more! This recipe for the best homemade bbq sauce is going to have you wondering why you haven’t been making your own sauce all along.

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PostedJune 29, 2021
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesCondiments, Grilled
Tagssauces, bbq, grilled
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Sweet Heat Pork and Peach Kabobs

Sweet Heat Pork and Peach Kabobs

This post is sponsored by Tony Chachere’s, but all opinions are 100% my own.

I for one cannot get enough of summer fruit right now, especially peaches, and love using them in savory recipes as well. I partnered with my friends at Tony Chachere’s to bring you a summer recipe that is great for entertaining, but simple enough for any night of the week. When it’s too hot to turn on the oven, I rely on my grill to do the heavy lifting. That’s why I created this recipe for grilled Sweet Heat Pork and Peach Kabobs using Tony Chachere’s Pork Marinade. The flavors pair perfectly together and you are going to love grilling up these kabobs all summer long.

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PostedJune 21, 2021
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesDinner, Grilled
Tagsgrilled, dinner, easy recipes
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Simple Grilled Bone-In Chicken Breasts

Simple Grilled Bone-In Chicken Breasts

We have officially entered grilling season and I am all about it. I get lots of questions about how to grill certain meats, but the number one request is always how to grill chicken without drying it out. I am here to tell you that it is not hard to grill up perfectly tender chicken breasts right at home. I have a few tips that will ensure your chicken will turn out juicy every single time. My method for simple grilled bone-in chicken breasts is one that you will use over and over again.

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PostedMay 24, 2021
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesGrilled
TagsGrilled, chicken, dinner, grilling
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Low Country Boil Skewers

Low Country Boil Skewers

We only have a few more weeks of summer and I have mixed feelings about it all. I mean let’s be honest, in Texas we have about three more months of summer weather, but with every new season there is a shift. I am hanging on to low key dinner nights, grilling in the backyard, sounds of water splashing in the kiddie pool behind me, and not having too much of an agenda. So that’s what we are going do for these last weeks of summer. Let’s savor it all with a fun twist on a classic recipe that I grew up eating. Low country boils are popular in the south and are typically served up on a warm summer day spread out on newspapers and enjoyed with cold beers. But because not everyone has a ginormous pot hanging around and an outside burner, I am taking those same nostalgic flavors and making them easy enough for anyone to whip up any night of the week. This recipe for low country boil skewers is going to be your new favorite grilling recipe and you are going to love just how easy they are to make.

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PostedSeptember 1, 2020
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesDinner, Grilled
Tagslow country boil, low country boil skewers, summer recipes, grilled recipes, easy recipes, easy grilled recipes, labor day recipes, seafood, grilled shrimp, dinner, dinner ideas
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Spicy Korean Pork Lettuce Wraps

Grilled Spicy Korean Pork Lettuce Wraps

Lettuce wraps are one of those things that I love having almost weekly. There are so many possibilities for flavor combinations and I especially love using lettuce wraps with spicy food because of the crisp freshness that the lettuce gives the dish. While you are probably most familiar with Asian Chicken Lettuce wraps, I love using wraps in other recipes as well. Spicy Korean pork is one of those foods that has an undeniable flavor and is actually really easy to create at home too. These delicious grilled spicy Korean pork lettuce wraps are a great weeknight dinner option and will quickly become a favorite dish in your house.

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PostedJuly 28, 2020
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesDinner, Grilled
Tagsweeknight meals, spicy korean pork lettuce wraps, lettuce wraps, dinner, grilled recipes
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The Best Cheeseburgers

The Best Cheeseburgers

If you want to know the way to my heart, I am going to let you in on a little secret…just bring me a cheeseburger. I am not even kidding, most girls prefer diamonds, but I prefer a juicy classic American cheeseburger complete with all the fixings! When I was pregnant with my son, cheeseburgers were my number one craving and you can ask my husband about how many cheeseburgers we both consumed during those nine months and neither one of us would be able to tell you! Needless to say, I created a four year old kid who’s favorite food also happens to be a cheeseburger and I am one proud mama. I love a good cheeseburger when we go out to eat, but I have to say my at home recipe rivals most cheeseburgers out there and it couldn’t be any simpler to make! My recipe for the best cheeseburgers is going to up your summer grilling game and will have you looking like a burger pro in no time.

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PostedMay 21, 2020
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesGrilled
Tagsbest burger recipes, cheeseburgers, cheeseburger recipes, classic cheeseburger recipes, the best cheeseburgers, grilling recipes, summer recipes, grilled recipes
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Homemade Blueberry Lavender Syrup gets swirled into homemade vanilla ice cream with pieces of homemade crumble throughout! It’s truly one of my most delicious ice cream concoctions and a must try this
If you are swimming in summer squash, zucchini, and  corn, make my EASY SQUASH AND CORN PASTA!

It’s the perfect easy weeknight meal and the best way to use up summer produce! Feel free to add some grilled chicken or shrimp for extra protein! I

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