Holy grill marks. I love me a good chop, or steak, or piece of chicken with a solid grill mark. It means the heat was high and perfect for searing in all the delicious juices and cooking to perfection. These pork chops require a good soaking (translation: marinating!) and then a few minutes on each side over the direct heat on the grill to get that sear in, and then moved … [Read more...]
How to Make the Perfect Ice Cream Sandwich
Who knew making a homemade ice cream sandwich could be so simple! I've teamed up with Dollar General and CHIPS AHOY! to show you just how easy it is to make your own ice cream sandwiches at home! It's time we take chocolate chip cookies to a new level of summer-food fun! It looks like this... CHIPS AHOY! Chocolate Chip Cookie Vanilla Ice Cream CHIPS AHOY! … [Read more...]
Lemon Pepper Chicken Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce
Ohhh...I adore Tzatziki sauce. It  very well could be my favorite dipping sauce. I think what I love about it is how light and fresh it tastes and the little Greek flare that it gives to the food. A few years back, I hosted a "Kebab Potluck" where everyone brought their own kebabs and we grilled out and had a lovely evening of fun and conversation. This recipe is a simple … [Read more...]
12 Summer Freezer Friendly Meals for $70 – Meal Plan Using Ingredients from Aldi
Looking for a simple dinner solution to get through the rest of the summer? Here is a brand new set of freezer-friendly meals using ingredients from Aldi! Put together 12 meals in about an hour, and it'll cost less than $70. The heat is upon us and the last thing you want to be doing is heating up the kitchen everyday. The less time I have to spend thinking about and … [Read more...]
Jambalaya Kebabs
All the flavors of Jambalaya on a stick...yyyy'aaaaalllll! *said in my best southern LA drawl* We've got shrimp. We've got chicken. We've got onions and peppers. We've got tomatoes. And we've got a whole-whole-whole lotta Cajun seasoning too! I served this over white rice to give it a 'complete Jambalaya feel.' Only thing missing from these kebabs are slices of … [Read more...]
Grilled Corn on the Cob
When Silver Queen corn finds its way into grocery stores in August, I need you to make this. Yes...NEED. I really need you to make this. I don't want you to make it. I need you to make it. But be warned, you might not ever want to cook corn any other way. There's just something about corn being grilled and butter and herbs infiltrating the kernels as it cooks in its … [Read more...]
Grilled Garlic Bread
This is my favorite side dish when grilling meat. Because I can grill it alongside the meat and have the entire meal made on the grill. If you aren't grilling garlic bread, you should start now. It'll become your go-to 'starch' for all your future grilling meals. :) See the full Grilling Recipe for Grilled Garlic Bread here! Pin all of our 31 Days of Grilling Recipes … [Read more...]
Grilled Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich
I had to sneak in a kid favorite into this series. This is your basic peanut butter-banana sandwich with a few secret ingredients...grilled to perfection. But note, this isn't just for the kids. I loved this sandwich and have made it several times in the recent past. I just love how the peanut butter gets perfectly ooey gooey when you grill it. You could grill this on a … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Using the Flipp App
Alright my grocery savings loving friend, you are going to flip over this new app!!! (See what I did there!) Flipp reached out to me and asked if I'd be willing to use their app and build a meal plan for our family as part of their #FoodFlippChallenge. So I started fiddling with it and.... Back flip, back flip, back flip is how I feel about this new sales circular app, … [Read more...]
Grilled Doughnuts Strawberry Shortcake
When I was pulling together old recipes and new ideas for this 31 Day series, I thought...I'll include some dessert recipes at the end of the month because dessert comes at the end of the meal. We should top off the series with some grilling dessert recipes. Then I thought... NO WAY. Let's start with dessert. So I added this ridiculously delicious dessert recipe on day 2. … [Read more...]