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What We’ve Been Up To!
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Turkey Chili with Creamy Salsa Verde
This turkey chili recipe uses dried chilies and a creamy salsa verde to create a deeply flavored chili with a hint of smokiness and a sublime texture.
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Blueberry Buttermilk Cake
This blueberry buttermilk cake is light and airy with warm cinnamon flavors and a juicy blueberry filling that pops with every bite.
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Our Favorite Smoked Chicken Recipes
Our favorite smoked chicken recipes have deep smoky flavors, tender chicken, and crispy chicken skin.
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About Umami
Umami is a food and drink website for the curious cook. Our mission is to help people explore the world and expand their taste through delicious recipes and interesting stories. Learn about Umami’s Editorial Guidelines.
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Seasonal Favorites
A few of our favorite recipes, stories, and tips that celebrate the season.
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Homemade Turkey Italian Sausage
This Homemade Turkey Italian Sausage recipe is easy to make with ground turkey and is a healthy option for pizza, pasta dishes, and soups.
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Turkey Enchiladas
Turkey enchiladas made with pinto beans and ground turkey are a simple way to make healthy, delicious enchiladas at home.
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Buffalo Chili
This hearty buffalo chili recipe gets its tangy sweetness from the BBQ sauce and red pepper that play well with the lean ground buffalo and kidney beans.
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Easy, Everyday Chili
Easy, everyday chili is a simple chili recipe designed to be something you can throw together with a few simple items. It’s the type of chili that works well when you’ve been on the run all day, it’s cold outside, and all you want to do is curl up and have something that tastes great and fills you up.
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Negroni
Our classic Negroni recipe uses equal portions of gin, Campari, and sweet vermouth to create an unforgettable cocktail that has distinctive spice notes that will transport you to Italy.
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Everything You Need to Know About Umami
Learn about Umami, one of five universal basic tastes, its rich history, what it tastes like, and how to use it to make your food taste more delicious.
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Understanding Umami Flavor With a Simple Taste Test
The best way to understand what is umami flavor is to try it yourself. This taste test is an easy way to learn how to add more umami taste to your cooking.
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How to Cook With Umami Foods
Learn how to cook umami foods using a few simple techniques that will improve your cooking and add more umami flavor to dishes.
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Sous Vide Leg of Lamb with Rosemary and Garlic
Sous vide leg of lamb is an easy and delicious way to cook lamb. The bright herb flavors in the rosemary and thyme, coupled with the sliced lemon and garlic give this recipe a warm Mediterranean vibe.
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Smoked Beef Roast
Make a smoked beef roast for scrumptious roast beef that is tender and juicy with deep, smokey flavors. Smoking beef is great for barbecues, parties, sandwiches and more.
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A Dynamite Smoked Chicken Rub
This smoked chicken rub is a simple seasoning for grilled and smoked chicken packed with delicious flavors.
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Helpful Tips for Smoking Chicken
Smoking chicken is a simple way to infuse chicken with a nice smoky flavor. This guide has lots of interesting ways to season, smoke, and serve smoked chicken.
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A Complete Guide to Smoking FoodÂ
Learn why smoking food is so delicious, take a deep dive into different types of smokers, cover a wide variety of smoking techniques, and, most importantly, learn how to season smoked food, so it tastes amazing.
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Smoked Chicken Quarters with Crispy Skin
Smoked chicken quarters have a rich, smoky flavor and warm buttery texture. Smoking chicken quarters is a delicious dish for barbecues, picnics, and dinners.
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Smoked Chicken Breast
This smoked chicken breast recipe leans into wood fire flavors with a slightly smoky chicken that stays juicy on the inside and has lightly browned crispy skin on the outside.
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How to Smoke a Whole Chicken
Learning how to smoke a whole chicken is a simple way to make chicken with a light smoky flavor, crisp skin, and tender and juicy meat.
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Smoked Turkey
Whether you are just learning how to smoke a turkey or have made a dozen, this smoked turkey recipe has all of the tips and techniques to elevate your next bird into a plump, juicy, show-stopping culinary delight.
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Southwest Spice Blend
This Southwest spice blend transforms dishes by highlighting the region’s slightly smoky, deeply flavored food. The seasoning is ideal for grilled meat and veggies and anything from the smoker.
