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Event | Picnics

Picnics

Celebrate the summer with a few simple picnic food ideas that will make your next picnic a delicious success!

When it comes to choosing dishes for a picnic, there are a few things to keep in mind. The first is the recipe should be able to be prepared the night before to make sure you can get on the road in the morning. The second is the dish needs to be able to travel long distances without going bad. The last thing is it needs to be able to be eaten cold.

Whether you’re looking for recipes for sandwiches, salads, side dishes, or desserts, this collection has everything you need for your next summer picnic.

Smoke A Whole Chicken

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.

Smoked Tri Tip Roast

Tips and Tricks for the Best Beef to Smoke

The best beef to smoke, whether it’s a juicy hunk of brisket, flavor packed tri-tip, ribs so tender the meat falls off the bone, or shredded chuck roast, is about using time, temperature, and smoke to add flavor and texture.

Smoked Chuck Roast

Southwestern Smoked Chuck Roast

This smoked chuck roast recipe is the perfect way to make smoky, shredded beef with bold Southwestern flavors for burritos, tacos, nachos, rice bowls, and more.

Smoked Chicken Breast

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.

Grilling Corn On The Cob

A Better Way to Grill Corn on the Cob

To find a better way to grill corn on the cob, we tried different grilling methods and seasonings before landing on a foolproof recipe for delicious grilled corn with a touch of char.

Grilled Chicken Thighs

Southwestern Grilled Chicken Thighs

This southwestern grilled chicken thighs recipe has bold, southwestern flavors that deliver tender and juicy chicken in every bite.

Southwest Seasoning Blend

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.

Smoked Drumsticks in smoker

Celebrate Summer with Delicious Picnic Food

When summer starts to heat up, it’s time to start making picnic food.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

The ultimate chocolate peanut butter brownies use two types of peanut butter and three types of chocolate to give them a deep, rich chocolate flavor and chewy texture.

Smoking Food

A Complete Guide to Smoking Food 

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.

Korean BBQ Short Ribs Recipe

Our Best Ideas for Grilling – Tips, Tricks, Recipes, & Secret Sauces

For people who love to fire up the grill and cook delicious food, we’ve collected all our best ideas for grilling in one place. This piece is filled with tips and tricks to help the most experienced cooks grill tastier food. It includes recipes for the grill, foods to grill, and dinner grilling ideas.

Smoked Chicken Legs on plate ready to eat.

Simple Smoked Chicken Legs (Drumsticks)

Smoked chicken legs are one of the simplest ways to make tasty, smokey chicken for a crowd. These drumsticks are crispy on the outside and tender and juicy on the inside.

Rhubarb Bars

Rhubarb Bars

With a buttery shortbread crust and tart filling, these rhubarb bars are the ones to make for people who love rhubarb. This rhubarb recipe uses a little honey and lemon zest to highlight rhubarb’s tart, delicious flavor.

Smoked Roast Beef Shareable

The Best Meats to Smoke & How to Make them Taste Delicious

Here are the best meats to smoke for lovers of delicious barbecue with tons of tips to make everything that comes from your smoker taste delicious.

Grilled Chicken Wings

Tequila Lime Grilled Chicken Wings

With bright flavors that pop, these grilled chicken wings get their scrumptious flavors from a dynamite tequila lime marinade and crispy skin from a hot grill.

Smoked Pork Loin Roast Featured

Smoked Pork Loin

Smoked pork loin is a versatile dish that tastes delicious, smokes relatively quickly, and looks fantastic on the plate.

Couscous Featured

Couscous with Roasted Red Peppers and Feta Cheese

Learn how to cook and season couscous with this simple recipe. With bright Mediterranean flavors its ideal for pairing with grilled or roasted dishes.

Blended Mushroom Beef Burger Recipe

Blended Mushroom and Beef Burgers

For some of the juiciest, most flavorful burgers you’ve ever had try making blended mushroom and beef burgers. Blended burgers combine beef and mushrooms to create tastier, healthier burgers with a lower environmental footprint.

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