Grandma's Simple Grilled Apple Galette Recipe Hey Grillaholics, Fall is my favorite time to grill. Not only is the weather just right for standing out by a hot grill, but this season brings with it some of our favorite items to grill. Take apples for example. Sure you can get apples year round in most places, but fall time brings fresh, crisp, sweet apples into season that are perfect for a quick, healthy snack, but also perfect for this recipe I'm about to share with you that my grandma made for us every fall as kids. In this versio...

Grilled Venison Backstrap with Cherry-Bourbon Sauce Hey there Grillaholics!Fall time is fast approaching (depending on when you're reading this), and that means two things for us Grillaholics.1. Grilling gets even better because we don't have to sweat our butts off in 100º+ weather2. Hunting season is right around the cornerFor those of us that are hunters (I suspect more than a handful of us), this recipe alone may be what motivates you to don your camo, and track down a beauty of a stag.Just a heads up - If you've never worked wi...

Grilled Duck Breast With Butternut-Apple-Bourbon Hash Just because summer is ending doesn't mean it's time to put away the grill. Nope - for the diehard Grillaholics like us, grilling is a year-round activity, and can even argue that there are some autumn and winter dishes that can blow your traditional summer grilling items (like burgers and steaks) clean away.Take, for instance, today's recipe.The cool autumn temperatures bring new harvest items like apples and squash into play that weren't as readily available during the hot s...

Try These 3 Killer Summer Tacos! Summertime is rounding out. And (depending on when you’re reading this), it may even be Taco Tuesday. At Grillaholics, we love the combination of smokey, charred protein with bright, fresh fruit. So today, we’ve put that love to work and come up with some great taco recipes. They’re all winners in our book, and would all make for a great party. Smoked Pork Shoulder and Pineapple Tacos 1 white onion, sliced 1/2 fresh pineapple, cut into small chunks 1 smoked pork shoulder, thinly sliced or s...

Bourbon and Barbecue -- A Match Made in Heaven We’d be hard-pressed to find a better friend to barbecue than good, ol’ fashioned bourbon. If a good barbecue warms the soul, then a good bourbon warms the heart. Aside from pairing your steak or roast with a glass of equally fine bourbon, though, we’ve got a few ways to make that match happen. The sweet, smokey character that bourbon often carries is a natural companion to the robust, intense flavor of homemade barbecue. Honey Bourbon Barbecue Sauce 2 cups honey 1 can tomato paste 3/4 cup ...

Brown Sugar, Bacon & Bourbon Baked Beans When you think of BBQ sides, one dish that surely comes top of mind is baked beans. The sweet, savory flavor of baked beans has become a BBQ staple at almost every backyard bbq, right beside cole slaw and potato salad - But most people just opt for the easier canned version, which, while delicious, lacks the depth of flavor you'll find in a batch of homemade baked beans.But forget the store-bought version - With this recipe, you'll be making your own baked beans, flavored with brown s...

How to Make Porchetta  When a bonafide Grillaholic thinks pork, a few different things probably come to mind -- ribs, bacon, or maybe ham. Whatever you think of when you think about pork, it’s probably not porchetta. This traditional Italian style of pork roast is a sight to behold, if you aren’t already familiar. Italians love their porchetta so much, in fact, that there are entire street festivals dedicated to the dish alone. This writer asks only: where do we sign up? By now, you’re probably wondering what ...

How to Make a Coffee Dry Rub If we’re cooking a single-serving steak or smaller cut of meat just for yourself, we’d typically stick to salt and pepper. But, when doing a large project like a full loin, or an entire roast, you’ll never find us far away from a nice dry rub. The possibilities are truly endless. Or rather -- should be! But all too often, dry rub recipes seem to be some re-arranged version of the next dry rub recipe. Onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, paprika, sugar, or some combination thereof. While defini...

Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends Burnt ends - To the die hard Grillaholic, these little nuggets are tangy, meaty, smoky little morsels from heaven.Now, you may have had burnt ends before. They're typically made from beef brisket, and are sold at any BBQ joint worth their salt, but today, we're going to teach you how to make burnt ends from a less traditional, but (some would argue) incredibly more flavorful cut of meat - the pork belly.If you haven't yet worked with pork belly (most famously known as the starting...

The Best Recipes For Grilled Tacos Perhaps one of my favorite things about grilling is that no matter what you put on a grill, it is almost always guaranteed to improve its flavor. If you name something that is normally prepared in the oven, and odds are, it’s probably twice as good when prepared on the grill. Grills are like King Midas, except instead of gold, everything they touch turns to delicious. As Grillaholics, we take pride in our ability to grill just about anything, even food that isn’t normally intended to be grill...

Bacon Wrapped Smoked Armadillo Eggs Hey there Grillaholics! Armadillio eggs are a classic Texas Barbecue staple, and today, we're going to show you how to make them!But first, you may have a question about what exactly an Armadillo Egg is. Ever had a Scotch Egg? Kinda like that, but... kinda NOTHING like that. See, your classic Armadillo Eggs is made without an actual egg, instead - there's a jalapeno. I guess you could think of Armadillo Eggs as your classic grilled jalapeno popper on steroids. A sort of jalapeno pop...

CRACK Chicken Rub Recipe CRACK Chicken Dry Rub Recipe Let's face it - Plain chicken on the grill can feel a bit... uninspired. Well fret no more. Grillaholics is here to take your chicken to the next level - and the level after that with this CRACK chicken dry rub recipe.Trust us when we say this stuff is addictive. The prefect mix between spicy, salty, sweet, and tangy will have you using this rub every time you grill chicken, and will have your friends banging down your door. LET'S GE...

Smoked Elotes (Mexican Street Corn) Recipe We tend to make a big focus on straight BBQ here at Grillaholics, but while the 'Q' may be the main dish, there is something to be said for having some killer BBQ side dishes - Take simple corn, for instance.Grilled corn is a magnificent thing. An amazing transformation happens when you grill corn as opposed to, say, boiling, or cooking in the oven. You get richer, more robust flavors, while keeping the corn's signature sweetness.Even a step further, smoking corn takes that transf...

How to Make THE BEST Honey Barbecue Sauce Going down the aisles at your local grocery store, there’s no shortage of barbecue sauce options. But take a look at the labels a little more closely, and you might be scratching your head at some of the ingredients. Take a look at one popular brand of barbecue sauce’s ingredient list: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Distilled vinegar, Tomato Puree (Water, tomato Paste), Salt, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% or less of: Soybean Oil, Hydrolyzed Corn and Soy Protein, Spice, Onion Powder, D...

Carb-less Stuffed Burger Recipes for Your Keto Diet Meal prep and your New Year’s Goals have never been easier! Burger Bowls are MESSY... who has time for that? Stay on top of your diet and make meal planning a breeze with Grillaholics Stuffed Burger Press. Make dozens of uniform patties in a pinch or stuff them with your favorite keto friendly fixings! Get the kids involved and watch their eyes light up as they stuff their face with their new dinner creations! Save time and feed your entire family in as little as 15 minutes! No diet sacrifice...

Bacon Wrapped "BOMB" Dogs Hey Grillaholics, Tailgating season is quickly approaching, and I for one, can't wait to gather 'round with my buddies, beer in hand while I bust out the grill before the game.Now, you could go all fancy and bust out some ribeyes and bourbon glazes, but when I'm tailgating, I like to keep it simple.Now simple, mind you, doesn't mean dull, bland or tasteless - In fact, the recipe I'm about to share with you has become a staple at our tailgating outings. So much so that my b...