Halloween festivities has been in full swing all month this year! We went to our friends’ annual Halloween party over the weekend, and I brought smoked “Bat" Wings to creep out the kids and even a few adults. Crazy. Scary. Spooky. Hilarious. Is how I feel when I make these. How do I get these... Continue Reading →
I was in the mood for a bowl of hearty chili and decided to make a big pot using leftover smoked brisket from my niece’s birthday last week. This gave me chili con carne vibes with the cubed meat and I loved it! The hearty chili was spicy and delicious, and the diced meat was... Continue Reading →
Back a Yard in San Jose is my favorite place in town for jerk chicken. I love the spicy, warm, and complex flavors of the jerk rub and marinade. My BBQ Buddy @cookinwidkunchi recently came out with his Authentic Jamaican Jerk Dry Rub and it smells and tastes freaking amazing. With his dry rub, I... Continue Reading →
I checked out the meat section at my local grocery store and saw the biggest untrimmed tri tip on sale for only $3.99/lb. I bought it, trimmed it up, dry brined it overnight with Kosher salt, seasoned it, and smoked it like a brisket low and slow at 250 degrees in my new Traeger Woodridge... Continue Reading →
We love the warm ginger spice in a comforting savory and sweet Shoyu Chicken lunch plate. There are not many ingredients in this dish, but it is packed with so much flavor and is soooo comforting! I love to do with bone-in chicken but tried it out with boneless chicken thighs and it turned out... Continue Reading →
Mushroom Alfredo pasta is one of my favorite side dishes that I love to make and share with family and friends during the holiday season. It is a crowd pleaser loved by everyone! The secret ingredient? Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup. This affordable 10-ounce can is packed with rich, umami flavor, so you can... Continue Reading →
If you have turkey responsibilities this holiday season, grab yourself a brine kit and store-bought turkey rub and let me show you the easiest way to prepare the juiciest and moistest Thanksgiving BBQ Turkey! For this cook, I used Traeger’s Turkey Blend Pellets with Brine & Rub Kit that conveniently came with an orange brine... Continue Reading →
If you’ve been following along with my food adventures, you know that I love Vietnamese food and I love BBQing! This Smoked Brisket Bánh Mì is the perfect fusion of some of my favorite types of food and beautifully captures my pride as a Vietnamese American. I was super excited to have leftover brisket to... Continue Reading →
Over the weekend, I smoked a bunch of meaty, tender, and delicious Dino Ribs to celebrate my little sister’s birthday with our family and cousins. I’ve been dying to smoke Dino Ribs for a while so I was super excited for this smoke session. Dino Ribs are my favorite meat to smoke! Dino Ribs usually... Continue Reading →
I love thick and crunchy homestyle tortilla chips. Unfortunately, chips are so expensive, and a bag of homestyle tortilla chips at at my local Hispanic grocery store is so expensive, at around $7 a bag! So when I have bags of leftover corn tortillas, I love to make Tortilla Chips at home. It is super... Continue Reading →
