Smokinlicious® Wood Recipe Blog

Our Finished grilled hot cross buns!

Hot cross buns cooked on the Grill! Click To Tweet

I know – hot cross buns are traditionally enjoyed during lent and holy Easter weekend. The basic recipe dates to the 12^th century and is known as a sweet dough ball. Did you know that pretty much any recipe can be made on a grill or smoker, including hot cross buns?

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Our Delicious Smoked Grape Flatbread with Brie and a little fresh Rosemary

Smoked Grape Flatbread- Even if you aren’t the biggest fan of Concord Grapes, this recipe completely changes the flavor of this variety of grape to produce a very pleasing outcome. I’ve gone to my own personal grapevines and selected grapes at their peak for a flatbread recipe that is super easy and scrumptious. It all starts with the grapes so go to your own vines, a neighbor’s, a farmer’s market or fresh market, and pick up a quart or two to bring to the grill for wood flavor infusion to make the ultimate in flatbread. Remember, any grape you find will work for this recipe, so go ahead and pick your favorite.

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Our perfect Smoked Peach Relish which is perfectly paired with Shrimp for a tasty dish!

Smoke peach Relish is a tasty compliment to seafood! Click To Tweet

Peach season! One that lends so many different options to your food experience. Whether consumed raw or used in entrees or desserts, I aim to bring another flavor level to this much anticipated seasonal fruit by adding wood-fired flavoring. Then I’ll take these flavorful peach halves and introduce you to a peach relish that is perfect for topping fish and seafood.

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Ember Fired Eggplant on the rack cooking above a bed of hot coals. This technique provides the heat for cooking and the aroma of the wood smoke

EMBER FIRED EGGPLANT WITH FETA TARTS Click To Tweet

You’ve heard me mention before how great it is to ember or coal fire certain foods, with a good majority of those items falling in the fruit category. One of the best fruits to use this technique with is eggplant.

Ember Fired Eggplant- Not of Nutritional Value

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Crostini con espárrago ahumado delicioso

Crostini con espárrago ahumado

¡Es temporada de espárrago y eso significa que debes aprovechar al máximo este sensacional vegetal mientras está fresco! Asegúrese de visitar nuestra serie sobre el asado de espárrago fresco (ver el blog anterior) para que pueda pasar a nuestras fabulosas recetas. Nuestra receta publicó en esta serie es Crostini con espárrago asado, pimiento y aceituna para untar, una merienda perfecta, un aperitivo, y sin duda, una comida espontánea para el visitante de último momento. ¡Pues, vamos!

Con tus espárrago asado (ver otro blog o Instagram #smokinliciousasparagus) en mano, necesitarás estos ingredientes:

Lista de los ingredientes

• Baguette u otro pan estrecho (en una pizca, los chips de pita también funcionarán)
• Aceite para rociar sobre las rebanadas de pan
• 8 onzas de queso ricotta
• Espárrago ahumado
• 2 cucharadas de jugo de lima
• Rodajas de pimiento aproximadamente 2 onzas
• Aceitunas verdes aproximadamente 4 onzas
• Pimiento fresco molido

Mezclando los ingredientes- crostini con espárrago ahumado

Mezclando espárrago picado ahumado en ricotta

Antes de mezclar los ingredientes al untar, corte rodajas de la baguette en 1,27 centímetros y colóquela en una bandeja del horno. Rocíe con aceite: cualquier tipo funcionará, aunque soy parcial a los aceites de sabores. Solo tuesta las rebanadas de pan hasta que estén doradas. En un tazón mediano, agregue la ricotta y mezcle suavemente para descomponer el queso hasta obtener un estado cremoso. Corte el espárrago ahumado ​​en dados y pliegue suavemente en la ricotta con el jugo de lima. Agregue pimiento molido fresco al gusto. Ponga a un lado el tazón y corte el pimiento y la aceituna verde. Coloque en un tazón pequeño.

Ensamblando el Crostini

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Our Savory Corn Muffins on the cool down rack. Just waiting to be served!

ADDING A SMOKY INGREDIENT FOR A SAVORY CORN MUFFINS

Ready for a savory take on the standard corn muffin recipe? I’m adding a smoked chive to bring these muffins to a whole new level.

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OUR CROSTINI WITH SMOKED ASPARAGUS RECIPE IS YUMMY!

Try this crostini with Smoked Asparagus recipe- yummy! Click To Tweet

It’s Asparagus season and that means you should get the most out of this sensational vegetable while it’s fresh! Be sure to visit our series on the ember roasting of fresh asparagus (see the previous blog) so you can move on to our fabulous recipes. Our featured recipe in this series is Crostini with Ember Roasted Asparagus, Pimento & Olive Spread, a perfect snack, appetizer, and certainly a spur of the moment food for the pop in visitor. So, here we go!

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Our Fresh peas get all smokey for a terrific pea mash

A lovely smoky flavor for a fresh pea Mash Click To Tweet

With the arrival of Spring on the East Coast, we have an opportunity to get some fresh vegetables and one of my favorites to locate are peas. Today, I’m going to remove fresh peas from their pods and wood-fire them using wood chunks on the gas grill. Then I’ll produce a tasty pea mash that I plan to serve on toasted bread for a healthy snack or appetizer. The time consuming part of this recipe is the removal of the peas but this task will be worth it.

Time to get to the store and locate about 2-1/2 pounds of fresh peas and fire up the grill for our flavorful take on pea mash.

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A must try is this smoked Beet Hummus!

Beet Hummus with a smokey flavor is a hit! Click To Tweet

I’ve got another great recipe for wood fired beets that will provide a quick way to prepare a fabulous beet hummus for guests, bring-a-dish parties, or just as a great snack for your own family. Wood fired flavor will come from the gas grill equipped with wood chunks using a two-zone cooking method. The outcome is a full flavor, beautiful beet hummus color to delight all who have the pleasure of partaking in this treat. Just one good size beet will do the trick but I always do an extra to keep around.

Join me at the grill as we make ricotta and smoked beet hummus.

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We’ve reviewed the numbers and are pleased to introduce the best recipes of 2018!

These are the recipes that garnered the most views and hopefully, were cooked in your household. Vegetable recipes by far dominated this listed.

Without further delay, here are the top 6 recipes starting with number six.

Recipes- #6 Smoked Carrot-Almond-Ricotta Cake

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