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Recipe by Jay Mathiesen
Commentary by Beth Politsch
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If you made it to our Holiday Open House, you may have had the pleasure of tasting Darin Cram’s delicious stuffed chicken thighs, and we had more than a few people request instructions. So here it is, Darin’s original recipe using spicy andouille sausage and delicious bacon.
Ingredients:
6 deboned chicken thighs (can find in most [...]

This scrumptious glaze is amazing on pork tenderloin. We had several requests for the recipe during our holiday open house, so here it is!
Combine:
One jar of apricot preserves
2 Tbsp Chinese garlic chile paste
¼ Cup orange juice
2 Tbsp Rice vinegar
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce

Using the new Lickins BBQ products, now available at Backyard Bash, Jay livened up pork tenderloins at the store last Saturday! He chose the Lickins Cinnamon Raspberry Chipotle Rub and Wild BBQ Sauce and created a flavorful dish perfect for your next dinner gathering!
Ingredients
Two pork tenderloins (trim silver skin)
Lickins Raspberry Cinnamon Chipotle Rub
Lickins Wild BBQ [...]

Contributed by Robert Frazier
Considering the combination of taste bud-pleasing ingredients in BBQ competitor & caterer Robert Frazier’s Savory Tomato Tart recipe is enough to get anyone’s salivary glands salivating. Combining tomatoes, herbs, bacon, garlic and cheese, these sweethearts of the tart world also have quite a resume, including a 1st Place win at the 2007 [...]

By Beth Politsch
Wanna kick back and relax this Fourth of July? Choose one of these super easy grilling options from Backyard Bash, and you’ll spend more time in your lawn chair watching fireworks, and less time tending your grill!
This was my dinner last night! I soaked an alder plank for around 3 hours in Flower [...]

With Pineapple Rum Salsa
Recipe & Photos by Jay Mathiesen
Commentary by Beth Politsch
This amazing fish recipe was developed by BYB owner Jay Mathiesen. Homemade blackening rub and pineapple rum salsa compliment flavorful swordfish, making a gorgeous dish that’s as pleasing to the palate as it is to the eye.
Want to do something special for your father, [...]

Recipe by Darin Cram
Looking for a spicy compliment to your next grilled or smoked dinner? Toss these cheesy, spicy chile rellenos stuffed with chorizo, garlic, onion, and spices into your smoker for a tasty treat or serve them at your next get-together. Your guests will thank you!
Ingredients:
6 large Poblano Peppers
1 lb Chorizo
1 can black beans, [...]

Translation: Bacon Explosion, Italian-style! Um, no, we don’t speak Italian at Backyard Bash. But we certainly eat Italian! And we had to make a bacon explosion here at the store after all of the rave reviews.
So, Jay decided to make an Italian version, featuring sauteed roasted red peppers and onion, provolone cheese, marinara sauce, Italian [...]

What’s on the menu for March Madness? How about slow smoked brisket mixed in to a spicy bean chili? Jay’s original Brisket Chili combines flavors of ancho and chipotle chiles with cloves, garlic, oregano and delicious smoked brisket. View the photo guide for this recipe here.
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