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Favorite Recipes for the Holidays

Whether it is Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, 4th of July, or another holiday you like to get together with loved ones and celebrate, we’ve got your menu covered!

Don’t want turkey? We’ve got great Rib Roast, Ham, and Filet Mignon too.

Latest Posts

Chili Crunch Smoked Cream Cheese

Smoked Chili Crunch Cream Cheese

Nicole JohnsonSep 6, 20223 min read

The Smoked Cream Cheese craze continues with this delicious, spicy, chili crunch version! Fire up the pellet grill and break out a brick of cream cheese. You’re going to want extras with this dip. Smoked Cream Cheese with Chili Crunch I’ve been mildly obsessed with chili crunch since I first discovered it a few years ago. The Momofuku version has quickly become my favorite. It has 3 types of chilis,…

Blackstone Teriyaki Shrimp Kabobs

Blackstone Teriyaki Shrimp Kabobs

Nicole JohnsonSep 4, 20223 min read

These simple Teriyaki Shrimp Kabobs are made right on our Blackstone griddle! Simple seasonings and fresh pineapple chunks make these skewers perfect for a passable party appetizer or a main dish. You’re going to want to come up with more…

Classic BBQ Recipes for the pellet grill

Classic BBQ Recipes for the pellet grill

Nicole JohnsonAug 30, 20221 min read

Your pellet grill is a fully functional smoker, and it can make all of your smokehouse favorites in your very own backyard!

BBQ Favorites for the pellet grill

These traditional bbq recipes are developed and tested right on the pellet grill! Visit the smokehouse in your own backyard.

RIBS

From ribs with a bite to fall-off-the-bone, you can make them however you want on your pellet grill!

Brisket

Our smoked brisket rivals anything you can get at the local BBQ joint, get the recipe below as well as a few of our favorite ways to use up any leftover brisket you might have laying around!

Pulled Pork

Pork butt is ever-versatile, and you can't have BBQ without it. From a traditional method smoked for hours and hours (and hours), to our shortcut method using the pressure cooker, we've got everything you need here and ideas on what to make with the rest, too.

Poultry

Turkey and chicken - oh my! Poultry on the smoker is the best kind, and we have all the recipes you need here.

Where's the BEEF?

There are so many ways to make incredible smoked beef on the Traeger! Find our favorite recipes below.

Burnt Ends

They aren't burnt, and they actually aren't always ends either. But they are delicious.

Classic BBQ Side Dishes

All of your favorites are home-tested and friends and family approved.

Traeger Smoked Pork Verde Tacos

Traeger Smoked Chile Verde

Nicole JohnsonAug 29, 20223 min read

Fire up your pellet grill and break out that pork roast because this Traeger Smoked Chile Verde! Make them into tacos, fill up a big burrito, crisp them up into quesadillas, or pile on top of a mountain of nachos.…

Garlic Herb Compound Butter

Garlic Herb Compound Butter

Nicole JohnsonAug 26, 20223 min read

This simple Garlic Herb Compound Butter is perfect for a steak, a fresh piece of grilled salmon, or on top of a big baked potato. Simple, delicious, and perfect to keep in the freezer for a rainy day. Make a…

Homemade Taco Seasoning

Homemade Taco Seasoning

Nicole JohnsonAug 23, 20223 min read

Our Homemade Taco Seasoning recipe is simple to throw together, uses lots of pantry staples that you probably already have in the cupboard, and tastes amazing. Keep a jar of this in your pantry and make taco Tuesday as simple…

Homemade Staples

Homemade Recipe Staples

Nicole JohnsonAug 22, 20221 min read

Stock up your fridge and pantry with these Homemade Recipe Staples! Why buy it at the store when you can control all the ingredients and make it at home?

Homemade Recipe Staples

These easy recipe staples let you make it homemade! We love to make everything we can from scratch, or close to scratch, at home instead of buying it at the store.

Blackstone Meat Church Shrimp Fajitas

Blackstone Meat Church Shrimp Fajitas

Nicole JohnsonAug 19, 20225 min read

Make these Blackstone Shrimp Fajitas with Meat Church Fajita Rub, and your dinner is done in a flash! Cutting the vegetables is going to take longer than actually cooking these, but you wind up with tender, flavorful shrimp fajitas that…

Traeger Grilled Venison Chops

Traeger Grilled Venison Chops

Nicole JohnsonAug 13, 20223 min read

These tender, delicious Grilled Venison Chops are so easy to make, and my favorite cut of venison! These cook in less than 10 minutes. You’ll probably spend more time preheating your grill than you will cooking these, but it is…

Buffalo EVERYTHING – 40 Buffalo Recipes to knock your socks off

Buffalo EVERYTHING – 40 Buffalo Recipes to knock your socks off

Nicole JohnsonAug 12, 20221 min read

Love Buffalo sauce? We do too. Here’s all of my favorite recipes featuring this spicy, versatile condiment! Buffalo EVERYTHING recipes Get your buffalo on with this collection of over 40 recipes featuring the ever-popular BUFFALO sauce. Not only will you…

Classic Potato Salad Recipe

Classic Potato Salad Recipe

Nicole JohnsonAug 11, 20225 min read

A Classic Potato Salad Recipe might be the most iconic dish at an American barbecue. Especially in the midwest, if there’s not potato salad it isn’t a proper party in the summer. This recipe comes to you straight from my…

Blackstone Kielbasa Recipe

Blackstone Kielbasa Recipe

Nicole JohnsonAug 9, 20223 min read

This easy Blackstone Kielbasa Recipe keeps things simple and classic with some briny sauerkraut, two different kinds of mustard, and fresh local kielbasa sausages right on the griddle surface. Move over bratwurst and hot dogs, you’ve met your sausage match.…

Dungeness Crab Roll

Dungeness Crab Roll

Nicole JohnsonAug 3, 20223 min read

Pick up the crab pots and launch the boat, you need these fresh Dungeness Crab Rolls in your life, and stat. Like a Lobster Roll, only better, if you are asking me. And since you’re here on my food blog…

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Nicole Johnson

Nicole Johnson, a self-taught expert in grilling and outdoor cooking, launched Or Whatever You Do in 2010. Her blog, renowned for its comprehensive and creative outdoor cooking recipes, has garnered a vast audience of millions. Nicole's hands-on experience and passion for grilling shine through her work. Her husband, Jeremiah Johnson, also plays a pivotal role in recipe development, adding his culinary flair to the mix. Together, they form a dynamic duo, offering a rich and varied outdoor cooking experience to their followers.