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Our site hosts one of the biggest collections of home-cooked, family-tested recipes on the net, with thousands of options to choose from! We feature recipes for the pellet grill, gas griddle, and all outdoor cooking methods, but you’ll also find lots of side dishes, drinks, desserts, Instant Pot recipes, and much much more.
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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
Ultimate Bacon Onion Smash Burger
When you need a burger in your life, make it epic. Our Bacon Onion Smash Burger has smoked onions, bacon-wrapped smoked onions, double-smoked bacon, melted sharp cheddar, and two smashed wagyu beef patties. All of that gets sandwiched between a toasted onion bun! Bacon Onion Smash Burgers Smash burgers are the ultimate summer bbq meal, and these ones take them to a whole new level. We make burgers all the…
Homemade French Fries in the Air Fryer
Today we’re making Homemade French Fries in the Air Fryer. Take a couple of big fresh Russet potatoes, slice them up, season them, and cook them in our Blackstone Air Fryer for one of the easiest, crispiest side dishes you…
The Best of Burgers BBQ Roundup
Can you ever really call it “summer” if you aren’t trying to make every single kind of burger imaginable, and at the most epic, ridiculous proportions possible? NO. In this BEST OF BURGERS BBQ Roundup, we’re looking at the ultimate…
Spot Prawn Rolls
When it is Spring and Summer in the Pacific Northwest, fishermen all over the region start prepping their shrimp pots for the famed Spot Prawn season! This recipe for Traeger Grilled Spot Prawn Rolls is a perfect use for these…
Spot Prawn Linguine
Largely regarded as the peak of the shrimp and prawn culinary mountain, we fire up the pellet grill for this Spot Prawn Linguine recipe that has a delicious sauce made with white wine, tomatoes, and all the garlic. Spot Prawn…
Spicy Smoked Pork Ribs
Our Spicy Smoked Pork Ribs lean heavily on one of my favorite Korean flavors, gochugaru. This spicy pepper powder is central to many of the Korean dishes that I love, and is featured here in both the rub and the…
Top 20+ Summer BBQ Recipes
These delicious summer recipes will have you firing up the grill all season long! From simple main dishes for a crowd to the best steak EVER, we’ve got all the side dishes, desserts, and even cocktails ready and waiting for…
Smoked Potato Stacks with Parmesan Cream Sauce
Make these delicious Smoked Potato Stacks with Parmesan Cream Sauce right in your pellet grill for a unique side dish that’s packed with flavor, and a sauce you’ll want to put all over everything. Smoked Potato Stacks with Parmesan Cream…
Smoked Lamb Shanks
Our Smoked and Braised Lamb Shanks take meaty lamb shanks and give them the pellet grill treatment before taking a long hot simmer in a rich braising liquid made from broth, wine, and tomato. Smoked and Braised Lamb Shanks Lamb…
Blackstone Mexican-Style Street Corn (Off the Cob)
If you need a great side dish to serve besides almost any bbq main, I’ve got a delicious one for you! This Blackstone Mexican-Style Street Corn is simple, made with frozen corn, and only takes about 20 minutes! Blackstone Mexican-Style…
Old Bay Buffalo Sauce
Break out the Old Bay hot sauce and get to simmering because this Old Bay Buffalo Sauce is what buffalo fans have been waiting for. Only 10 minutes to make! Old Bay Buffalo Sauce Recipe Making buffalo sauce at home…
Blackstone Air Fryer Lobster Tails
Easy Air Fryer Lobster Tails coated in garlic butter, seasoning, and cooked right in the Blackstone Air Fryer! Such an easy meal that is perfect for a special occasion or an average Tuesday. Blackstone Air Fryer Lobster Tails Lobster tails…
Blackstone Blackened Fish Sandwich
Our Blackstone Blackened Fish Sandwich recipe only takes about 20 minutes to make and is the perfect quick lunch or dinner option if you are in a hurry but want to get some more fish into your life. Blackened Fish…
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.