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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
Beer Battered Fish Nuggets
My Beer Battered Fish Nuggets are my new favorite way to eat white fish. Beer batter coats delicate chunks of white fish and then gets a quick fry in hot oil to make the most pillowy, delicious fish baskets that I’ve ever had. Beer Battered Fish Nuggets We eat a LOT of fish around here. But, not enough, evidently, since I literally have to beg for a little room in our…
Grilled Nashville Hot Chicken Mac and Cheese
Grilled Nashville Hot Chicken Mac and Cheese uses that spicy hot Smoked Nashville Whole Chicken to make mac and cheese with some zing! Nashville Hot Chicken Mac and Cheese If you are unfamiliar with Nashville-style spiced chicken, it is a…
Breakfast Biscuits for a Crowd
Breakfast Biscuits for a Crowd are the perfect meal for a big family breakfast, a weekend brunch, or for a holiday morning. You bake off a big pan of scrambled eggs mixed with breakfast meat of your choosing, and then…
Pantry Meals to last a lifetime
This is the recipe roundup you’ve been waiting for your whole life. Or maybe this whole month. Who really knows, anyway. Pantry Meals to last a lifetime This is a roundup of roundups; whose main themes are pantry item recipes…
Traeger Grilled Nashville Hot Chicken
Traeger Grilled Nashville Hot Chicken proves where there is smoke there is fire. The Traeger puts a nice smoke on the chicken, and that Nashville seasoning rub from Spiceology sets your mouth ablaze! Of course, if you don’t have a…
Cornbread Muffins
Cornbread Muffins are not just comfort food, they are soul food. Therefore cornbread muffins essentially comfort the soul. How can you beat that? Easy. Because baking corn muffins from scratch is super easy! Cornbread muffins differ slightly from cornbread, but…
Classic Gin and Tonic Recipe
The classic Gin and Tonic sits in the pantheon of all-time great cocktails. It brings out the best qualities of gin and the better part of tonic. Together, a gin and tonic is greater than the sum of its parts.…
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
There is nothing more comforting on a cold day or when you are feeling under the weather than a big bowl of piping hot Chicken Noodle Soup. This version is homemade, but you can make substitutions as necessary and still…
Homemade Noodles
Is there anything better than a big bowl of Homemade Noodles? While most of us just head to the store when we need noodles, there is something to be said about making your own noodles right at home. Homemade Egg…
Homemade Queso (no Velveeta)
Are you in the mood for a little warm, cheesy spicy snack? This Homemade Queso is super simple to make and contains NO Velveeta! Don’t get me wrong, I love Velveeta and it’s perfect for melting, but once in a…
Chicken and Dumpling Soup
Homemade Chicken Dumping Soup is one of our family’s all-time favorite meals. When the nights are long and the days are cold, homemade chicken soup with dumplings is the first thing we think of when we need something hot, comfortable,…
Griddle Patty Melt
A Griddle Patty Melt is a classic diner food served on toasted bread with a seasoned beef patty topped with cheese and grilled onions. The type of bread and cheese is hotly debated, but ultimately whatever you have on hand…
Shredded Beef Tamales
Shredded Beef Tamales perhaps take the title as best comfort food of central and south America. If you have never enjoyed making homemade tamales, then you are in for a treat. They are actually quite simple to make. Think about…
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.