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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!

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Latest Posts

Easy Soups, Stews, and Chowders

Easy Soups, Stews, and Chowders

Nicole JohnsonFeb 3, 20191 min read

Warm yourself up this fall and winter with some of these delicious soups, stews, and chowders!  There is nothing on a cold winter day that will warm you up and fill you up with a hearty bowl of soup. 

Soups, Stews, and Chowder

These warm and hearty soups, stews, and chowders are more than just a meal, they are a lifestyle. Get yourself a big bowl and do the cold weather months right.

Traeger Grilled Lobster Tail

Traeger Grilled Lobster Tail

Nicole JohnsonFeb 2, 20193 min read

This Traeger Grilled Lobster Tail is a delicious way to use one of the best shellfish in the sea, and make a special dinner that is also shockingly fast and easy. Plus, wood fire does such amazing things to lobster! Traeger…

Taco Pizza

Taco Pizza

Nicole JohnsonJan 31, 20194 min read

This delicious and simple Taco Pizza is homemade, and a perfect change-up to your typical taco Tuesday. Also a favorite of mine to turn that leftover taco meat into something new. Taco Pizza This Taco Pizza is delicious with big…

Spring Dinner Ideas

Spring Meal Plan to say GOODBYE to Winter

Nicole JohnsonJan 29, 20192 min read

I am SO DONE with winter. I don’t even live in a bad enough climate to feel at all justified in feeling this way, yet every year I do. I’m going with it.  You can’t control your feelings, and I…

Reverse Seared Hanger Steak

Reverse Seared Hanger Steak

Nicole JohnsonJan 27, 20193 min read

Our Traeger Reverse Seared Hanger Steak with Bourbon Pan Sauce is the perfect impressive dish to make for your next dinner party or family gathering.  Reverse Seared Hanger Steaks Sometimes my husband goes into the kitchen (or out to the grill,…

Smoked Salmon Dip Recipe

Smoked Salmon Dip

Nicole JohnsonJan 26, 20194 min read

My Smoked Salmon Dip uses our Traeger Smoked Salmon and a few other simple ingredients to create the best salmon dip that I’ve ever had. Serve with crackers or a sliced baguette and prepare to be really popular. Smoked Salmon…

Easy Traeger Beef Recipes

Easy Traeger Beef Recipes

Nicole JohnsonJan 25, 20191 min read

These easy Traeger Beef Recipes will keep you smoking all year long. Fire up your Traeger or wood-pellet grill and get yourself to the butcher for a main dish that is worthy of even your favorite guests.  Looking for those…

Beef Barley Soup with Prime Rib

Beef Barley Soup with Prime Rib

Nicole JohnsonJan 20, 20194 min read

Shut out that cold weather and serve up a hearty bowl of this beef barley soup with prime rib. Tender bits of prime rib, hearty barley, paired complimentary vegetables for one delicious bowl of soup.  Beef Barley Soup with Prime…

Cornish Hens on the grill

Traeger Smoked Cornish Hens

Nicole JohnsonJan 19, 20194 min read

Traeger Smoked Cornish Hens are a fast and easy dinner grilled on the Traeger wood-pellet grill and liberally seasoned with my favorite Spiceology rubs. Traeger Smoked Cornish Hens These little grilled Cornish hens are so tiny that they are basically…

Instant Pot Cornbread

Instant Pot Cornbread

Nicole JohnsonJan 12, 20194 min read

Did you know you can make Instant Pot Cornbread? Grab that springform pan and make homemade cornbread right in your electric pressure cooker. Instant Pot Cornbread You can have a moist and tender cornbread with a slightly crispy edge, no…

Instant Pot Pork Chops with Dijon Cream Sauce

Instant Pot Pork Chops with Dijon Cream Sauce

Nicole JohnsonJan 10, 20194 min read

My easy Instant Pot Dijon Cream Pork Chops are cooked until they are fork tender in the electric pressure cooker with onions, seasonings, and a white wine mixture. The whole dish is finished off with cream and dijon mustard for…

Blood Orange Cider Mimosa

Blood Orange Cider Mimosas

Nicole JohnsonJan 6, 20194 min read

Blood Orange Cider Mimosas became one of my go-to winter cocktails this chilly, wet winter. It is bright, bold, and I love the orange cider twist to the boozy beverage. Blood Orange Cider Mimosas You can whip up these mimosas for…

Easy Side Dish Recipes

Nicole JohnsonJan 6, 20191 min read

These amazing side dish recipes will never leave your table lacking. From pasta to rice to vegetables and potatoes, I’ve got it all here ready and waiting for you to rock it out.

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.