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Capture The Essence of Summer With This Caprese Tomato Salad Recipe

Parmesan cheese and basil leaves adorn red tomato slices on a white plate.

Caprese salad is the world’s best use of tomatoes and possibly the world’s best salad but should only be made with the best and freshest components because there is no place to hide subpar ingredients. This classic summer dish from the Island of Capri off the west coast of Italy is the essence of August on a plate.

Dutch Oven Apple Cranberry Crisp Recipe

Apple cranberry crisp in a bowl

This classic fruit crisp recipe cooks beautifully and get crunchy on top in a Dutch oven. In addition to being delicious, this Dutch oven apple cranberry crisp is also quite simple. Toss the fruit with sugar, pour into a Dutch oven, and add a crumb topping. Top the lid with charcoal briquets and cook to perfection.

The Ultimate Apple Butter BBQ Sauce

Two racks of apple butter BBQ sauce glazed ribs on a smoker.

Take your smoked ribs over the top with this recipe for apple butter enhanced Kansas City-style BBQ sauce. This apple butter BBQ sauce would have Adam eating out of Eve’s palm, and sucking on her sauce soaked fingers. Yes, it has lumps. Strain it if you must but it’s best as is.

Dehydrating Meats, Peppers, Tomatoes, Fruits, Etc.

smoked grape tomatoes

Beef jerky, chipotle chilies, and smoke-dried tomatoes taste fantastic. To make them, you need to dehydrate them. Learn about which foods you can dehydrate in a smoker for extra smoke flavor and which foods dehydrate best in an indoor electric dehydrator. Hint: kale chips don’t work as well on a smoker.

Grilled All-American Apple Pie Recipe

Grilled apple pie in a pan on a white background.

Surprise the guests at your next BBQ cookout with this recipe for apple pie on a grill. What could be better after an All-American BBQ than all-American apple pie, cooked on the already warm grill. To make it easier to prepare, the recipe uses a crumble topping versus a second crust on top or a lattice topping.