Welcome to Great Grub, Delicious Treats! Here you will find a wide selection of recipes to choose from that we know you and your family will enjoy, including appetizers, casseroles, comfort foods, crock pot meals, desserts, Instant pot recipes, main meals, Mexican food, and so much more. Our Latest Recipes See our Latest Recipes →...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This smoked pulled pork queso combines the classic, cheesy flavor of queso dip with tender pulled pork. Then, it smokes it to give it an even deeper flavor. It’s perfect for any party, and it always brings everyone back for more! I have a huge variety of delicious dips in my recipe box. They’re the hallmark of any good party, and one of my favorite variations is this spicy queso dip full of cheesy flavor and a nice kick of heat. As any of you long-time readers out there know, I also love ...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These mini peanut butter cookies tick all the boxes for any cookie lover. These bite-sized cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with peanut butter flavor, thanks to the addition of mini peanut butter M&Ms in the cookie dough. Eat them warm for a trip to cookie Heaven! Is there anything better than cookies? No, the answer is no. While pies, cakes, and other fancier sweets have their place for so many events or dinners, cookies are always a guaranteed winner. You never have to wonder if they’r...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This one pot chicken gnocchi soup is as delicious as it is easy. Tender chicken, potato gnocchi, and fresh spinach in a zesty, creamy sauce come together to create a one pot dish that’s quick, easy, and always delicious. When it comes to savory comfort foods, there’s nothing better in my book than chicken soup. Old-fashioned favorites like this hearty chicken noodle soup always leave my heart and belly feeling warm and full, with memories as wonderful as the flavors. Every bite of chicken...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These mini carrot cake cupcakes are moist, tender, and loaded with classic carrot cake flavor with a citrus twist, thanks to a liberal helping of orange buttercream frosting on top. You’ll be hooked with just one bite. I absolutely love carrot cake. Its rich texture and complex flavors combine to create what I consider one...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This smoked cherry cobbler is the perfect summer dessert. Combining classic cherry cobbler taste and texture with the deep, complex flavor you get from smoking, this is the ultimate warm-weather dessert. If you couldn’t tell by the dozens of cobbler recipes I have on the site, I’ll clue you in to something. I LOVE cobbler. Any kind of cobbler is always a good one, in my book. I routinely make classics like blackberry cobbler, but I also love getting creative, with flavors like pear pecan ...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This cinnamon swirl banana bread is a delicious mashup of banana bread and cinnamon bread that you and your family are going to love. Super-moist and tender banana bread is swirled with a ribbon of buttery, sweet cinnamon mixture that makes every bite pop with flavor. Banana bread is one of my favorite desserts of all time. It’s perfect because it can be so much more than a dessert. It can be a delicious, sweet breakfast or afternoon snack, in addition to being a dessert. There’s really n...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These crock pot beef ribs are ultra-tender and have a sweet and savory flavor you’ll love. Boneless beef ribs are slow-cooked in a mixture of BBQ sauce, Dr. Pepper, and zesty seasonings to create super-tender ribs with a deliciously sweet, savory, and slightly spicy flavor profile. While I’m retired now, I spent decades juggling my career as a full-time admissions nurse with my responsibilities as a mom. If those years taught me anything, it’s that crock pot and slow cooker recipes are ...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This cranberry pecan bread pudding is a rich, sweet dessert with a tart note from cranberries and an earthy crunch, thanks to chopped pecans. It’s a dessert full of holiday flavor that you can enjoy any time of year. There are all kinds of classic sweet comfort foods out there, but the one that always feels most like a warm hug for my heart is bread pudding. Rich and sweet with a soft, eggy texture from the custard, this old-fashioned dessert always makes my heart and belly happy. I love ma...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This nectarine cobbler combines a sweet nectarine filling with a classic, pillowy cobbler topping and a sweet, crunchy final layer of my signature brown sugar pecan topping to create a cobbler that’s fully loaded with delicious flavors and textures. When I think of sweet comfort foods, I always think of cobblers. These classic dishes are...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These blueberry pie bombs are going to be your new favorite treat. Blueberry filling is wrapped up inside crescent dough. Then, the balls are flash-fried, then baked to flaky perfection. rolled in cinnamon sugar, and dusted with powdered sugar. They’re a blueberry pie you eat with your hands! I love the flavor of blueberries in almost any kind of dessert. From my sweet and salty blueberry pretzel salad to sweet, tangy, and rich blueberry cream cheese bites, I will put blueberries in just ab...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These hot honey BBQ chicken strips are sweet, spicy, and packed with bold, smoky flavor. Chicken strips are coated in a zesty blend of spicy seasonings, hot honey, and barbecue sauce then smoked to tender, juicy perfection, infused with a smoky flavor. You can never go wrong with a good chicken recipe. This versatile protein has a mild flavor that pairs well with a variety of flavors and textures, from classic dishes like homemade chicken nuggets to zesty, hand-held meals like a chipotle ranc...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This blueberry toaster strudel is superior to anything you’ll find in the grocery store. Golden, flaky puff pastry is wrapped around a sweet blueberry filling and drizzled with a simple vanilla icing to create a deliciously sweet treat perfect for breakfast, brunch, or snacking. I love making homemade versions of my favorite store-bought treats. Whether I’m serving up Texas Roadhouse Rattlesnake Bites at a party or Magnolia banana pudding parfaits for dessert, bringing out dishes with all...| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This strawberry cream cheese pretzel dessert is a sweet and salty dream, perfect for the summer. A brown sugar pretzel crust is topped with a rich, creamy strawberry cream cheese filling, whipped cream, and fresh, sliced strawberries. Sweet and salty desserts are so delicious because of the way their flavors intertwine with one another, activating...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These smoked stuffed poblano peppers are going to be a hit at your next party. Poblano peppers are stuffed with a seasoned BBQ brisket and cream cheese mixture and wrapped in bacon. Then, they’re slathered with more BBQ sauce and smoked until the peppers are soft, and the filling is toasty. It’s so good and...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These smoked bacon wrapped armadillo eggs are a spicy, meaty, cheesy appetizer everyone is going to love. Jalapenos stuffed with a zesty blend of chopped brisket, cream cheese, seasonings, and cheddar cheese are wrapped in hot Italian sausage and bacon, brushed with BBQ sauce, and smoked to perfection. Appetizers are the backbone of any great...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This rib seasoning blend is going to be your new go-to every time you grill or smoke ribs, any kind of pork, chicken, or beef. Its blend of deep, complex savory flavors, the perfect amount of sweetness, and just a little heat makes it perfect for just about anything you’ll ever add to a grill....Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
These smoked BBQ ribs are made with a two-step process to infuse them with tons of deep flavor and make them so tender and juicy. First, they sit with a dry rub, then they’re smoked until tender. Next, they’re slathered with a sweet, tangy, and spicy sauce and smoked some more until they fall off...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This blueberry cream cheese pastry braid is the perfect sweet breakfast, brunch, afternoon snack, or party dish. Homemade blueberry filling and a sweet, tangy cream cheese filling are wrapped up in a puff pastry braid, and the whole thing is baked to golden, flaky perfection. Then, it’s drizzled with a simple lemon icing for the...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
My homemade poblano sauce is going to be your new favorite for chips, burgers, dogs, steaks, or anything else you can think of. With just a few simple ingredients and in just a few minutes, you’ll have a rich, creamy, spicy sauce full of smoky, spicy roasted poblano and jalapeno flavor that pairs well with...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This bacon wrapped smoked mini meatloaf recipe takes classic meatloaf and kicks it up several notches. A classic meatloaf mix is transformed by using crushed Cheez-Its in place of breadcrumbs and infusing it with BBQ sauce before wrapping it in bacon and smoking it to perfection. Then, I top it with BBQ sauce for even...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
For an extremely popular, but new-to-some, take on fried chicken at home, I have one of my favorite ways to prepare this American staple. Fried chicken hasn’t seen a lot of new developments over the years, so when somebody does do something unusual to the crispy, juicy entrée it tends to get noticed. One of...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
This easy Mississippi Chicken is slow-cooked in the crock pot, is loaded with a ton of flavor, and only takes a few budget-friendly ingredients. A delicious, hearty, and savory comfort food recipe everyone will enjoy. There’s nothing like a meal that’s both delicious and easy. I’ll tell you right now, nothing tastes better than easy!...Read More| Great Grub, Delicious Treats
