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Barbecue & Smokehouse

Barbecue & Smokehouse is about more than cooking over fire—it’s about slowing down, gathering together, and making meals worth remembering. Here you’ll find slow-smoked meats, hearty sides, homemade sauces, and classic barbecue favorites that have earned a place at our family table. They’re the recipes we make for Sunday dinners, backyard cookouts, and the people we love most.

  • Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce

    Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce

    This Dr Pepper Barbecue Sauce has been a longtime family favorite—rich, sweet, and smoky. Reducing a portion of the Dr Pepper concentrates its distinctive flavor, while gently warming the spices brings out their aroma. Brown sugar, honey, and molasses give the sauce a rounded sweetness, balanced by apple cider vinegar and savory seasoning. Brush it…

  • Smokehouse Cole Slaw

    Smokehouse Cole Slaw

    Our creamy smokehouse cole slaw is simple, classic, and exactly the kind of side dish that belongs next to a tray of barbecue. The dressing is sweet, tangy, and familiar, with enough apple cider vinegar, mustard, lemon, and black pepper to give it a bright, lively finish that perfectly balances rich smoked meats. A small…

  • Smokehouse Street Corn

    Smokehouse Street Corn

    Inspired by Mexican street corn but crafted for the barbecue table, this Smokehouse Street Corn has quickly become one of our family’s favorite side dishes. Sweet corn is charred until deeply caramelized, then tossed with browned butter, smoky chipotle, Better Than Bouillon Roasted Chicken Base, fresh jalapeño, lime, Cotija, and just enough creamy dressing to…

  • Grandma Lena’s Green Beans

    Grandma Lena’s Green Beans

    Grandma Lena’s green beans were a fixture at family dinners. She always made them with flat Italian green beans when she could find them, simmering them slowly with bacon until they became perfectly tender and full of flavor. They were never sautéed, never buried under a cream sauce, and never meant to steal the spotlight.…