— Using Kingsford Hardwood Pellets

This post is sponsored by Kingsford. The opinion and text are mine.

Cooking a whole family meal on the grill is not only a time-saver but also a very delicious way to prepare food. On top of that, you can create fabulous memories with your loved ones. I am all about creating memories, particularly around food.

Well, in this post, I am sharing a tasty sandwich with you, a side dish that could be served as a summer salad as well, and a comforting dessert that just about anyone would admire.

I think that the best part of summertime is cooking food outdoor on your grill. Who agrees with me? There is no mistake that the food tastes so much more enjoyable when it comes directly from your grill to the plate.

I partnered with Kingsford Hardwood Pellets to share with you all these appetizing grilled recipes.

Kingsford Hardwood Pellets are made with all-natural, pure flavor hardwoods and absolutely no fillers, binders or preservatives, bringing out undoubtedly the best possible flavor.

You must try their pellets because it will fire up the flavor in any pellet grill — Classic, Cherrywood, Hickory, Signature, and Maple flavor. Furthermore, Kingsford Hardwood Pellets are proudly made in the USA.

For my weekend family meal, I used Kingsford Cherrywood — all-natural 100% cherry hardwood. Additionally, as I said, there are no fillers, so cherry’s fruity aroma adds a delicate smoke flavor to any protein or vegetable, and pairs perfectly with pork.

These all-natural Kingsford pellets are made with pure flavor hardwood to deliver a sweetly refined smoke you will absolutely love. Regardless, you can most certainly use Classic, Hickory, or Signature Pellets, but I wanted to stick to Cherrywood for this meal!

How to use Kingsford Hardwood Pellets:

Pour wood pellets into a storage container, also known as a hopper. The pellets are then fed into a cooking chamber by the electricity-powered auger. Then the wood pellets ignite, heating the cooking chamber where the air is brought in by fans, and your food gets infused with a real wood smoky flavor.

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Full Meal from the Grill Recipes:

Yield: Serves 10

Grilled Pork Loin Sandwiches

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Ingredients

• 2 slices of thick sandwich bread per serving, this makes about 10 sandwiches
• 6 Pound Pork Loin, boneless, silver skin removed
• Marinade:
• 1/2-inch piece of ginger, peeled
• 2 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 cups Teriyaki sauce
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup mirin
• 1/4 cup oil

Instructions

1. In the large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the marinade, then place
   pork loin in the marinade, cover and keep in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours;
   make sure to turn it around at least once.

Grill Prep:

1. Open your Kingsford pellets bag. I used classic which is great for almost
   anything you want in your grill. Flavorful and strong. Wood pellets are poured
   into a storage container also known as a hopper. The pellets are then fed into
   a cooking chamber by an auger that is powered by electricity.
2. When ready to cook, smoke setting with the lid open.
3. Wait for the fire to start about 5 min, depending on the grill type and
   model.
4. When ready to cook, set the grill temperature to 450F and preheat lid
   closed for 15 minutes.

Grilling:

1. Place the pork loin on the hot grill and turn every 2-3 minutes, closing the
   lid between each turn, until pork loin is seared all around. Reduce heat to
   300F. Cook until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 150F
   
   Remove from the grill and let rest for 15 minutes. Slice in 1/2" thick
   pieces.

Assemble:

1. Place bread slices on the grill and allow it to get grill marks, 1-2 min on
   each side.
2. Add condiment of your choice, such as mayo-sriracha, and place a few pork
   slices on top of a bed of greens, shredded lettuce, mixed song greens, or
   arugula.
   
   

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Yield: Serves 6

Grilled Spicy Corn Salad with Honey–Lime Vinaigrette

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The best summer Grilled Spicy Corn Salad with Honey–Lime Vinaigrette

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Pre-boil corn Time 5 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 5 ears of corn, par-boiled and grilled
• 1 serrano pepper, grilled and thinly sliced
• 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
• ½ cup cilantro leaves, chopped
• 2 avocados, cut into ¾" pieces
• 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes, sliced

Vinaigrette:

• 3 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
• Zest of one lime
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 Tbsp. honey
• Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Boil corn for full 5 minutes.
2. Prepare a grill for medium-high heat.
3. Brush each corn with butter; season with salt and pepper.
4. Grill, occasionally turning until kernels are very tender and charred in
   spots, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly, then cut kernels from cobs. Also,
   grill serrano pepper until slightly charred. it is not necessarily must grill
   peppers, but the flavor is better.
5. Whisk lime juice, zest, honey, and salt to taste in to combine. Add corn,
   sliced cherry tomatoes, serrano pepper, and chopped cilantro to the vinaigrette and toss
   to combine, season with salt and pepper.
6. Cover with wrap and chill for about 2 hours so the flavors could
   marry. Just before serving add avocados and toss to coat.

Notes

You can add cucumber if you would like.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 484Total Fat: 36gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 92mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 11gSugar: 16gProtein: 6g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate, but we try our best.

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Yield: Serves 8

Grilled Skillet Blueberry Galette

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Delicious and easy recipe for an amazing Grilled Skillet Blueberry Galette

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes

Resting Pastry Time 1 hour

Total Time 2 hours

Ingredients

GALETTE DOUGH

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 4-1/2 oz., 9 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cubed into 1/2-inch pieces
• 4 to 5 tablespoons ice-cold water

BLUEBERRY FILLING:

• 12 ounces blueberries (about 2 cups)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• Zest of one lemon
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 beaten egg
• 1 tablespoon regular or coarse sugar

Instructions

GALETTE DOUGH

1. In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter,
   and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
2. With the machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream through the
   feed tube. Pulse until the dough begins to clump together in the bowl. Test by
   squeezing a small amount of dough together: if it holds, you are good to go; if
   it’s crumbly, add more ice-cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
3. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead once or twice to
   bring the dough into one mass.
4. Pat the dough with your fingers and palms to form a disc about 3/4″ thick.
   Wrap in plastic and transfer to the refrigerator. Allow it to rest and chill
   for an hour.
   

Make a galette:

1. Preheat grill to 300° Fahrenheit.
2. Toss blueberries with lemon juice, lemon zest and sugar in a large bowl,
   then add cornstarch
3. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 10-12-inch round. You can also
   divide and make a few smaller galettes.
4. Place rolled out dough in the oven/grill safe skillet, let the edges drape
   over.
5. Mound blueberries in center of the dough, leaving a 2" border. Fold
   edges over, overlapping slightly. Brush dough with beaten egg and sprinkle with
   sugar.
6. Bake galette until crust is dark golden brown and filling is bubbling, 45-50
   minutes. Let cool before serving with vanilla ice cream.

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An easy and delicious recipe for Air Fryer Baby Back Ribs with sauteed cabbage. This was so delicious and totally unexpected.

The demand for air fryer recipes is truly overwhelming, so I have decided to start testing recipes for my blog and this is the first one.

It was really incredibly easy and tasty that my family asked me to make these ribs 3 times just this week.

They loved the crispiness of the ribs and the fact that they are so juicy as well as tender.

I am so happy to tell you guys that I will try to share as many recipes as I can just for the air fryer.

Well, I am thinking of recipes that are simple, easy, and perfect for a quick dinner. A meal ready to be on the table in less than 30 minutes.

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I feel like this is the best invention ever. To be perfectly honest with you all, I was one of those skeptical people. I used a conventional oven in the past and loved it.

However, in the case of air fryer, we are talking about a kitchen gadget that is similar to the conventional oven yet so different. Absolutely amazing!

With that being said, I might be just a bit in love with my air fryer. We have been using it literally every single day since my husband decided to surprise me.

Some things we made are pizza, bacon, boiled eggs, fish, fries, wings as well as fish sticks, burgers, etc. Yes, we are killing it here with the air fryer.

My Anna tested making cookies and somewhat healthy energy bars in the air fryer. Even biscuits came out sort of tasty. Okay, I might be just a little excited so I keep blabbering but I am being honest.

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If you have any questions or recipes that you would like me to post or test using air fryer please do not hesitate to comment below. I would really appreciate some ideas.

What have you made using an air fryer?

If you make my tasty Air Fryer Baby Back Ribs, please share it with me on Instagram. Make sure to tag me @sandraseasycooking using hashtag #sandraseasycooking. Thank you for all your support!

You may also like:

• Zesty Rosemary Lime Chicken Wings
• Roasted Cauliflower and Cheese
• Air Fryer Rainow Potatoes with Rosemary

Yield: Serves 4

Air Fryer Baby Back Ribs

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An easy and delicious recipe for Airfryer Baby Back Ribs with sauteed cabbage.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 rack of baby back ribs, cut ribs into sections
• 1 tbsp. Liquid Smoke
• 1 tbsp. Oil
• Seasoning:
•  2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
• 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
• 1 teaspoon Chili powder
•  1 teaspoon Onion powder
•  ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
•  ½ teaspoon Brown Sugar (add low carb sugar if you are keto such as Truvia Brown Sugar Blend)

Instructions

1. Pat the ribs dry with kitchen paper towel then rub all over oil and liquid smoke.
2. Mix all the ingredients for seasoning together. Season the ribs with the spices.
3. Cut the rack of ribs into sections 4-5 ribs to fit the air fryer.
4. Cook the ribs in the air fryer for 20 to 40 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on the rib thickens as well as your air fryer.
5. After the ribs are done, you may brush some BBQ sauce and pop in the air fryer for 5 more minutes, but it is not necessary. I like brushing just the leftover drippings for more flavorful ribs.
   If you do not want to add BBQ sauce then just allow the ribs to rest for about 10 min so the juices could go back.

Notes

You can make this Low carb and Keto friendly just by switching a few things. For example, adding low carb sugar. Yes, you may add regular brown sugar as well. It is all about meeting your diet. We are doing low carb so that is why I mention that.

My AIR FRYER is 6 QT

Also, you can serve it with potatoes, cauliflower or sauteed cabbage. It is very simple serving it with cabbage.

Sauteed Cabbage

4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 Organic Cabbage, slice into thin strips

2 Garlic cloves, crushed and minced

2 tablespoon Olive Oil

Splash of Water

Salt and Black Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Heat the skillet and add oil,

Sautee on the oil for about 4-5 minutes at medium-high heat.

After the cabbage is coated with seasoning and almost half done sauteeing, add a splash of water to help cabbage get softer.

Allow it to cook for additional 2-3 minutes. Season to taste.

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Meet my go-to meal of the week, Cornmeal with Pork and Onion with a wonderful gravy.

I call this my “to go” meal because when I do not know what to make for our dinner, this would be it.

My family loves it very much, and yes, there are never ever any leftovers. I serve it with sour cream, which goes so well with this combo.

I love shortcuts, and to be honest, I want my dinner to be done and on the table in less than 30 minutes, if possible.

Most of the time I purchase instant yellow cornmeal that is done in less than 5 minutes.

Check out some of my easy pork recipes.

Anyhow, if you try this comforting meal I know that you will love it. You can serve with any steamed vegetables too.

Also, if you do not eat pork you may use chicken, beef or lamb but the time might vary on how long it cooks. The chicken will cook faster than beef, of course.

Recently, I received this 10″ – 100% Ceramic Skillet with Cover and Silicone Pot Holder from Xtrema Ceramic Cookware and seriously fell in love with it.

It is built to withstand extreme heat and cold, each piece can go directly from oven to freezer.

Whether you want to cook on the stovetop, broiler, grill or microwave, you can do it all with it.

Ceramic pots and pans are incredibly safe and 100% non-toxic.

Made from inorganic minerals and ceramic cooking surfaced that is glazed and fired to a brilliant glossy finish.

You will never have to worry about unwanted elements such as lead or man-made materials leaching into your food.

I hope you try Cornmeal with Pork and Onion soon. As you can see it is super simple yet very tasty.

If y0ou do make it, tag me on Instagram @sandraseasycooking using hashtag #sandraseasycooking. Thank you so much in advance!

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Yield: Serves 4

Cornmeal with Pork and Onion

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Tasty and easy dinner idea Cornmeal with Pork and Onion

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

Cornmeal

• 4 cups 940 ml water (low sodium chicken stock works fine too)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tbsp. Olive Oil

Pork and Onion

• 2 tbsp. oil
• 1 lb / 500g pork tenderloin,
• 1 onion sliced
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 oz chicken broth (100ml)
• 1-2 tbsp. unsalted butter

Instructions

1. Bring the water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the salt and oil.
2. Pour slowly the cornmeal into the boiling water. Whisk fast.
3. Continue whisking until cornmeal is thickened, about a minute or two.
4. Turn the heat off the cover with a fitted lid and let it steam until ready to be served.

Topping:

1. Slice pork tenderloin, then make strips. Slice onion and minced garlic.
2. In a skillet or frying pan, add 2 tablespoons of Oil. Allow oil to heat on medium-high temperature.
3. Add onion slices, and allow it to cook for a few minutes.
4. Drop pork sliced into bite-sized pieces.
5. Season with seasoning to taste and herbs. Sear pork on all sides and let it get a bit brownish, then add chopped garlic and stir for 20-30 seconds.
6. Pour chicken broth, mix, and cover. Let it cook for 10 to 12 minutes at medium heat, or until the liquid had thickened.
7. At the very end add a knob of butter, tablespoon or two.
8. Serve it over the cornmeal.

Notes

Some types of cornmeal will cook longer, but regardless you will have to stir often and cook on low temperature, TASTE, and if it’s smooth in texture, if NOT then cover and let it steam, again on LOW temperature.

This cornmeal you do not have to cook for a long time. It cooks really fast and becomes thicker in no time. Please, be careful when you whisk. It will start to form bubbles, that sometimes fly. It ended up ones on my wrist and it was not pleasant as the burns were almost to the bone. I used Martha White, Yellow Cornmeal.

You can add peas or green beans to the pork. It is a very delicious combo.

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