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Turn St. Patty’s Day Leftovers into Corned Beef Hash

Once you’ve made our super easy corned beef, you’ll likely have leftovers. If so, why not turn those leftovers into a delicious corned beef hash? Corned beef hash is a popular breakfast dish across the United States, but it makes a great meal any time of the day. Overall, corned beef hash is a dish that has stood the test of time, remaining a popular and beloved comfort food for generations. A Little About the History of Corned Beef Hash Corned beef hash has a history that can be traced back to early 19th-century Great Britain, where it was a...
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No Luck Required for this Easy Corned Beef and Cabbage Meal

St. Patrick's Day is coming up in March, and a traditional favorite meal is corned beef and cabbage.  You can prepare this meal at home with very little work and using only your Instant Pot (or similar pressure cooker.)  In fact, this is another great recipe to get the kids involved with to learn how to cook and make healthy meals on their own.  With a few simple steps, your friends will turn green with envy when they learn how easy it was for you to prepare a St. Patrick's Day holiday feast. The history of corned beef and cabbage:...
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Fire Up Fridays!

We're all fired up here at TBS for Fridays! Perfect to take back to work or home, fresh from the smokehouse TBS smoked brisket and baby back ribs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTGhkSDPWc  
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Yummy & Healthy Collide with Honey Baked Salmon

You may have enjoyed a honey baked ham featuring a delicious glaze for a holiday, but did you know its easy to make an even more scrumptious honey baked salmon any time of the year?  Treat your family to a truly scrumptious and healthy meal with our recipe for honey baked salmon. The Secret to Baking Salmon If the thought of salmon brings back memories of a horrible banquet dinner, it's probably because the fish was cooked into a dry, tasteless entree.  The key to making delicious salmon is to avoid overcooking it to keep the fish moist. Visually, a...
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Make Kung Pao Chicken at Home

Kung Pao Chicken is one of the most popular dishes ordered in Chinese restaurants. It’s a spicy, stir-fried dish featuring cubed chicken, nuts, vegetables, and chili peppers. Kung Pao Chicken originates from the Sichuan Province of southwestern China, and the traditional recipe includes Sichuan peppercorns. Today, the dish is found throughout China and at most Chinese restaurants, with variations from spicy to a more mild version without the peppercorns. Our recipe for Kung Pao Chicken is easy to make and will save you money by making it on your own instead of ordering takeout. What are Szechuan peppercorns? Unless you...
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Impress Your Special Someone with Chicken Marsala Tonight

Want to impress your special someone with a delicious dish made by you and served in the comfort of your home? We've got the perfect recipe for you. Chicken Marsala is a restaurant favorite, yet it's simple enough to make at home with minimal skill or effort. In about 30 minutes, you can have an impressive meal on the table that makes you look like a chef. Just add your favorite sides and a few candles. What is Marsala? For this recipe, you'll need dry Marsala wine (not sweet Marsala wine.)  Marsala is a wine produced in Sicily, Italy near...
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Cheesy Beef Noodle Goulash (Instant Pot Recipe)

Looking for a recipe that's easy enough to get the kids involved in cooking but so delicious you'll be craving leftovers? Cheesy Beef Noodle Goulash is a perfect choice for a cold winter day and requires very little preparation or work. This recipe uses an Instant Pot (you can use any of the brands of similar pressure cookers available), so you can have dinner on the table in about 45 minutes. Kids will have fun measuring the noodles and adding all the ingredients to the pot. Soon your family will be asking for Cheesy Beef Noodle Goulash all the time!...
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Friday is Smoked Brisket and Baby Back Ribs Day!

This Friday, January 27th we will be featuring TBS smoked brisket and baby back ribs fresh from our TBS smoker. Smoked Brisket: $19.99 a lb. Baby Back Ribs: Full Rack $25 and Half Rack $15    
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Easy to Make Cashew Chicken

Feeling like Chinese for dinner but don’t want to pay restaurant prices?  Cashew chicken is a simple dish to make at home and is delicious served over rice with a side of steamed edamame.  If you don’t have Hoisin sauce, chili paste, and rice vinegar in your cabinet, you can find all of these in most grocery stores in the Asian food aisle.  From start to finish, you can have this recipe for cashew chicken on your dinner table in only 30 minutes. A quick tip:  Do you know how to pick a sweeter sweet onion?  Flatter, sweet onions are...
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Where did Schnitzel come from? (and recipe!)

The word schnitzel simply means cutlet in German, and when you’re talking about schnitzel in the United States, it's usually pork, beef, or chicken.  However, traditional German schnitzel is made from veal (wienerschnitzel.)  During the Middle Ages, the schnitzel was a popular dish among the Germans, Northern Italians, and those living in present-day Austria.  When many Germans made their way to America in the 1850s, the immigrants that made their homes in Texas found beef much easier to come by than any other type of meat.  Making the most of the resources they had, they used the beef but pounded...
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