12 Easy AF DIY Foodie Gifts Everyone Will Drool Over
'Tis the season to shower your friends and family with gifts, so what's better than the gift of food. Not much. I'm sure it's no big surprise that we here at Pig of the Month BBQ are alllllll about the foodie gifts. From bacon to ribs to brisket, we love to give the gift of tasty BBQ meat whenever we can. To go alongside all that finger-licking goodness, we like to dole out a few special gifts that range from chocolate to oils to even more bacon. Check out our holiday foodie gift roundup below and give the gifts everyone REALLY wants to get underneath the tree this year!
Chocolate Dipped Candied Citrus Slices - Sauce + Style
Maple Bacon Marshmallow Bark - Sauce + Style
Infused Olive Oils - Sauce + Style
Easy Peppermint Bark - Sauce + Style
Homemade Bacon Bits - Sauce + Style Trio of Chocolate Truffles - Sauce + Style
Homemade S’mores Kit - Twig and Thistle
Homemade Bacon Salt - Not Quite Nigella
Set of Flavored Sugars - Country Living
Homemade Dark Chocolate Nutella Chips - Desserts with Benefits
Homemade Tonic Syrup - Pinch and Swirl
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - Inspiration Kitchen
17 Super Simple Thanksgiving Appetizers Guaranteed to Impress
You've got about a week and a half until Thanksgiving rolls around... You might be cooking the whole meal and starting to wonder about what the heck you are going to serve while the meal is finishing up in the oven. Perhaps your mom tasked you with bringing a simple appetizer because she knows your aren't the most skilled cook in the world. The point is, you need an appetizer for turkey day that's both easy AND will still impress all your friends and family. We've got your back on this one! We rounded up our favorite appetizers that are the perfect opener for a huge Thanksgiving meal, but won't take you a ton of fancy ingredients or a ton of time to create. There's seriously no way to screw up any of these simple appetizers, but everyone will be ooo'ing and ahh'ing over the deliciousness. They'll never know just how simple they were for you to make! So grab a glass of wine and kick back on turkey day - you've got this whole appetizer thing covered.
Brie & Cranberry Phyllo Turnovers - Cookin Canuck Bacon-Wrapped Squash Bites - Chowhound
3-Ingredient Baked Ham and Cheese Rollups - The Comfort of Cooking 3-Ingredient Cream Cheese Wonton Dip - Creme de la Crumb
Sweet & Sour Crockpot Meatballs - Frugal Fanatic Gooey Baked Camembert - French Flakes
Rosemary-Lemon Monkey Bread - Flour Arrangements Baked Fontinella Cheese Dip - Easy Peazy Mealz
Best Baked Brie with Balsamic Cherries - Averie Cooks
Sausage & Stuffing Balls - I Should Be Mopping the Floor
Roasted Sweet Potato Pie Bites - Food Faith Fitness
Cheesy Sloppy Joes Puff Pastry Rolls - Curious Nut
Caramel Apple Bruschetta - My Suburban Kitchen
Baked Goat Cheese Roasted Cranberry Appetizer - Honey & Birch Bacon Jam Tartlets - Sauce + Style
Cornbread Tomato Tarts - Sauce + Style
Thanksgiving Sweet Potato Cups - Sauce + Style The whole fam is going to be so proud of your mad cooking skills!
Fully Loaded Bacon Sweet Potatoes
I've got the big wowza side dish for your Thanksgiving feast this year. I LOVE sweet potato casserole topped with mini marshmallows. However I always feel like there's never enough sweet potato to go around. It gets overwhelmed by the mini marshmallows and you miss out on that delish sweet potato taste.
So I decided, why not make things easier and individually portioned this year? You get more sweet potato deliciousness AND it's so much easier than putting together a casserole. All you have to do is bake up some sweet potatoes and top them with an AMAZING sauce filled with butter and sugar and spices. Not to mention mini marshmallows and BACON.
The savory sweet combo in these potatoes will have everyone going crazy at your Thanksgiving table. Everyone from the kiddos to the adults will swoon for it, and it makes the easiest and best side for all that turkey that you plan to inhale. Not to mention the leftovers are completely bomb diggity and you are going to want to set one (or two) aside to indulge in the weekend after Thanksgiving.
Happy turkey day folks!
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INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake potatoes on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet for 45 minutes to one hour, until tender. Remove from oven and make a slice in the center, leaving approximately a 1/2-inch on either end. In a small bowl, whisk together unsalted butter, brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground nutmeg and vanilla. Spoon in the melted butter mixture into each sweet potato, distributing evenly. Add bacon evenly between the four potatoes. Top each with mini marshmallows. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes, until the marshmallows are toasted on top. Remove from oven and serve.
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Pig of the Month BBQ Applewood Smoked Bacon
*Recipe, photos and video by Meghan Bassett
Bacon, Herb, and Cheese Christmas Bread Tree
Nothing says Christmas like a Christmas tree, am I right? Even better than a Christmas tree? One made out of bread. Stuffed with cheese. Topped with fresh herbs and delicious, crispy bacon...
This treat of a tree is one of my favorite recipes to bust out around the holidays. It's bright and full of flavor, and being stuffed with gooey cheese in the perfect surprise for everyone attending your holiday meal.
The whole thing comes together in only 20 minutes, so there's no kneading. No waiting for bread to rise. And no sharing if you don't have the heart to... I'm just saying, I wouldn't blame ya if you don't share.
INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slightly roll out pizza dough and cut into 22 squares. Place one cube of cheese in the center of a square of dough. Wrap the dough up and around the cheese, pinching the edges together.
Place seam side down on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Continue with the remaining cheese and dough, creating a Christmas tree shaped as shown in photos above.
Brush the tops of the dough balls with butter. Bake 15 minutes. Remove from oven and brush again with butter. Sprinkle with fresh herbs and bacon. Serve immediately.
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Pig of the Month BBQ Garden Herb Bacon
*Recipe and photos by Meghan Bassett
8 Holiday DIY Decoration Ideas to Turn Your Home Into A Festive Wonderland
We are all about the holidays up in here and with all the friends and family we've got coming over, we want our home to be a festive freakin' wonderland of holiday cheer. We also don't want to spend too much effort crafting because.... well, because it's us after all. These DIY Christmas decorations are THE way to make your home classy AF this holiday season. Spend one day crafting up a storm and you'll have holiday cheer in every room (with just the right mix of class and sass). Which one of these would you make first??
Ornament Decor - My Invisible Crown
Swank Stir Sticks - Julie Blanner
String Art Christmas Tree - My Poppet Makes
DIY Emoji Ornaments - Studio DIY
Christmas Light Up Marquee DIY - A Beautiful Mess
Pinecones-and-Ribbon Decoration - BHG
Fun and Simple Holiday Place Setting - BHG
Christmas Card Holiday Garland - BHG Now break out the nog and get to crafting!
DIY Holiday Wine Glasses
Can you believe we are only a couple weeks away from Christmas?! I don't know about you, but December is flying by. I am deep into the holiday celebrations and with tons of friends and family to give gifts to, I'm starting to get a little overwhelmed.
This year, I decided that all my boozy friends and family need a little homemade touch (and my wallet could honestly use the break too). Instead of buying a ton of gifts, I'm making everyone these adorable DIY Holiday Wine Glasses! I know they might look a little intimidating to make, but they are SO easy. You can just pick up some wine glasses on the cheap (this is where those dollar stores come in handy!), then decorate them any way you like. I love the simple "Cheers" on these glasses, but you can also decorate them with an artistic flair, or even use a longer quote. You can make them personal for everyone you plan to give them to!
INSTRUCTIONS: Decorate the glasses with random dots, lines or whatever pattern you desire (or no pattern at all!).
Print out desired quote or saying on a piece of paper. Using tape, attached the quote to the inside of the wine glass with the text facing out and in the position you desire.
Use a paint pen (one that works on glass!) to trace the quote in your desired color. Let dry completely.
Gift to any of your friends and family - or just keep these darling glasses to yourself to celebrate the holidays with!
*DIY and Photos by Meghan Bassett
Bacon Wreaths (Everything's Better with BACON)
'Tis the season for all things BACON! Right?
I mean, everything's better with bacon, so really Christmas decorations should also be much improved with some crispy slices of delicious tasty bacon. These little bacon wreaths are the most adorable bacon surprise for all of you bacon-loving friends and family. You can hang them up on the tree (assuming you have no dogs of course...) or simply make them for Christmas morning breakfast to get extra festive!
They are super easy to make and everyone will think they are just the cutest darn things they've ever seen!
INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lay two pieces of bacon on a clean work surface, stacking the ends furthest away from you on top of each other.
Twist the bacon slices around each other to create a twisted rope of bacon.
Form the rope of bacon into a circle and attach all four ends of bacon together with a toothpick. Place on a rack on a lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining bacon slices.
Bake for 15 minutes, until cooked through. Let cool. Once cool enough to handle. remove toothpicks and wrap ribbon around where the ends connect. Make a pretty bow and then give them out as presents to all your bacon-lovin' pals!
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Pig of the Month Applewood Smoked Maple Bacon (or any one of these flavors!)
*Recipe and photos by Meghan Bassett
The 12 Days of Piggymas is BACK!
We’re back once again to spread that finger-lickin' good holiday cheer…and BBQ sauce from ear to ear 🙂
We’ll be giving away a little something tasty everyday for the next 12 days, so stay tuned on our Facebook page each day for how to enter (and earn bonus entries!)! For our 12 days of Piggymas, we’re sending you: Day 1: A BBQ sauce sampler Day 2: A trio of sweets; Chocolate covered bacon, bacon jam, and bacon salted caramels. Day 3: One snacking sampler full of bacon popcorn, dark chocolate toffee, and jerky. Day 4: 3 pounds of pulled meats; a little pork and a little chicken Day 5: A bacon lovers dream with 3 specialty flavors of bacon Day 6: All the sausage your heart could desire – sent to your door Day 7: A heaping amount of BBQ brisket and baby back ribs…mmm mmm mmmm Day 8: 6lbs of our best selling bacon and sausages Day 9: A holiday ham to enjoy – we’ll do all the cooking Day 10: Ribs!! 6 slabs of the good stuff, delivered just in time for your holiday dinner. Day 11: A mix of all of our best sellers; baby back ribs, pulled pork, BBQ sauce, brisket and bacon! Day 12: One lucky family in need will win a complete holiday meal to make their Christmas wish come true! Look for instructions on how to enter each day on Facebook!
11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright
The holidays are all about making things merry and bright for everyone and anyone in your world, aren't they? It could be a little token of affection, a box of freshly baked cookies, or turning your next holiday cocktail hour/party into a true celebration with the best holiday cocktails. We know how important it is to bring extra cheer to the season, and we really know how important it is to have the perfect cocktail on hand. We're rounding up these 11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright to make sure you can celebrate in style all season long! From egg nog to cider, sangria to carefully handcrafted cocktails, this round up has everything you are looking for (and more!). Break out the bar cart, get those fancy cocktail glasses down from the shelves and let's toast to the merriest season of all!
Gingerbread Spice Cocktail - Sauce + Style
Cranberry Sangria - Sauce + Style
Boozy White Hot Chocolate - Sauce + Style
Candy Cane Cocktail - Mix That Drink
Sugar Cookie Martini - Crazy for Crust
Apple Pie on the Rocks - Gal on a Mission
Cranberry Apple Old Fashioned - Lipgloss and Crayons
Bourbon Eggnog - The Kitchen
Hot Cider Nog - Swanky Recipes
Winter WonderJam Whiskey Smash - She Eats
Candy Cane Shooters - Hairspray and Higheels Cheers to a very merry holiday season, piggy peeps!
15 Guilty Pleasure Recipes That Are Actually Healthy
The New Year is upon us... How many of you have been able to keep those New Year's resolutions for a week?! With all the tasty meats and treats we make on the daily, it's tough to keep a healthy state of mind up in here. We might not be able to stick to a strict diet but with these 15 Guilty Pleasure Recipes That Are Actually Healthy, there's a chance the weight gain won't be as tragic as it could be in 2017. From BBQ to Tex Mex, flavorful pasta to pizza, this roundup of healthy meals will keep you in line with your New Year's resolutions (without giving up all those tasty meats - like, ahem, BACON)!
Best Ever Crockpot BBQ Chicken - Sauce + Style
BBQ Chicken & Bacon Guacamole Wraps - Sauce + Style
Bacon-Wrapped Caprese Stuffed Chicken - Sauce + Style
Grilled Chili Rubbed Flank Steak - Sauce + Style
California Chicken, Veggie, Avocado and Rice Bowls - Half Baked Harvest
The Best Philly Style Italian Hoagie - Baker By Nature
Seared Pork with Roasted Grapes - Bev Cooks
Mexican Shredded Pork Polenta Bowls - Perpetually Hungry
Clam, Chard and Bacon Pizza - Bon Appetit
Easy Italian Chicken Skillet - Gimme Some Oven
Sloppy Jane Tex Mex Bowls - Naked Cuisine
20-Minute Lemon Pesto Penne - Pinch of Yum
Italian Sausage and Tortellini Soup - The Kitchen
Spicy Fish Taco Bowls - Jo Cooks Good luck staying a little healthier out there, piggy peeps!
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