Recipes – Page 5

Chokecherry Jelly: Wyoming’s Most Iconic Preserve

Jar of homemade chokecherry jam with spoon, fresh chokecherries in wooden bowl, and sliced bread with jam on wooden table

If you grew up in Wyoming, odds are you know the taste of chokecherry jelly long before you ever know the work that goes into it. It shows up at church potlucks in unlabeled half-pint jars. It sits on the breakfast table in a grandmother’s kitchen, the lid sticky around the rim. It’s the flashContinue reading “Chokecherry Jelly: Wyoming’s Most Iconic Preserve”

Carnitas: The Crispy, Tender Mexican Pork You’ll Make on Repeat

Slow cooker filled with cooked shredded pork carnitas surrounded by lime, jalapeños, cilantro, and chopped onions

Traditional Michoacán-style carnitas — pork shoulder braised low and slow until fall-apart tender, then crisped under the broiler for those irresistible golden edges. This is the real deal.

Tequila Watermelon with Lime and Tajín: The Adult Snack of the Summer

Fresh watermelon soaked in tequila and lime, dusted with Tajín — the ultimate adult summer snack that takes five minutes and disappears in seconds.

Birria Tacos with Consomme

Pot of birria stew with tortillas, lime, radishes, cilantro, and green salsa in a rustic kitchen

Slow-braised beef in a deep chile broth, crisped in a consomme-dipped tortilla with melted cheese — birria tacos done properly.

BBQ Pork Ribs Low and Slow

Barbecue pork ribs glazed with sauce on a wooden cutting board garnished with parsley and coarse salt

Fall-off-the-bone pork ribs smoked low and slow using the 3-2-1 method — bark, smoke, and melt-in-your-mouth meat every time.

Carne Asada Tacos al Carbon

Sliced grilled steak with grill marks on wooden cutting board with lime wedges, chopped onions, knife, and herbs

Skirt steak marinated in citrus and spices, grilled over charcoal until charred and perfect — the carne asada taco done right.

Elk Chili with Hatch Green Chile

Bowl of steaming chili topped with sour cream, shredded cheese, jalapeño slices, and green herbs

Wyoming elk chili loaded with smoky ancho chiles and bright Hatch green chiles — a bowl built for cold nights and big appetites.

Smoked Brisket Wyoming Style

Sliced smoked beef brisket with a peppered crust on a wooden cutting board

Low and slow smoked brisket, Wyoming style — simple salt and pepper rub, real oak smoke, wrapped in butcher paper, and rested until perfect.

Wyoming Green Chile Cheeseburger

A juicy smash burger loaded with roasted green chiles and melted pepper jack — the Southwest flavor that belongs on every Wyoming grill.

Breakfast Stromboli: The Morning Mashup You Didn’t Know You Needed

Sliced savory breakfast pastry with sausage, eggs, melted cheese, and herbs

Pillsbury pizza crust, scrambled eggs, and breakfast sausage rolled into a golden, crispy stromboli. Weekend breakfast just got a serious upgrade.