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OK, this will be the last video focusing on smoking meat for a while. You asked and I think I've made my point. If you have a decent smoker, it's easier than using a microwave and tastes 8 billion times better. Yes, you do need to do a little planning and scheduling but that isn't necessarily difficult. Set reminders on your phone if you need to. Summer is coming to a close and we'll be doubling down on fall food in the coming weeks and shooting some videos to help you prepare you Thanksgiving feast!

This fresh delicious meal can be prepared in 25 minutes and feed your family a fantastic, restaurant quality, weeknight treat! If you love a lighter Italian meal, this will be right up your alley. Yes, it still has carbs but you can make it with zoodles if you're watching your diet and that is also very satisfying. This is just a great, all around quick meal!

Do you love Italian dishes? I don't know if you could get this in Italy but I made it up one night using ingredients on-hand and it was a hit so I'm sharing it with you. It's actually all from scratch but even though it's not a hybrid meal, you can still have it on the table in under 30 minutes, start to finish!

No one should ever be intimidated at the thought of smoking meat now that pellet smokers exist, are widely available and reasonably affordable. It really is as simple as "Set it and forget it!" now. While it does take time for things to smoke, the amount of time you spend prepping food is extremely minimal and if you schedule your time right, you can enjoy smoked food any time you want for far less than you would spend at any BBQ restaurant

How much do you usually spend when you go out for BBQ at a restaurant? We're guessing it's a fair amount. Anytime we smoke any meats for the Obesity Sherpa Presents, we consider it to be a part of our series, "Look How Easy it is to Smoke Stuff!". These are designed to help you realize how easy it is to just make stuff on your own and customize it however you like. This allows you to enjoy it more often, spend less money and sharpen your own skills so you can be the hero of any backyard BBQ you attend!

My family loves fall because that generally signals the transition from a lot of grilling/BBQ/Smoking to hearty comfort meals. We don't have a lot of sweater-weather days in our new home city of Las Vegas but in Seattle, they were pretty much all that way and my kids loved coming home from whatever sports or other activities they were involved with to a meal that was like a warm hug and would stick to their ribs. There is no German equivalent to the Olive Garden but if you've tried German food, it's pretty much all comfort food and you can customize German style dishes however you want when you're cooking in with your family!

Pork loin and tenderloin are versatile, low cost and delicious when prepared correctly. We've made dishes for earlier instalments of the OSP but today, we're going to focus on another way to enjoy it. Last time we served it with Japanese ramen. This time, it comes in German format and the focus is on prepping tasty German red cabbage. Served with noodles and gravy, this is a delicious, hearty meal that is quick to make and gives you a hint of eating in a Keller restaurant in Germany. Total prep time: 45 minutes start to finish!

I don't know many people who don't love brisket. It's not very expensive to buy at the store but it's very expensive to buy from a BBQ joint. There are easy ways to make it in an oven but the absolute easiest way is if you have a pellet smoker. If you love BBQ and aren't at least planning to get a smoker at some point, what are you even doing?! Additionally, you can customize all of the smoked meats you love to your personal taste. For the most part, I rarely even buy BBQ from restaurants anymore because i like the way I make it and I don't like dropping a huge wad of cash on someone else's idea of good smoked meat. In this video, learn some basics and get on the path to turning out your own perfect product!

Growing up in the Seattle area, I was very used to months of rain on end. In the fall and winter, it was always great to come home from my after-school job or sports to a piping-hot meal that would stick to my ribs. This versatile recipe can be served over rice, mashed potatoes, red potatoes or even French fries and cheese curds if you want to impress your friends with your poutine skills at a party. However you serve it, your family will love this easy, quick meal that you can turn out in under 30 minutes on a busy weeknight!

Most people love roasted chicken dinner and when Costco started selling their delicious chickens for an extremely reasonable price, it became a go-to solution for busy families in need of a wholesome weeknight meal. My family has mixed it with pasta and a jar of Kirkland Signature Pesto. We've made chicken salad sandwiches, we've just eaten it straight but our favorite is to use the juice drippings from the chicken and make scratch gravy and then serve it with either steamed rice or mashed potatoes. Learn how to make this great gravy recipe in under 15 minutes and up your weeknight dinner experience!

Did your parents hate Brussels Sprouts? Mine did and I never tried them or even had them served to me until I was an adult. As it turns out, if they're made correctly, they're fantastic. They're very versatile & can be prepared many different ways and pair well with a lot of dishes. Additionally, they're a great healthy addition to a meal with most preparation methods!

Learn to make easy Mexican Shredded Beef that you can use to make burritos, tacos, tostadas, nachos, etc. Under 20 minutes total prep time for the meat and you can use it to make all of your favorite Mexican dishes near restaurant quality!

My family loves Mexican food, particularly the kind made professionally at Mexican restaurants. With this simple recipe, you can make tacos, burritos, tostadas, nachos, etc. with identical flavor and under 25 minutes of total prep time. It can even be waiting for you when you get home from work or school. this will become a regular part of your rotation!

Use this easy recipe to make one of the most popular Italian dishes in existence in well under an hour for your family. Just because it's a weeknight doesn't mean you have to eat microwaved, frozen food!

Anyone who doesn't love Chicken Parm might need a hug. Make it fresh from scratch & kick up some canned sauce for a fantastic weeknight dinner with your family!

Want an easy meal that will please everyone in your family who isn't a vegetarian? We've got you covered! 10 minutes to slice and marinade and another 10 to cook later in the week when you need a quick meal on a busy evening

If you're not from Seattle or have never visited, you may never have had truly great teriyaki. When it comes to chicken, there's an art to it but beef is pretty simple, as you'll learn when you watch our next installment!

The most involved part of this recipe is the time it will take you to cut up the meat & slice the vegetables & you can get that done in 10-20 Minutes. Enjoy this quick and easy meal every week when you learn the secret to getting it done the fast way. End America's reliance on frozen, pre-made dinners!

If Casserole is the American way to combine random stuff you have in your fridge & pantry into a quick & easy meal, Teppanyaki is surely an upscale, Japanese equivalent. All you need is a Wok, griddle or even a frying pan & a few variable but affordable ingredients & You can be eating Benihanas at home in under 45 minutes!

There's an art to grilling a perfect steak. If you learn it and do it right, you can turn out a meal that tastes as good as a high end steakhouse for the $5-$12 a lb you'd pay on sale at a big chain grocery store. Also included in this installment, fantastic roasted potatoes with ranch seasoning that can be served with a myriad of dishes including steak, prime rib, chicken, pork loin or chops, etc. Watch this video to learn how!

Ever been to Baltimore? Ever bought a delicious BBQ Beef sandwich at a fair or fun summer event? You don't need your own pit or even a rotisserie or spit, just a charcoal grill and some great seasoning salt as well as some horseradish and a bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce!

BBQ and Grilling look simple and in a way, they are but there's a bit of an art to doing it right and getting the results you crave. Coming up next on the Obesity Sherpa Presents: A popular grilled treat from Baltimore that isn't crab cakes!

This hybrid pork chili verde recipe yields a delicious meal with minimal prep time. the pork can be smoked or browned in a skillet and completed in a croc pot. Total prep time under 20 minutes and then the slow cooker and/or smoker will do the rest

Coming up on the next Obesity Sherpa Presents: This hybrid pork chili verde recipe yields a delicious meal with minimal prep time!

Do you love Ramen and wish you could make it at home for family dinner? There's an art to making it from scratch and those who do it professionally sometimes spend years learning to make the noodles and broth from scratch. With this technique, easily combine fresh ingredients with pre-made bowls from your favorite Asian market or big-box retailer to make quick and easy ramen for yourself and your family at a fraction of the cost. It's the next best thing to eating at an authentic ramen house of learning to do it from the bottom up yourself!