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4 Rivers Smokehouse

Something special happens when you greet your favorite cut of meat with heat and smoke from a well-prepared BBQ. The essence of the smoke and the slow cooking process creates some of the most flavorful foods you will find throughout the world.

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Our community is incredibly lucky to have a great BBQ smokehouse right in the middle of Coral Springs.  4 Rivers Smokehouse is well known all over Florida for its hickory-smoked BBQ. Named after the Rivers family, our local Coral Springs location is a great place to get your fi ll of juicy brisket.

Lean and Juicy Brisket with Smoked Sausages

Smoked brisket is the quintessential smoked meat cut. The process of building the fire, managing the temperature, and seasoning the meat is a ritual found in many backyards.The delicate smokey flavor can not be easily created by a propane grill and often takes at least half a day to BBQ correctly. At 4 Rivers Smokehouse, they have done all the work, and all you need to bring is your appetite.

4 Rivers Smokehouse prepares everything from scratch to achieve those authentic BBQ flavors. They spend 18 hours smoking their brisket so you can pick it up in a jiffy. You have a choice of lean or juicy cuts and can enjoy it in various ways – sandwich, tacos, or bunless. My preference is a bunless, juicy cut; biting into it, you can taste the sweet hickory-smoke infused
into the beef. Heaven, if you love beef.

Burnt Ends, sweet and tangy, is another favorite choice. At 4 Rivers Smokehouse, they come in beef, chicken, and pork. For vegetarians who want to enjoy the smoked flavor, BeyondMeatTM Burnt Ends are also available, so you don’t miss out on the great smokey experience.

The real challenge is saving room for dessert, and they have some great ones on the menu right now. Their Tipsy Cowboy Cake, made with real bourbon, is delicious. The best is their Krispy Kreme donut bread pudding, made with real Krispy Kreme donuts; it’s an indulgence worth saving room for.

One of my favorites is currently only available on their catering menu – BBQ wings. These wings are smoked in the same hickory-smoke as the brisket. The result is meat that is tender, juicy, and full of flavor. You must try it if you decide to have 4 Rivers Smokehouse cater your events.

During the past few months, catering, curbside, and delivery has been very popular. As Broward slowly reopens, the spacious dining room has reopened as well with social distancing protocols in place. With the fall season, some favorites like sweet potato casserole and smoked jalapeños are back on the menu.

Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. (Closed Sundays)
2660 NORTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33065
Phone: (844) 474-8377

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Meal kits cater to a cavalcade of culinary cravings

One of the latest, hottest trends in food is the fresh-food meal-kit delivery subscription service. Recipes and pre-measured ingredients for meals that you choose, or can be chosen for you, arrive in insulated boxes and are delivered to your home weekly, so you can make fresh, tasty meals quickly. Business is booming. According to Statista.com, sales of fresh-food meal-kits were $1.5 billion in 2016 and expected to reach $11.6 billion by 2022.

The reasons to subscribe to a service are many. Maybe you don’t have time (or inclination in this time of COVID-19) to plan out menus, grocery shop, and then cook. Or takeout isn’t the taste sensation it used to be. Perhaps cooking prowess has not been your strong suit and you want to learn basic cooking skills. Rather than experiment and risk a disappointing outcome, you want to cook something tried and true with no guesswork.

Or it could be you’re craving for new foods and flavors, but you don’t want to purchase lots of new ingredients that may end up going to waste, either because you only need a small amount for an individual recipe, or because you’re positive you’re never going to use the rest of that sweetbread in any recipe for the rest of your life.

How many of us have gone to the grocery store needing just a few items and come home with food we didn’t need or were trying to avoid? A fresh- food meal-kit delivery service might help keep you on track. Or maybe you want to eat differently for other health reasons or because of philosophical or environmental considerations and preferences.

Additionally, a meal-kit delivery service might make a good gift. Treating someone to door-delivered easy-to-make meals might make their week.

 

Choosing the right service will take a little research. If you Google meal delivery services, you’ll find lists and ratings from a wide variety of sources, and dozens of meal services to choose from. Because meal-kit delivery service is a very dynamic segment of the food industry, companies continually innovate and merge/enter/leave the market. So, once you’ve found the service(s) you want to try, it’s best to get the latest information from their website. Read what past and present subscribers have to say about a service. You can check Yelp reviews, as well.

When evaluating what meal-kit delivery service to use, there are several factors you’ll want to consider, such as:

What’s on the menu

Some services cater to specific dietary wants and needs; others with broader menus might offer meals that meet those needs even though it is not their specific focus. You will also want to note how many weekly options there are to choose from and how often they rotate the menu.

For overall variety and popularity, HelloFresh, Freshly, and Blue Apron might be good possibilities.

For meeting health and diet needs, Diet-to-Go and Nutrisystem offer multiple options.

For those wanting to eat organic/vegetarian/vegan/plant-based, Sun Basket, Purple Carrot, and Green Chef offer many options.

For foodies, Martha & Marley Spoon, from Martha Stewart, offers a range of selections.

Cost

Cost per serving is generally in the $10 range (Dinnerly positions itself as costing less than average) but can vary depending on the number of meals and quantity ordered, shipping costs, current promotions, etc. Competition is keen. Many companies have enticing introductory offers, as well as referral programs that entitle subscribers to offer a friend a free trial.

Flexibility

How many meals and servings you are required to order weekly varies by company. Some programs might be better for singles, others for families. You might also want to find out if the service allows for ingredient substitutions, increased portion sizes, etc.

It pays to know the service’s subscription commitment/ suspension/cancellation policy. Also, take note of when you need to order your next week’s meals and what happens if you miss that window, as well as what day of the week/time of day you can expect the delivery. While the meals are packaged for freshness, another consideration is how long after delivery is freshness guaranteed, so if the shipment is delayed or you can’t pick up the delivery as quickly as you planned, you know what to expect.

What you need to have on hand

Check what utensils and ingredients are needed to make the recipes. Regarding ingredients, many meal-kit service recipes require you have just the basics, such as salt, pepper, and oil. For others, you might need to supply items such as eggs and flour.

Time

While most meal delivery service kit meals will take up to 45 minutes to prepare, Freshly delivers pre-cooked meals that only require reheating.

While fresh-food meal-kit delivery services aren’t for everyone, if you are looking to try one, the options are numerous, and look to be quite tasty!

By Ellen Marsden

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