Valley Spotlight: ‘Quick Cook’ with Chef Erik Hoover

Sometimes we cook low and slow. Sometimes we cook fast and loud.

Our own Chef Erik Hoover joined Valley Spotlight for the first installment of their new segment “Quick Cook” — a series focused on helping Valley families cook real meals at home for less than twenty-five dollars.

Sponsored by Grocery Outlet, the segment highlights practical cooking you can actually do on a weeknight — quick, ‘set it and forget it’ recipes ripe for family gatherings needing less chaos. We’re proud to be part of something that lines up with what we believe here at Cockeye BBQ:
feeding people well shouldn’t be complicated or expensive.

Chef Erik’s ‘Inside Out Stuffed Peppers’

Erik did what Erik does — talked shop, bent a couple rules, and proved you don’t need fancy equipment to cook something worth sitting down for.

This is the first of many episodes, and we’ll keep sharing them as they drop.

View the full episode here.

Courtesy: Valley Spotlight February 2026