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Posted on 03 July 2009
A couple of weeks ago my wife and I were watching “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” on the Food Channel. The episode was about the various personalities favorite BBQ restaurants. Iron Chef Michael Symon showed us the most amazing beef ribs at Daisy May’s BBQ USA in New York City. The ribs were the [...] Continue Reading...
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Posted on 28 June 2009
Last week Celeste, my sweet wife, and I were watching “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” on the Food Network. The episode was on BBQ and one of the hosts was eating at a Chinese restaurant with BBQ Pork Buns. Celeste and I almost at the same time came up with the idea that we [...] Continue Reading...
Holy Cow! Two in a row! I never would have thought I could come up with two mustard based sauces that I love. And I did it with Big Z’s Sweet Gold. This sauce is a keeper for sure. What found interesting is that when I first took the lid off this sauce I was [...] [...more]
I received lots of entries for the Mug Root Beer Brew-B-Que Contest. All, in some way tugged at my heart.
Each of the winners below will receive a Mug Root Beer cooler with Mug Root Beer and all the fixings to make the Brew-B-Que Sauce.
Thank you all for making this a most special Father’s Day.
As much [...] [...more]
Bacon and brown sugar!
I can slave over a brisket or pulled pork and my friends will be thankful for a taste. But if you ask many of them what one item they’d me want to make for them the answer is Pig Candy. Who would have thought that combining bacon with brown sugar and a [...] [...more]
Two of my favorite BBQ appetizers are the MOINK Ball and the Fatty. Aaron McCargo, Jr of Food Network’s “Big Daddy’s House” has sort of combined both ideas into a tasty “hot dog” treat. Aaron’s talks about cooking these in the oven, but here at The BBQ Grail we are going to encourage you to [...] [...more]
I’ve been experimenting with Spicewine Black and Gold sauce. Trying to come up with other things to use it for. How about on a meatloaf sammie!
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MUG Root Beer knows 40 percent of dads have received a Father’s Day gift that wasn’t on their wish list. This year, MUG Root Beer is reinventing the Father’s Day tradition with Dad’s favorite past time-a frosty brew and ingredients for spending time with family and friends outdoors. I have received five MUG Root Beer [...] [...more]
In 1976 I was a young California kid who found himself in the foreign land of Texas, as a private at Fort Hood, Texas. I have many ancestors who were born and raised in Texas, but I had no idea of the culture shock I was going to experience. Texas was like nothing I had [...] [...more]
Got home from watching “Land of the Lost” with my son and after such a stupid experience as that movie I needed something tasty to eat. It amazes me sometimes at how good something so simple can be. A couple of grilled Aidells Roasted Garlic and Gruyere Cheese Sausage, french fries and sliced tomatoes was [...] [...more]
My friends at the Dutch BBQ Forum love to make MOINK Balls. This weekend several of them decided they would make MOINK Balls and send their photos to me for the BBQ Grail. (For a history of MOINK Balls click here)
One special note. “Official” MOINK Balls are made with pre-made frozen 100% [...] [...more]
I subscribe to several “cooking” magazines and in my opinion the best is Bon Appetit. It’s always contains great recipes and “how to” features. And without a doubt my favorite issue is the annual July BBQ Issue. My copy arrived just the other day and it didn’t disappoint. From the picture of the honey and [...] [...more]