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How About Those Grilled Leeks?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leeks are root vegetables that look quite like giant green onions, to which they are related. Their flavor is onion-like but much milder. People who avoid leeks because they don’t like onions should try them — their flavor

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Grilled Green Tomatoes at the Grail Stop Cafe

Yeah, I took a little creative license with the title of this blog post.  It’s probably one of the dumbest I’ve come up with, but what the heck it’s almost the end of summer and I’m out of fresh ideas for what to title a post on green tomatoes.  This year, for a change, we

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J&D’s Bacon Rub Hasselback Potatoes

Hasselback potatoes are said to have originated at Hasselbacken “Hazel Hill” in Stockholm, Sweden.  I don’t know if that’s true or not, but I do know I love potatoes cooked this way.  For me there isn’t a potato dish that fits cooking on the grill or smoker.  They are so easy to make and

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Oh Boy! It’s Candy! Cowboy Candy That Is!

There’s something about the combination of sweet and heat that just goes with BBQ.   And Cowboy Candy takes the combination and kicks it up a couple of notches.  I love all kinds of pickles, except sweet pickles.  I can’t stand sweet pickles.  Weird I know.  And what makes it even stranger is that I

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Plank Grilling: Parmesan Herbed Potatoes

The Plank Grilling Cookbook: Infuse Food with More Flavor Using Wood Planks is one of my favorite grilling cookbooks.  The recipes are simple to make, yet can provide some very complex flavor profiles and this recipe is no exception.

Normally sliced potatoes would take a long time to cook on a plank, but by

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Plank Grilling: White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

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Earlier in the week I published a couple posts with meat entrees.  Today’s post is all about a great potato side dish that will match up well with either the planked Salmon and cucumber salsa or the planked Pork Loin with Cola Balsamic Reduction.  First up Wood Planked White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes.  This recipe

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Salmon With Scotty B’s Carrots

Grail Note: Just a reminder to all my readers.  Many times the sauces and/or products used here at BBQ Grail HQ are provided by the manufacturer.  That is the case with the sauces from Scotty B.  It may also appear that I like everything you sent to me.  I don’t, I promise.  It just seems

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