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Grilled Ponzu Honey Parsnips

Over the past year I’ve come to really appreciate “root” vegetables.  Growing up the only root vegetable to find its way into our house were carrots and since I’m not a huge fan of cooked carrots in any manner I never found any desire to try other root vegetables.  This recipe is my attempt to

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Smoke Roasted Dirty Honey Delicata Squash

I’ve grown quite fond of winter squash.  Butternet and acorn have become somewhat of a staple on our dinner table over the past couple of  months.  Recently while looking for a veggie to serve with my pork loin and portabello mushroom cream sauce I came across some delicata squash.  This is an interesting looking squash

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Let’s Just Call It Mini-Cabbage

Brussels sprouts are a cultivar of the same species that includes cabbage, collard greens, broccoli, kale, and kohlrabi; they are cruciferous. –Wikipedia

Brussels sprouts may be the most disrespected and hated vegetable there is.  And certainly if someone likes brussels sprouts they don’t acquire a taste for them until they reach adult hood.  In

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Grilled Sweet Potato Fries

Grilled Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients:

4 sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut into “fries” 1/4 cup cilantro or any other fresh herb, finely chopped (Todd’s Dirt Seasoning works well too!) 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup  olive oil Kosher/Sea Salt Pepper

Directions:

Pre-heat your grill to medium-hot.

Mix all ingredients together.  Make

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Grilled Honey Garlic Eggplant

Ingredients: 2 baby eggplants 1 tablespoon honey 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, mashed 1/4 teaspoon Sriracha sauce 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar Salt and Pepper to taste Directions:

Pre-heat your grill to high.

With a potato peel remove strips of skin off the eggplant.  Slice the eggplant, long ways, into 1/2 inch slices.  Arrange

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BBQ Grail Salsa Beans

Ingredients 1 pound dried pinto beans 1 12 oz jar of salsa (brand and heat level of your choice) 1 tablespoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground pepper 1 tablespoon “Johnny’s Au Jus Sauce” 2 tablespoons bacon drippings 1 medium onion, chopped 1/2 pound smoked sausage, diced Directions

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BBQ Grail's Grilled Butternut Squash

Growing up I was never exposed to very many different fresh vegetables.  Vegetables were something you “had” to have on the plate and for the most part not a great deal of thought went into them.  Most of the time they were the frozen type that got nuked in the microwave just before we

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