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Smokejumper Wings!

Rob Bergstrom (Twitter @Smokejumpers) came through Rocklin last week and we had a chance to have dinner and catch up on his new business venture, Red Boat Fish Sauce.  Rob had just gotten back from a trip to Phu Quoc, Vietnam where the fish is caught, salted and fermented.

I had scored a bottle

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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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Skirt Steak, Acorn Squash and my Char-Broil SRG

Since I was already planning to crank up the Char-Broil Smoker Roaster Grill to cook a chicken for tomorrow night’s dinner I figured I might was well use it for tonight’s meal as well.  Mrs. Grail and I picked up some nice skirt steak and an acorn squash.  Nothing really fancy here but it sure

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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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Maple Planked Grilled Golden Trout With Fig Compound Butter

Each month three or four of my favorite internet BBQ friends will use the same four or five ingredients to cook a meal.  The only real rule is that the “protein” must be cooked outdoors.  It should be interesting to see what each of these experienced outdoor chefs have up their sleeves each month. 

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