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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.  At the end of this post you will find a brief description of their blogs and links to the great creations they’ve come up with.

This month’s challenge was to come up with a meal that contained the following ingredients:

  • Fish
  • Couscous
  • Figs
  • Eggplant

When the first ingredients were announced I knew I wanted to do a whole fish.  The main reason was that I have very little experience with grilling whole fish and I knew this would be a good time to give it a try.

One of my favorite markets to shop at when I want the nicest produce and fish is our local Nugget Market.  I know that I can always find something different to cook there.  When I walked into the meat department my eyes were drawn quickly to the bright colors of the (farmed) Golden Trout.
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Eating My Way Through Olympia

Had the opportunity to eat a couple of Olympia, Washington food items today.  Started the morning with a little donut treat from Twisters.

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Product Review: Maine Grilling Woods

Grilling with wood planks is a unique and interesting way to add additional flavor to your fish and meats.  There are a variety of different types of planks available.  I received a sample of grilling planks from Rocky Trails  recently and had a chance to use them with some fresh Sockeye Salmon on my vacation to Washington.

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