Wordless Wednesday: 3/14/2012

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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Plank Grilling: Salmon With Cucumber Salsa

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Today’s entry in my Plank Grilling series is a nice little salmon dish with a refreshing and flavorful cucumber salsa.  It’s one of the easier dishes to prepare and can be done by almost anyone.  Prepare the salsa a few hours before you start cooking salmon so it has a chance to fuse all

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Plank Grilling: Shrimp With Teriyaki Glaze On Lemon Grass Skewers

There are lots of different wood products you can get to skewer shrimp on.  You can get the standard, ordinary, run of the mill bamboo skewers or you can use something like Lemon Grass that will impart a little extra flavor into the shrimp.

Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), a native of India, is widely

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Plank Grilling: Pork Loin With Cola Balsamic Reduction

Most people, I believe, when they think of plank grilling have cedar planks with salmon in mind.  It’s probably the most popular preparation using planks that I can think of.  But you shouldn’t limit yourself to salmon and cedar.

I actually don’t like the flavor cedar imparts on my meats and other grilled foods. 

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Plank Grilling: Chicken on sticks with fava beans and leeks

This post kicks off a week of blog posts dedicated to plank grilling.  I’ve been interested in plank grilling for some time and thought it would be a good idea to practice a little as we begin the Spring/Summer grilling season.  There are so many techniques that make cooking interesting and varied foods easy

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