Todd’s Dirt | The BBQ Grail

Smoked Dirty Chicken and Dumplings

My dear wife, Mrs. Grail, is a great cook in her own right. And her chicken and dumplings is one her greatest meals. I love this recipe. If she made it once a week I wouldn’t complain. She’s made it with smoked chicken and without and, of course, I think the smoked chicken version

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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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Pork Loin with Portabello Mushroom Cream Sauce

After the Great Habanero Disaster of 2010 I had to redeem myself. I purchased a beautiful pasture raised pork loin from the “Whole Paycheck Store” and set out to come up with something special for Sunday Dinner. I think I did a good job. The pork loin roast with the brine and seasoning was

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Just What Do You Expect Me To Do With Broccoli & Pomegranate?

Take four random ingredients, one fruit, one vegetable, one starch and one protein, and create a whole meal out of them. That’s the challenge that a group of BBQ Blogger friends face each month. This months challenge ingredients were pomegranate, broccoli, focaccia and shrimp. The only real rule we have, amongst ourselves, is the protein

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Smoked & Roasted Short Ribs

I wanted smoked short ribs and the rest of the family wanted beef with roasted potatoes for dinner tonight. I had to come up with a compromise so I decided to smoke the ribs for a couple of hours while we were at church and then toss them in a dutch oven with some potatoes

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“Dirty” Grilled Acorn Squash

For as long as I can remember I have had an aversion to squash. Growing up we didn’t eat it at all and then once I left home my only exposure to squash was in the Army mess hall where zucchini was steamed/boiled to something that resembled green mush with seeds. (I had a more

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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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