Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Greg
The Grillin Fools tackled this three different ways. The first was my take on the classic dish which can be found by clicking here. This is the second installment which was done by my father, Greg – Smokin’ on the Water, Thomas. He took one of our favorite methods for doing pork loin or brisket of inserting slivers of garlic into the meat as well as a fairly standard brisket mop sauce to make the traditional corned beef into something a little unconventional. His tribute to Reichlen’s grilled cabbage is truly worth reading about. Click below to see the process as my dad lines out step by step and pic by pic…
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Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Scott
With St. Patrick’s day just around the corner and the typical fare of corned beef and cabbage on the menu, the Grillin Fools thought we would do these traditional favorites our way. My father and cousin, Greg – Smokin on the Water, and Tom – the Big Green Eggspert, will have their own twists on these two items soon so check back. Dad’s is up on the site and can be found here. Here’s what I did to shake up the typical St. Patty’s Day menu…
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Posted on February 4th, 2010 by Greg
I realize that at the time this post was added to the website that a lot of us are right in the middle of winter, but that doesn’t mean you can’t come back and reference this later or refer to this on your own island getaway. Click below to see how my dad and cousin (the other two Grillin Fools) and their wives and some friends grill it up island style. I’ll hand the reins over to dad for the write up…
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Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Scott
The Grillin Fools will be at the Fishing Hole in Swansea, ILL next to Leisure Time Pools and Spas this Saturday, the 23rd, all day grilling and selling our product. We’re doing some of the basics with brats and dogs as well as dad’s amazing rib eye steak sammiches.
Whether you are a pro angler or a non fisherman, come on by and check us out and have a steak sammy. We’ll be there from about 9:00 a.m. till maybe 5:00 and possibly beyond.
The address is 2415 N. Illinois, Swansea, IL 62226.
For the fishermen that may be interested here is the schedule of speakers on Saturday:
-11:00 AM LUKE ESTEL-CRANKBAIT FISHING
-12:30 PM JACK WATKINS -LINE CHOICES AND KNOTS
-2:00 PM STEVE SCHIMSA-FISHING ELECTRONICS
-4:00 PM JOHN NEPORANDY-LAKE OF THE OZARKS FISHING
-6:00 PM TBA
A couple of pics from the event. Here are Dad and Tom setting up with a couple friends of Tom’s:
Mom and Tracy waiting to serve the masses:
And the three Grillin’ Fools enjoying their time together:
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Posted on January 6th, 2010 by Greg
A previous post, Beer Butt Chicken Stew, featured the birds smoking on the grill over a pan of vegetables and broth which allowed us to capture all the flavorful drippings from the birds in the stew below. Now that “comfort food” weather has arrived I thought the same process should be applied to beef chuck roast and all the fixins’. Click below to see how we did it…
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Filed under: Beef
Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Scott Greg and Tom
Tis the season for caroling, shopping, freezing, snowing, sharing, giving, and, of course, maybe the most important part which is spending time with friends and family. It’s this time of year that we get together to be thankful as the Pilgrims did so many years ago and then to share and give on Christmas Eve and Christmas as well as ring in the new year to cap off the season. All of these special nights usually require a great deal of cooking. Why not break out of the mold and do something on the grill? Click below to see how to make what’s in those pictures yourselves with step by step and picture by picture instructions on how to do each one…
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Posted on November 9th, 2009 by Scott
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Football, pies, brisk air, stuffing, friends and family, and of course turkey. We all know the drill. Place bird in aluminum tray, insert in the oven, bake till the little thing pops up, serve and hope it’s not dry. If it is dry, well, make sure there’s a gravy boat nearby.
What happened? The turkey used to be the star of the show. Now it’s just something we do every year because it’s tradition. I’m not saying to break tradition and go with ribs on Thanksgiving (but if you do I’m pretty sure we have a recipe for you). I’m saying make that bird the star again. Send your guests away full and commenting on how great that turkey was rather than how well the gravy was that moistened up the dry turkey. And I realize that the cool weather is not traditionally grilling weather but think about it, rather than the grill making you sweat in the Summer time, it will actually warm you up when you check on the bird.
I will hand this off to my cousin, Tom – the Big Green Eggspert – Jones. He will be doing this on his Big Green Egg. For those of us that don’t have a BGE, simply follow the temperature guidelines for whatever grill you have. Click below to learn how to make the turkey something to be thankful for once again…
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Filed under: Entertaining Tips, Poultry
Posted on October 28th, 2009 by Scott
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 by Scott
No Snickers at my place this year. Nope. No Smarties, Sweet Tarts, Twix, Baby Ruth’s, or Butterfingers. I’m not handing out any run of the mill candy. I’m handing out pig candy. If your kids are on a kosher diet, my house may not be the place to be on October 31st because the Grillin Fools are taking Halloween candy to the next level.
What is pig candy? Well, it involved bacon so you know it’s going to be good. But beyond that, you’re going to have to click below to find out because if I talk about it any more there won’t be any need for the link below…
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Filed under: Pork, Sides and Appetizers
Posted on September 21st, 2009 by Scott
Ahhhh, my favorite time of year is here. It’s officially Fall. The temp is dropping, soon the leaves will be too after that magnificent color change. The Cards are heading to the playoffs, football is back, well in other cities its back, no so much here in St. Louis. The Blues are in training camp, Mizzou is off to a 3-0 start and my Irish just eked one out against Michigan State. Halloween is just around the corner and the pumpkin ales are on the store shelves. It’s a glorious time my friends.
Oh, and did I mention it’s the single greatest time of year to grill? Most people think it’s the summer. That’s just not the case. Think about it. It’s 95 degrees outside, let’s go build a fire and stand around it? Firing up the grill when it’s chilly outside makes much more sense than adding more heat to a hot summer day doesn’t it? Now if I could get Shawn and Blinda, hosts of Your Livable Garden in Houston and owners of Mirror Lake Designs, up to St. Louis to build me one of those outdoor kitchens with the ceiling fans I might be singing a different tune. While I grill all year round some of the most miserable cookouts for me are on those ridiculously muggy summer days that we get here in St. Louis.
All of this revelry in the season got me thinking of some sort of fall themed recipe. It took some doing but I finally came up with the Grillin Fools official recipe for the Fall – Apple-Pumpkin Ribs. Bear with me here. Click below to see the steps I took to come up with surprisingly easy recipe that I initially did my best to over think and overdo. The final result, though, will impress you and your friends. And realize that this recipe was inspired by the beer shown above…
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