RE: What are the best BBQ foods ever? Let's make the perfect barbecue.
February 28, 2015 at 6:22 pm
(This post was last modified: February 28, 2015 at 6:25 pm by rexbeccarox.)
I am the queen of the barbeque! When I had a decent yard, I had a BBQ every Sunday.
Two BBQ grills are necessary; one Weber and one gas grill, and an extra bag of charcoal/ extra propane tank is a good idea. Also, it's nice to have a sous chef or co-chef to help with the cooking. Enough cooler space is essential, along with enough ice to last the entirety of the party. Scatter seating all over your yard. Have plenty of plastic utensils, paper plates (can go into the bonfire at night), red cups, and napkins. Don't forget the firepit and lots of wood! Oh! In the summer, it's nice to have a blender handy.
Unless it's a special occasion, and you feel like hosting, have all of your guests bring side dishes, desserts, and their own libations. No one ever minds this, and people really do like to contribute. I always provide the meat, veggie burgers, buns, and condiments.
Lawn games are fun: lawn darts, redneck horseshoes, donkey balls, croquet, etc., as is darts, if you have somewhere in your yard to hang a board.
I used to make a new playlist for each of my BBQs, keeping in mind who my guests would be. Even if you don't do that, it's fun to DJ, and some of my friends get excited when I ask them to act as DJ, and often people will ask if they can.
On to the most important part: the food.
Meat/ main courses I enjoy: marinated tri-tip; burgers infused with bacon and onions; grilled falafel with homemade tzatziki sauce; chicken marinated in Dinosaur BBQ Wango Tango or Sensuous Slathering sauce; beer brats; portobella mushrooms marinated in balsamic vinegar, then topped with red peppers and goat cheese.
Sides I love: lemon pepper asparagus; grilled corn on the cob with cayenne and lime butter; marinated artichokes with beurre blanc (just make sure you have lots of garbage cans around for the leaves post teeth-scrape); foil packet potatoes with just salt and pepper; green salad; rolls of different shapes and flavors.
Gawds, I love a good BBQ. It's one of my favorite things!
Two BBQ grills are necessary; one Weber and one gas grill, and an extra bag of charcoal/ extra propane tank is a good idea. Also, it's nice to have a sous chef or co-chef to help with the cooking. Enough cooler space is essential, along with enough ice to last the entirety of the party. Scatter seating all over your yard. Have plenty of plastic utensils, paper plates (can go into the bonfire at night), red cups, and napkins. Don't forget the firepit and lots of wood! Oh! In the summer, it's nice to have a blender handy.
Unless it's a special occasion, and you feel like hosting, have all of your guests bring side dishes, desserts, and their own libations. No one ever minds this, and people really do like to contribute. I always provide the meat, veggie burgers, buns, and condiments.
Lawn games are fun: lawn darts, redneck horseshoes, donkey balls, croquet, etc., as is darts, if you have somewhere in your yard to hang a board.
I used to make a new playlist for each of my BBQs, keeping in mind who my guests would be. Even if you don't do that, it's fun to DJ, and some of my friends get excited when I ask them to act as DJ, and often people will ask if they can.
On to the most important part: the food.
Meat/ main courses I enjoy: marinated tri-tip; burgers infused with bacon and onions; grilled falafel with homemade tzatziki sauce; chicken marinated in Dinosaur BBQ Wango Tango or Sensuous Slathering sauce; beer brats; portobella mushrooms marinated in balsamic vinegar, then topped with red peppers and goat cheese.
Sides I love: lemon pepper asparagus; grilled corn on the cob with cayenne and lime butter; marinated artichokes with beurre blanc (just make sure you have lots of garbage cans around for the leaves post teeth-scrape); foil packet potatoes with just salt and pepper; green salad; rolls of different shapes and flavors.
Gawds, I love a good BBQ. It's one of my favorite things!
