BBQ Chicken Dinner

My apologies - I'm so far behind it's overwhelming.

We invited our friends C & D over for a cookout back in early July. SP's been craving barbecued chicken so I boiled a cut-up chicken and some chicken thighs and finished them on the grill, basting with BBQ sauce:


He's also been asking for my corn fritters so I made a double batch of those:


Just look at that delicious golden-brown color and crispy edges:


These were sweet and addictive. I think D had about 5 or 6. SP made his drop biscuits:


...which are always yummy and buttery. C & D brought a delicious strawberry shortcake for dessert:

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Memorial Day BBQ

For Memorial Day we grilled some burgers and corn and I made my potato salad:


While the corn was good in the grilled corn salad it wasn't as good just eaten off the cob. I love this recipe for potato salad. It's my go-to for picnics:



All- American Potato Salad
Cook's Country Magazine

2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes
1½ tsp salt, divided
3 Tbs dill pickle juice, plus ¼ cup finely chopped dill pickles, divided
1 Tbs yellow mustard
¼ tsp pepper
½ tsp celery seed
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup sour cream
½ small red onion, chopped finely
1 rib celery, chopped finely
2 large hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cut into ¼-inch dice (optional)

Place potatoes in large saucepan with cold water to cover by 1-inch. Bring to boil over high heat, add 1 tsp. salt, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10- to 15 minutes.

Drain potatoes thoroughly, then spread out on rimmed baking sheet. Mix 2 Tbs. pickle juice and mustard together in small bowl, drizzle pickle juice mixture over potatoes, and toss until evenly coated. Refrigerate until cooled, about 30 minutes.

Mix remaining tablespoon pickle juice, chopped pickles, remaining ½ tsp. salt, pepper, celery seed, mayo, sour cream, red onion and celery in a large bowl. Toss in cooled potatoes, cover, and refrigerate until well chilled, about 30 minutes. Gently stir in eggs, if using, just before serving.

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First Cookout of the Season

On Saturday the weather was absolutely gorgeous. It was sunny, barely a cloud in the sky, and that perfect spring temperature (somewhere in the 70s) where there's a slight breeze and no humidity. We invited our friends C & D over for the first cookout of the season.


We got some ground beef from the Amish market to make burgers and grilled some hot dogs. Potato chips, potato salad and coleslaw rounded out the meal.


C made brownies, which I just realized I didn't photograph. Trust me, they were delicious. She also brought some fruit to help cut the richness of the brownies.

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