Last Sunday was a perfect afternoon for a BBQ in JP. The sun was out, temperatures were in the 70s and after the Doyle’s Road Race, everyone was itching for a grill session. Since the BBQ was last minute, the menu was more a hodge podge of grillable items than a forum for new recipes but here were some highlights:
Mo slicing up the avocado
Kielbasa: sliced into medallions and grilled on each side; dip them in mustard and they taste just like a delicious meat chip
Burgers: Variety of veggie and beef (hardwick farms yum) topped with either sliced jack or asiago, tomatoes, onions and avocado.
Veggies: Garden salad and a zucchini, mushroom and onion pouch with fresh thyme, olive oil and a couple pads of butter for extra richness.
BEER
Drinking bottled beer out of a coozy isn’t nearly as fun as a can but how do you find a decent beer packaged in aluminum? It just so happens that Mo and I have discovered the answer to this dilemma: Dales Pale Ale and Pork Slap. Both pack a hoppy taste which is often missing from their other canned counterparts. For our BBQ we had the Dales, brooklyn pilsner, miller high life, and an assortment of other misfits. I was surprised to see how many summer brews are already available at the liquor store but I’m trying to refrain from them until May since I have a long season ahead of me. Unfortunately the Geary’s Summer is not out yet, the one beer I would break my rule for!
Me Vbar & Mo
What’s Next? I’m thinking about combining the two items in the title and grilling a beer can chicken…stay tuned…
When I got home I began forming my plan of attack. At the picnic we ate : lemon poppy seed muffins, lemon-zucchini bread, lemonade(although it was store-bought), and a quick-sort-of tabbouleh. 
