BBQ!
Can you believe that August is almost over?! I can’t!! This summer has absolutely FLOWN by me. I can’t believe that kids (in general, not my own haha) are going back to school and that in a few weeks the leaves will be changing on the trees! I love Fall though! I love, love, love it! I love the leaves and the cooler weather but not cold weather. We get some pretty cold winters here in the Northeast. I really think that I love Fall so much because of the feeling I get around that time of year. When I was younger, I was always getting ready to go back to school, and I was one of those kids who was always looking forward to going back because that meant that I got all new school supplies and new school clothes!! 😛
BUT, summer isn’t over yet…and it is always good to have one last summer bash! My parents have the most beautiful home and when they have parties, they go alllllllll out! I came over and helped my Mom cook on Saturday for the BBQ she wanted to have for my BF’s family (which was actually a surprise! I didn’t expect her to do that). We spent all day chatting and cooking and telling my Dad what to do, haha 😉
I took a TON of pictures so please be warned with this post that if you start to read this there will be about 40 photos to follow, haha. I hope you all enjoy them! I hope you all have enjoyed your summer…and to all of you bloggers that have kids going back to school, good luck this “back to school” week!
Here are some pictures from the set up of the party, my Mom and I yapped for hours getting ready for this thing.
( We know how to party 😛 )
Football Bread Ingredients:
French bread, bacon, red and green bell peppers, green onions, cream cheese, cheddar cheese.
Directions: Cut french bread into 1/2″ sections, mix together cream cheese, peppers, onions and spread onto bread. Sprinkle cheddar cheese on top with bacon. Cook at 375° for 10-15 minutes until cheese is bubbly.
Let me just describe what we have here. Grilled Beef tenderloin wrapped in bacon, Grilled Salmon with the Squeal rub I posted a few weeks ago, Grilled chicken sausages (if you have never tried or heard of these, pleeeeease try them!), Green beans with red peppers and bacon, Cucumber and Sour cream salad (see early post for recipe), Potato – corn – tomato – and mozzarella salad, Tomato salad (Liebro Staple), Broccoli Salad (another Liebro Staple), Fruit Salad, and Strawberry and spinach Salad.
Bread on Grill Ingredients:
Round sourdough loaf, garlic, butter, dried basil, dried parsley, pepper.
Directions: Cut bread into sections on top (see picture). Slice but not all the way through the bread to make a grid pattern. Wrap bread with foil. In a glass liquid measuring cup, place butter and garlic. Melt butter in microwave. Put basil and parsley into measuring cup with butter and mix well. Unwrap bread to, with fingers, lightly spread grid sections on top of bread and pour butter mixture into the cracks. Do this all over bread to make sure all the bread has butter on it. Wrap bread again in foil. Place on grill and let cook for 30 mins.
This bread is amazing! My family cannot have a BBQ without this bread!
Strawberry Salad Ingredients:
Spinach, strawberries, feta cheese, pecans, butter. Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing.
Directions: Place pecans onto cookie sheet pan lined with foil and pour a few tablespoons of melted butter on top. Rub to make sure all walnuts are coated. Sprinkle sugar on top of walnuts. Place into oven at 395° and bake until crispy. Tossing walnuts regularly while in oven.
Place spinach and strawberries into large bowl and toss together. Add feta and pecans. Drizzle (lightly!) the dressing and serve.
This salad is ALWAYS a hit, definitely try it!
Green bean with Red Peppers Ingredients:
Pre-cooked Green beans (still crisp), red peppers, pre-cooked bacon, butter, salt and pepper to taste. (and by pre-cooked I mean, cooked earlier in the day. None of that pre-cooked stuff from the store)
Directions: Place butter into medium to high heat pan. Place red peppers and bacon into pan and let butter coat for 2-3 mins. Place green beans into pan and toss together. Let all ingredients sit in pan for 3-4 minutes. Serve hot.
I didn’t actually have any of the meat but I heard from all the guests that it all was very good! I was too interested in eating all the yummy sides and salads that we had.
Now on to the desserts!!
This is….the best….chocolate sauce…you will ever have…in your entire life. Now, I cannot share the recipe for this because it is a family secret. It is seriously the most heavenly chocolate sauce in this entire world. It is so glorious, I cannot even try to put it into words how good this is. I can however show you a picture of the first time having runny frosting “stance”. Which is demonstrated so perfectly by my bf’s brother. There is one arm to guard your bowl and the other is used to shovel the phenomenal cake into your mouth haha 🙂
It was a great night! We had so much fun and we were so happy to have his family over for good food and a good time. Thank you to all the Liebro’s for coming to the BBQ. We were so happy to have you! And thanks Mom and Dad, again, for being such great people who put on such absolutely gorgeous parties…I love you all!
25 Comments
kristastes
awww LOVE this post!!! You and your fam are so dang cute. Food looks ahhh-mazing! Can I come over for dinner?? 😉
wish we were going back to psu this time of year!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks Krista!! You are so sweet! And I know what you mean! I feel like I should be packing my bags to go to PSU right now, OR already be there! hehe 😉
kristastes
fo sho. tear! are you going to any games this year??
RavieNomNoms
I am sincerely going to try! Not sure which one though, and you deary? Going to make it to Happy Valley this year?
Dionne Baldwin
Now THAT is a cheesecake!!! As far as the runny frosting I can respect a family secret but can you give me a hint?? It sounds like you all had such an amazing time. I love get togethers and cook-outs with my family…we tell my dad what to do too hahaha.
RavieNomNoms
haha, I am sorry honey, that recipe is absolutely top secret. It’s one of those “I’d tell you, but then I’d have to kill you” type things. haha 😉 I CAN tell you that it is served warm and there is a WHOLE stick of butter in it, hehe
Dionne Baldwin
Ah well can’t blame me for trying. It sounds like one of those things that’s fun for you all to share! 🙂
May Ling Wu
What amazing BBQ food so gourmet and delish!
Priscilla - She's Cookin'
Yeah, I can’t believe August is over! Fun times with family and friends and the other important things in life 🙂 are the best of times! Also, cannot believe football season is upon us – time to break out the beer food – like your football bread – looks amazing!
RavieNomNoms
Yes it is definitely time to break out the beer food and if you are looking for something fuss free, the football bread is awesome for games! It can be served hot, room temp, or cold. And here is the best part…it freezes awesome! So if you want to make extra one time and just pop it in the freezer, the next time the big game is on all you have to do is preheat the oven 🙂
whatsfordinneracrossstatelines
Can I come over next time, that is my kinda party! Your mom is my kind of woman, 3 lbs. of cream cheese. I want to try the football bread too. I love all your pics. especially the one of you and your mom, it makes me want to cry. Hope you have a great day!
Coffeebeans
I just love your pictures! I would like to have a barbecue party but unfortunately in Romania we already have autumn. I hope that we’ll have also nice days in September.
I can’t choose what I would try…but I think I would love that cheesecake!
Have a nice evening!
Scott @ Inexpensive Eating
Looks like a great day! Nothing like great food, alcohol, good friends, and a pool! So jealous…
Cooking For Mark
That is the biggest cheesecake I have ever seen! I love all the food you had, now I’m starving!!
Nancy aka Spicie Foodie
Wow that’s one party I would have loved to been at! All the food looks mouthwatering , what a delicious feast.
the constant hunger
Unbelievable! Looks like a killer party. Those beef tenderloins wrapped in bacon… Wow.
Rick
Invite me to your next bbq sll vous plait? Never heard of football bread but I have to say I must try it. That cheesecake looks amazing too!
Anna
OMG! I just went to your about to check where do you live, if by any chance you don’t live around here. LOL.
Gosh…. I really need a friend that throw a party like that. Everything looks so amazing. I’m drooling here.
Lisa { AuthenticSuburbanGourmet }
WOW – what a feast! You know how to celebrate the end of summer with some great food and fun! I bet an invitation to your BBQ are a special treat. 🙂
Theresa
That looks like an amazing feast! Theresa
Ruby
Wow you weren’t kidding – beautiful home and pool! I love fall too, but miss the ‘summer that never was’ (in England anyway). 🙁 Anyway, thanks for the ‘good luck’ wishes you sent out for back-to-schoolers – my son starts primary school on Thursday – yikes!
fooddreamer
Wow! Great house, great party, great food. Can’t get any better than that!
Evan @swEEts
sooo the next time you have a BBQ when can I expect my invite?! all this food looks delicious!!!
Teresa
I love your recipes. They are so nutritious and delicious!! I will give the link to your web site to my daugther’s nutritionist. She will love it…
Thanks for inviting me to the picnic and also thanks you for sharing the recipes with us.
I am definite going to try those recipes at home.
kateiscooking
I’m not sure where I’d start – it all looks so good. So many good ideas. Love the bread on the grill. Doing the bruschetta in a bowl with the bread around the edge. Great photos too!! Enjoy Labor Day 🙂 Kate