I thought I'd kick us off with a summer cookout that Kevin and I had with our friends Andy and Pepper during a visit to their new house in Oxford, OH last weekend. There was no way dinner was going to be bad, considering the location--their beautiful deck looking out over towering black walnut trees and the creek behind their house. And the weather was perfect for grilling.
After a false start (we let the fire die out because we were bumpin' our gums too much), we got down to business. Simple but delicious--the barbecue chicken my dad made when I was growing up (marinated for several hours in Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar salad dressing, then grilled until delicious), corn on the cob with butter and cayenne, and a tomato-and-onion salad with basil from Pepper's herb garden. And we had s'mores for dessert. It turns out there are few things tastier than charred marshmallows.
I thought I'd kick us off with a summer cookout that Kevin and I had with our friends Andy and Pepper during a visit to their new house in Oxford, OH last weekend. There was no way dinner was going to be bad, considering the location--their beautiful deck looking out over towering black walnut trees and the creek behind their house. And the weather was perfect for grilling.
After a false start (we let the fire die out because we were bumpin' our gums too much), we got down to business. Simple but delicious--the barbecue chicken my dad made when I was growing up (marinated for several hours in Newman's Own Olive Oil and Vinegar salad dressing, then grilled until delicious), corn on the cob with butter and cayenne, and a tomato-and-onion salad with basil from Pepper's herb garden. And we had s'mores for dessert. It turns out there are few things tastier than charred marshmallows.
Fantastic post, Julia! You've set the bar pretty high!:)
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