BBQ Condiments Dressings Marinades
Simple additions can take your BBQ from ordinary to amazing! Start with a simple garlic butter to slather on your veggies, steak or bread. It’s easy and you no doubt have the ingredients. Beat together 1 cup (softened) salted butter, 2 cloves minced garlic, 2 teaspoons dried parsley (or 2 T fresh), 1/2 teaspoon dried chives (or 2 t fresh), 1/4 teaspoon white pepper. Sprinkle with a bit of grated Parmesan (optional). For the wedge salad add a Blue Cheese dressing for plenty of tang or change out the blue cheese with Feta. This Blue Cheese dip seconds as a dressing, here.
Try these to the delight of your family or guests.
marinated ribs
basil spread
bearnaise
mushroom cheese
french dressing
blue cheese burger
milk mayonnaise
blue cheese
dressings
ketchup
chicken marinade
avocado spread
Whether making dessert for 25 or 50, let me make it fast and easy for you. These two cakes made 48 generous slices. They could have been sliced a bit smaller making 30 servings per 1/2 sheet cake pan, 60 total. I love gatherings but used to get exhausted trying to do it all. I found not only is organization key but recipes that look and taste delicious with the least amount of effort are best when serving a large group. I do fall into the believers … deliciousness comes from not only the palate but the visual too. For these cakes I chose attractive gold colored half cake pans. I knew I wasn’t going to remove the baked cakes to another dish. Side by side, they looked lovely on the self-serve dessert table. If you wish to perfect this further, a la Martha Stewart, use a ruler when slicing the entire cake to give the eye the beauty of exactness, and use attractive, sterling perhaps, serving utensils.
These giant cookie cutters are irresistible. A festive way to decorate your batch of cut out cookies. Much faster (all cookies are cut at once) and the result is a lovely display. Choose your dough carefully. This example (above) is delicious but the dough wasn’t the best choice.. A smooth dough is recommended. The cuts will be cleaner and more defined for decorating and for removing dough in some areas. The house shaped cookie cutter is perfect for a one dimensional gingerbread house and can be purchased at 
We really enjoy putting together these favorites any time of year. Two Sweet and Sour Brisket recipes, one is more traditional, recipe is 
From my balcony of the Grand Floridian, DisneyWorld … an absolutely fabulous vacation. You might be thinking rides, and yep, I did rides but this was a vacation of great food too. We were lucky enough to stay on the concierge floor, meaning we had all day long access to food & drinks. Many of the taste treats were prepared in the kitchens of the Grand Floridian’s five star restaurants. But we didn’t just eat here.
July 4th picnic without beans! Not for this family! Beans are my all time comfort food and a must for the Fourth. Any of these recipes works well. I enjoy what I experienced in my childhood. So, I opt for the sweetest of baked. Vegetarians have a recipe here too. Getting ready with 3 days to go!
Asiago Pasta Salad is one of my most popular on the blog. A meal in itself with chicken. It’s quite good as a vegetarian too. I actually love all these. The 24 Hour Salad really surprised me. The Bruschetta (not technically a salad) is also a winner even if you’re not a raw tomato fan like me.
