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More on Holiday Planning

   Happy Sunrise, Happy Saturday, and coffee is hot and ready !

So the planning goes on, do make up your menus ahead of time, or is it just wing it sorta of thing ? I do menus in my head, although I should start writing them out, sometimes I will come up with something really good, then forget about it, then remember it after the party.The next holiday is the forth of July, and there seems to be a standard for the food from what I have seen and heard. It starts with a briskets, ribs, pork butts hamburgers, hotdogs, and beans, potato salad, cold slaw, dips, chips and vegetables, my thing is it is so much food for such a small group. Guess I need to figure out the guest list and how many will show up too. After doing a guest list, it will be menu time. Getting the smoker and the grill ready is a job without adding anything to it. More to come next week.

Holiday Planning ?

     Happy Sunrise ! another Saturday is upon us, yes the coffee is hot and waiting.

   Who plans the meals for the holidays ? does it depend on who is attending ? your family or hers ? hopefully the friends are all mutual or at least likeable by both. So if it is her family, do you plan your meals to her likes and dislikes or just make your plans ? I have found  through out the years the best meals are the ones that I plan, they always are loved and the food turns out the best. Let me tell you a story, when we first bought our house we put in a pool

and held most of the family gatherings, it was her family since mine all live in Michigan, I would have brisket, hamburgers, hotdogs, steaks, coleslaw, baked beans, and her potato salad. One time I decided to add a  raw vegetable tray with ranch dip, I was told that will be a waste of money, surprise it was gone in the first couple hours. 

 

Now I cook and plan the get together and if something else is wanted I will add it, or the guest bring it. I have been planning a Fourth get together for this year, took the week off, so I can prep and cook. I can't wait to get started, still need to find some dry wood since it has been raining hawgs and cows here, areas are still flooded and it keeps coming, hope it stops soon. Will continue on next week with more on our Texas Barbecue.