What do you cook for the 4th?

That sounds good!! I'll be making jam today, plum and apricot! But probably grilling some chicken to put over pasta for dinner.

My favorite summer treat? Watermelon with a squeeze of lime!

 

We have no particular set menu but generally either smoke or grill something. Going simple this year and grilling some venison burgers.

 

Chili cheese dogs with homemade chili cheese fries and strawberry/blueberry shortcake.

 

was going to smoke some goat,although Im not feeling at my best as I got over heated this am moving a hog for a friend.so the menu got changed to an inside project

goat burgers
hot dogs(fried)
smoked sausage
mock potato salad for me and whoever else regular potato salad for the Mrs.and whoever else
deviled eggs
baked beans
watermellon
and fudge

 

Not our "usual cookout food" this year... I made DH his favorite..... meatloaf and tater tots.

I wanted to do BBQ Ribs, and stuff but we didn't have the money.

 

DH smoked a mess of ribs yesterday for today. He made potato salad and we have fresh fruit and lettuce salad. Also baked beans and sweet corn. I have been waiting for these ribs since yesterday morning!! We have an annual Ribfest in our town every year but it is getting too expensive so he decided last year to get a smoker and do our own. I am trying to get him to try smoking some of the chickens I processed this year. Maybe for the next picnic.

 

I barbecued a turkey and made a chocolate mocha cake with cream cheese icing.