Memorial Day Cookout- The Verdict

After all of the prep work for the Memorial Day Cookout- how did everything turn out, you ask?  Well....  here are my thoughts.


We made absolutely DELICIOUS veggie kabobs.  Look at all the veggie yummies!!!

Our kabobs and tempeh before it went on the grill

Aaron (my brother-in-law) did a GREAT job of keeping the meat separate from our non-meat selves.  Compliments to the grill-master!!  Gotta love the ove glove!


















Once grilled.... ohhh it all looked fabulous, no?!?!!

Next time I'll cut the tempeh into smaller pieces and marinate all of the sides.  The part that was marinated was very good- nice and smoky with a little bit of heat from the BBQ Sauce.  The parts that were not were bland, but after dipping it into the sauce it all came together very nicely.  My sister-in-law did say that my corn was the best corn that she had ever had, so that's a keeper!!!!  Oh and the veggies?  FANTASTIC.  Smoky and perfectly grilled.  Again, good job Aaron!!

I couldn't write about a cookout at my brother and sister-in-law's house without showing pictures of the cutest little darling in the world.

Happy Memorial Day!

Memorial Day Cookout- The Prep

Happy Monday, everyone!  This is a 2-part bloggie about the BBQ yesterday!  In the morning, I marinated some tempeh with a spicy and fabulous BBQ sauce!  Annie's Naturals Hot Chipotle BBQ sauce.  SO GOOD.

















Like the technique?!

Then I wrapped it in plastic wrap and foil to let it marinate for a few hours in the fridge. 

On to the peppers and onions!!  I chopped up 2 peppers and an onion and topped with salt and pepper.  Made another foil packet, ready to be plopped on the grill.  TOO EASY!

On to the corn!  Shuck shuck shuck....

7 ears, ready to be seasoned!

For my seasoning, I used salt, pepper, and a little bit of coconut oil so it would stick.


















Somewhat of a messy process, but really easy.  I put a little bit of coconut oil on, then sprinkled the salt and pepper.  Rolled them all up in foil and they too were ready to be plopped on the grill!!  10 min one side, 5 min on the other.

I also wanted to bring some raw-ish cookies, so I proceeded to make up a recipe!  (...as I do).  In the food processor I threw in 3 pitted dates, 1/2 c dry oats, 1/4 c raisins, cinnamon (about a Tbsp), dash of ginger, and dash of salt.  After it started going a little bit, I added a teeny tiny bit of water to smooth things out.


















Process until well mixed and dough-like...


















All rolled into balls!  DONE!

Stay tuned for part 2-  the results!!