Need some help? Food heads only!!

[hanginbals]

A brother birthday Sat and I'm grill out no matter what the temp! Got the ribs, chicken, ground beef for the burgers, the dogs and even brought some wings to jerk. My only problem is what to make for sides?? What would you suggest besides the potato salad and baked beans??? Help a brother out. Also It's a keg party!!

 

[Cleopatra_J]

I like to do grilled corn or any type of grilled veggies... but corn is the best, lol

instead of potato salad sometimes I do tuna macaroni salad... or maybe a pasta salad with crab meat (crab meat, rotini noodles, tomatoes, peppers, vinaigrette, spices)

I mean you can really do anything... its a grill!!! and you make your sides in the house, lol

 

[followup]

You can skip the potato salad and make baked macaroni instead. Also you can have a veggie platter (bought or homemade) with cucumber slices, baby carrots, brocolli, cauliflower, and then a bowl of ranch dressing or Italian dressing in the middle. I usually like potatos when I grill (baked on the grill). Something I've only done once and on coals was grilled potato slices. You take a big Russett potato. And cut it into slices that are about 1/2 inch thick. You coat the potatoes in vegetable oil and throw them on the grill. After they are cooked soft, you can sprinkle some salt on them. The grill marks are pretty. You know how to make the criss cross marks?

If you want some cool appetizers that you can throw on the grill, you can make pineapple shrimp shish kabobs. All you need is to soak some skewers in water overnight the day before. You need some jumbo shrimp and a can of pineapple chunks. If you feel like it get a green bell pepper and white onion & cut them into 1 inch squares. The day of you put a pineapple chunk on and than alternate the shrimp, onions, and bell peppers. Leave about an inch on each side of the skewer with nothing on it. And then you grill on your top level for slower cooking. I'm assuming you have a propane grill like most men

For a simple dessert you can do candied yams. Easy to make and simple but good.

 

[DeSiRe]

pasta salad is a good suggestion...u can do it sooo many ways but my fav is this tri colored pasta with a half cup of italian dressing, parmasan cheese, diced tomatos, diced red onion, brocolli with a little salt and pepper

u can also have chips and salsa (not hard to make your own salsa)...or chips and rotel

grilled some corn with the husks on and rub butter and parmasan cheese...that will be yummy

baked beans are always a hit ("drunken" baked beans are yummy too...if u want i can give u a recipie)

instead of making regular potado salad make loaded baked potado salad...its got sour cream...cheese..chives...bacon...tastes just like a loaded baked potado

for dessert if u plan on making it...there is this way u can make peach cobbler...all u do is crumble cake mix over peaches...cooks up just like a crust...if u want the recipie let me know

i know u want some variety...hopefully i gave u some ideas or at least inspired you

if u wanna get fancy let me know cause i thought of a few but didnt know if u wanted something simple or not

 

[hanginbals]

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