Family all coming over for fireworks and a tailgate party at North Canton Fireworks, the neighborhood fireworks are later that night…
Most likely for the tailgate party we will have Pizza Oven chicken, jojo’s and pizza also chips and dip, drinks and my daughter will make a sheet cake or pineapple upside down cake.

On Saturday family will be at my house that evening to send off “flying luminaries” … what to prepare for dinner??????
Wife will make potato salad and small macaroni salad
Daughters will bring some ice cream, cake and chips ….

What do I what to prepare ??? I know I will have corn on the grill always a favorite
Do I do …. ribs, steak, hamburger, chicken, pork chops…????
Could bring out the smoker but that a lot of work to do something special and right.. “don’t smoke if you can’t do it right”

What are some of the OC preparing for the family menu this 4[SUP]th[/SUP]?

We're doing Mexican dip and veggies for appetizers, followed by brats and dogs on the grill, along with broccoli salad, pasta salad, and a few other goodies...and oh yeah--lots and lots of beer

Plan to grill a few beer can chickens.

like_that;1631857 wrote:Plan to grill a few beer can chickens.

What's your method?

Burgers, brats and wieners, pasta salad, chips, cookies and cream brownies, my patriotic sangria, and tons of beer.

Gonna be at the lake all weekend so I'll probably go noodling for some catfish, then I'll go into the woods and wrestle some deer for some fresh meat. May pick some wild berries while I'm in there.

vdubb96;1631866 wrote:Gonna be at the lake all weekend so I'll probably go noodling for some catfish, then I'll go into the woods and wrestle some deer for some fresh meat. May pick some wild berries while I'm in there.

What lake?

ernest_t_bass;1631858 wrote:What's your method?

Cut the top of the can open, drink half the beer, pour spices into the can, lather the chicken up with some BBQ and spices, then stuff the can into the chicken. Please the chicken on the grill away from the coals, and close the grill.

vdubb96;1631866 wrote:Gonna be at the lake all weekend so I'll probably go noodling for some catfish, then I'll go into the woods and wrestle some deer for some fresh meat. May pick some wild berries while I'm in there.

GLSM?

thavoice;1631878 wrote:GLSM?

LOL, no sir. Although we did go out a couple weeks ago and it wasn't too bad. Wildcat we are going down to Brookville lake in southern Indiana

vdubb96;1631940 wrote:LOL, no sir. Although we did go out a couple weeks ago and it wasn't too bad. Wildcat we are going down to Brookville lake in southern Indiana

It is def getting better, and gets a bad rap. We spend alot of time at our place on Indian Lake and that place is packed even though the water doesnt seem any cleaner than GLSM. Hell, IL had a big bass kill off a few weeks ago and the smell was atrocious. Kids were swimming at the beach and pushing away dead fish!

but they dont get as much bad pub as GLSM.


on the menu....>Bacon dogs over the fire.....

We have our family reunion on the 4th. I will be making German potato salad and sauerkraut salad. The Newark Police Dept. and Licking County Sheriff are placed on high alert for this event.

vball10set;1631856 wrote:We're doing Mexican dip and veggies for appetizers, followed by brats and dogs on the grill, along with broccoli salad, pasta salad, and a few other goodies...and oh yeah--lots and lots of beer

After read your post, I started to think ethic food.... Jamaican Steak

2 pound beef Flank steak ……… (with my family of 11) I do 5 pounds of flank 8 oz per person just recipe or close to it)
¼ cup brown sugar
3 TBS orange juice
3 TBS lime juice
3 garlic cloves mined
1 piece (1x1 inch ) fresh ginger minced
2 tsp grade orange peel
2 tsp grade line peel
1 tsp salt
1 tsp paper
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 ground cloves

Shredded up some of the orange and line peel (SAVE UNTIL GRILLING)

Score the flank steak on both sides put everything into large freeze bag or a 2 quart glass dish, COVER AND REFRIGERATE 2 HOURS OR LITTLE LONGER)
Remove steak from marinade (discard marinate) Grill over medium heat about 6 minutes per side. Garnish with shredded orange and lime peel

^^^sounds like something I might like, Belly, thanks for the recipe!

like_that;1631872 wrote:Please the chicken on the grill away from the coals.

Goes without saying.

Wally;1632234 wrote:Goes without saying.

It's key.

Carne Asada, hot dogs and hamburgers.

Horse

Surf and Turf - tenderloin, crab leg, mashed potatoes, and lots of booze.

Burgers, hot dogs and brats. I'll probably got hot dogs for lunch and have some burgers for dinner. All on the grill, with copious amounts of beer and snacks.

Marinated pork chops
Italian sausages
Watermelon
Spinach salad
Broccoli
Corona with lime

Bison burgers on the menu for July 3th. Smell incredible on the grill.

ernest_t_bass;1631858 wrote:What's your method?

Keystone Light.

Sonofanump;1632892 wrote:Keystone Light.

Cool story, bra.

Went to the butcher yesterday and picked up a few 2" thick Porterhouses. Going to have that with corn and potato salad.