Help with 1st birthday BBQ please?

Mullhon2

Hi guys,

It's my daughter's 1st birthday soon and we're having a BBQ with friends, if weather holds out on Sunday.
It's not an elaborate affair, poss about 10 adults and 2-3 kids. Going to pick up some cheap banners, and balloons maybe.
Just wonder if anyone has any ideas for something different food wise? Or do I just stick with plain burgers / sausages, etc.?

Thanks in advance folks.
Nikki

Savvybunny2009

It depends how adventurous you want to go really. I had an email from a company that have started doing BBQ boxes and they include the ingredients for the following dishes:

Vietnamese Chicken Skewers with Coconut
and Lime Leaves
Simply Sausages
with Smoked Mexican Chilli
Grilled Halloumi and Courgette Skewers
with Garlic Butter
Summer Salad
with Citrus Oregano Dressing

You could also add

Grilled corn on the cob
Potato salad/coleslaw
Hot dog rolls for the sausages
Grilled tomatoes/mushrooms/pineapple/peppers (on skewers maybe?)
Pasta salad
Grilled prawns/grilled prawn skewers
Fresh summery salad
Relishes
Wedges/chips/loaded potato skins/mini baked potatoes with sour cream


You could do ice cream and BBQ bananas/peaches/plums/pineapple for dessert.

Mullhon2

Thanks for suggestions. I've got some lamb to do on rosemary, like mini kebabs, feta / Tom / basil salad, but I like the fruit / veg kebabs. Actually have a recipe somewhere for jerk pork and pineapple, may do that on skewers too.
Thanks again.

Spendless

Family favourites

'Mike's chops'

Pour soy sauce over pork steaks, then sprinkle over garlic, leave to marinade, cook. Gives a lovely garlicy, savoury taste that isn't available to buy pre-done. Dark soy sauce gives a better deoth of flavour and garlic granules a better texture but use whatever you have in.

German potato salad

Cut an onion and some gherkins up finely pour into heat proof dish. Boil new potatoes until soft. Add potatoes to the gherkin/onion mix. The heat from the spuds slightly 'cooks' the other ingrediants. When cool mix with mayo.

To bulk out your meals to save on costs of meat add salad, tortilla chips, salsa, corn on the cob and home made coleslaw.

preeti22

cheese sandwiches,french fries, mini pizza,fruit salad,roasted potatoes, pastries or cupcakes.