food Memorial Day Spread... What's on your table this weekend?

[HopsNBarley]

Got hungry watching all of the meat smoke and had plenty of room left on the WSM, so I decided to make some Hoinks.
All beef hot dogs wrapped in bacon and smoked about an hour over the cherry and apple wood.
I topped mine with cheese sauce, carmelized onion and a few pickled penos.
 

 

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Lunch
 

Kids playing in the water....fun to be had
 

 

[D3monic]

No pics cause I ate it too fast. Cochinita pibil. I am going to try smoking a shoulder wrapped in banana leaves and do my take of this amazing dish.

 

[RocketMan]

We'll tomorrow will be the Burger and dogs thing but tonight it's my Grandma's Chicken Spaghetti. Here's how it looks:

 
 
and if you want to give it a try the recipe is here: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/47071-grandmas-chicken-spaghetti/#entry993742

 

[geeme]

Your Grandma must be related to mine - looks exactly like hers, but she made it with ground beef and bacon. Good stuff either way!

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

About to go down....
 

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

 

[Urban Garden]

 
and plenty of cold beers, margaritas and mojitos to go around.

Hope everyone had a safe and fun weekend and got to appreciate Family and Friends. Everyones grub looks awesome, Great picts!!! 

 

[Scovie]

W I N N E R !

Holy bejeebus I wish I was at your house this weekend! What with all of those glorious platters! Hell yes, the guac, salsas, shrimps, taco makins, and the dipper thingys! I would have swiped that platter of poppers and ran outside to the back yard.

 

[geeme]

WOW, UG - you have a SPREAD there. Looks good!

 

[HopsNBarley]

Bangin in the garden!

 

[sicman]

looks ike everyone ate better than me. i think my spread was something along the lines of bourbon gatorade and a handfull of stale chex.

 

[SavinaRed]

Chris if I ate like that everyday I would weigh in at 400 lbs lol. Do you happen to be a chef or have you been to culinary school ?

 

[JoynersHotPeppers]

Chris if I ate like that everyday I would weigh in at 400 lbs lol. Do you happen to be a chef or have you been to culinary school ?

I just love to cook but on a side note one of my best friends is a chef and he and I very well may be doing a food truck by Spring of next year. I have zero culinary school experience and have never worked as a chef. I did work in restaurants for about 10 years but never int he kitchen. 
 
On a side...side note, just bought a 10 pound full brisket, guess what is happening this weekend  

 

[SavinaRed]

I just love to cook but on a side note one of my best friends is a chef and he and I very well may be doing a food truck by Spring of next year. I have zero culinary school experience and have never worked as a chef. I did work in restaurants for about 10 years but never int he kitchen. 
 
On a side...side note, just bought a 10 pound full brisket, guess what is happening this weekend

You make some killer dishes and the presentations are excellent !!!
 
That is my next goal. I think I'm a pretty good cook but never really worried much about the presentation. So now I will work on doing that when I make a nice meal. You have inspired me lol.

 

[JayT]

Wow that was some great eats you guys made!  To expound on a comment made:  I read some things on FB this past weekend about how Memorial Day has become a BBQ holiday rather than a remember the fallen holiday.  Personally, I think BBQ is the national food of the USA, the one the troops who are fighting abroad can't wait to have when they get home.  So... nothing better to honor them than a great bbq with family and friends.  God bless all those who have served, and thank you.