First, I'm thankful for all the good friends I've been lucky to have in my life... it's truly a blessing. The bbq went beautifully today, but I need to stop cooking for 50 unless I actually have 50 confirmed attendees :) Everything turned out well -- the turkey was a big hit, and even though I thought the brisket was a little overcooked, I was able to trim it up nicely.
Pictures are here. Someday the house will be completely clean, but we're not quite there yet. Still it wasn't horrible :)
The final menu was:
Appetizers:
Onion dip with potato chips
Jalapeno popper dip with corn chips
Cheese tray with breads
Veggie tray with ranch dip
Mains:
Pulled pork (pecan smoke) with a wide variety of BBQ sauces
Brisket (Jim Beam/oak smoke)
Turkey breast (brief marinade in Williams Sonoma turkey brine with orange juice, then a maple smoke)
Sides:
Macaroni salad
Potato salad
Cole slaw
Corn Salad -- this went over really well
Cheesy potatoes
Cinnamon apple slices
Desserts:
Strawberry Jello Pretzel Salad
Texas sheet cake -- didn't like the recipe or execution, turned out like pecan fudge with a weird spongy base
White chocolate macadamia nut bar cookies
M&M bar cookies
Way too much food, but it's nice to have people fed and happy :)
I'm sorry I missed it!
Summer is a pain in the ass for me. I had way too much stuff to do. I will try to make a trip out there with Sweetpea or to your next get-together.