Tips and Tricks to Host a Stylish Backyard BBQ with Outdoor Grills
Summer is the time for being outdoors at picnics and barbeque parties. Outdoor cooking is a fun way to entertain in the open, taking in the fresh summer breeze and plentiful sunshine. Turn your backyard into an exciting barbeque destination with these stylish table decorating tips and give new twists to traditional barbeque foods.
Start with setting up tables for your party. Cover the tables with a classic red and white checkered tablecloth layered with a burlap runner. If you would like to experiment with a unique look, choose colors that suggest the bright floral colors of summertime: fuchsia and orange are superb choices. Add monochromatic bunches of flowers placed in tight bunches in small vases for a nice colorful arrangement. If you would prefer a simpler table decor, place a large hurricane vase with a candle on each table or a lantern for a subtle centerpiece.
For outdoor cooking, you'll need an outdoor grill. Outdoor grills are easy to use, highly durable and portable. Other features to look at are a large storage area, easy clean-up ash catcher and working table space. Charcoal grills are a good choice as they are traditional and add a wonderful flavor to the food. Depending on the number of guests, choose from a simple kettle grill to a large full functional charcoal grill. You can also find outdoor grills that are a combination of gas and charcoal. This makes lighting the grill easy with the addition of a gas ignition that quickly lights the charcoal. Combination grills provide the tradition and flavor of a charcoal grill, with the easy start-up of a gas grill.
Create colorful displays for the skewered foods that are a staple of outdoor cooking. Set mini corn cobs, pieces of tofu, halloumi and portabella mushrooms on wooden skewers. Stand these inside metal buckets on a foam base covered with red paper confetti. Place these metal buckets close to the outdoor grills for you or your guests to be able to cook them as needed. Experiment with the food and try combining the fresh and slightly sweet flavor of melon with bacon for a unique twist.
Celebrate summer with these helpful tips on combining the best this season has to offer - barbeque and the beautiful outdoors!
Start with setting up tables for your party. Cover the tables with a classic red and white checkered tablecloth layered with a burlap runner. If you would like to experiment with a unique look, choose colors that suggest the bright floral colors of summertime: fuchsia and orange are superb choices. Add monochromatic bunches of flowers placed in tight bunches in small vases for a nice colorful arrangement. If you would prefer a simpler table decor, place a large hurricane vase with a candle on each table or a lantern for a subtle centerpiece.
For outdoor cooking, you'll need an outdoor grill. Outdoor grills are easy to use, highly durable and portable. Other features to look at are a large storage area, easy clean-up ash catcher and working table space. Charcoal grills are a good choice as they are traditional and add a wonderful flavor to the food. Depending on the number of guests, choose from a simple kettle grill to a large full functional charcoal grill. You can also find outdoor grills that are a combination of gas and charcoal. This makes lighting the grill easy with the addition of a gas ignition that quickly lights the charcoal. Combination grills provide the tradition and flavor of a charcoal grill, with the easy start-up of a gas grill.
Create colorful displays for the skewered foods that are a staple of outdoor cooking. Set mini corn cobs, pieces of tofu, halloumi and portabella mushrooms on wooden skewers. Stand these inside metal buckets on a foam base covered with red paper confetti. Place these metal buckets close to the outdoor grills for you or your guests to be able to cook them as needed. Experiment with the food and try combining the fresh and slightly sweet flavor of melon with bacon for a unique twist.
Celebrate summer with these helpful tips on combining the best this season has to offer - barbeque and the beautiful outdoors!
