SJ's #2- Barbecuing

      Oh how I love barbecues. I don't care if I'm hosting or attending, when the sun starts to set and the horrific heat dies down, I'm the first one to say 'yes' to being outside in a sundress with a cold brewski.
     And recently, I've enjoyed being the one to tackle the grill (not that I'm about to take over Mike's duty as grill-master.) Sure, the chicken might have come out a little dry and the shrimp from today, slightly salty, but I'm learning.
     Today I was proud of myself as I harvested the garden for the dinner's veggies. The tomatoes are TO DIE FOR. I'm hooked; I don't think I'll ever be able to buy store-bought tomatoes ever again. Maybe tomorrow I'll devote an entire post to the amazing-ness that is homegrown tomatoes. And with so many jalapenos, gotta do something with them... so why not stuff them with cream cheese and sick them on the grill for 45 minutes? (They were STILL too spicy for me after cooking that long...)
    

Annie kept me company out on the porch. Remember when I posted how tiny our neighbor's banana plant was? Now it's monstrous and I love it. 

Although Diego's currently on a special diet to see if it's his food that's causing perpetual ear infections, I couldn't resist feeding him corn on the cob and laughing at how he instinctively knows how to eat the kernels like a human. Of course he tried to devour the entire thing when he was finished, but hey. Can't win 'em all. 

While I hovered over the grill, Mike took on the challenge of baking Oreo-Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies. (Role reversal on our part was unintentional..) He had seen someone's pictures earlier that day on Facebook and immediately proclaimed he was going to make them later in the evening. I balked at the idea of eating a cookie stuffed within another cookie but holy cow, they were INCREDIBLE. You should pretty much make them immediately. No joke. He used this recipe and I pretty much died a little inside.

Hopefully this post has inspired you to go have your own barbecue. Just don't forget to invite me... maybe I can convince Mike to make more cookies?

:)