No One Died

We fired up the grill.  You have no idea how exciting that was!  I got all the stuff, Kingsford charcoal (with the lighter fluid in it), one of those cylinders that helps get the coals heated up, wooden skewers......I had chicken cut in pieces (so it would cook faster) that I had put in a brine, pineapple, a Vidallia onion, red, yellow and green peppers.  We were ready.

Lori came over and Amy and I opened the grill and poured in the charcoal.  We didn't need  the cylinder since the charcoal was already coated with lighter fluid.  But, you never know.  The last time I had worked with charcoal was YEARS ago!  And, it was tricky!!!!!!

One match later and we had FIRE! I was really surprised!

So, I had all the skewers on the grill and we were off.  Amy had some fish on the grill, so we met all food requirements.  I had made parmesian risotto and we had cut up tomato with basil.  Delicious.

The next night, I fired up the grill again and did hamburgers.  Lori came over for dinner and it all worked.  I think the burgers were a bit dry, but I will try again. 

The amazing thing?  No one died.

The next attempt will involve marshmellows, chocolate and graham crackers.

Enjoy!
Love, Leslie

Check out the tomatoes!