Finally, summer has arrived, well for this week anyway, and now Baz has dragged out the old barbecue
we’d better put it to good use, or will it be the usual burnt offerings?
Normally, in our garden you’ll see a big plume of smoke, don’t ask me why, but every time Baz starts the barbecue we end up with the garden looking like Vesuvius has erupted again!
What is it about men and barbecues? Even Gordon Ramsay agrees with me, he says: “it so frustrates me, why do men feel they have to be the one in charge?”
"For God's sake all you men, leave the barbecue to the ladies and go and sort out the drinks instead. You are pretty much all useless.
"And if you absolutely must pick up the tongs then don't drink first! You wouldn't have a few drinks and then tackle the Sunday lunch would you?
Baz will love this, not!
I think we must have bought every type of barbecue over the years, but it doesn’t make any difference, we still end up sitting inside until you can see the end of the garden again. What I find embarrassing is, when the neighbours start coughing.
Last time he fired up the barbecue there was a knock on our door, our neighbour from three houses down was standing in front of me with a WW2 gas mask on!!
Luckily there was a smoke free zone in our area this weekend, had Baz finally cracked it? No, we ate round our friends’ house!
Here’s the Blue cheese dressing I made to take with us,
I forgot the friend doesn’t like Blue cheese, but she ate it anyway, including stealing a bit more for their Sunday barbeque.
Blue Cheese Dressing
Serves 6-8
Prep Time 5 mins, plus 1 hour to chill in fridge
Ingredients
- 500ml Low fat crème fraiche
- 120ml Semi skimmed milk
- 110g Stilton cheese, crumbled
- ¼ Red onion, finely chopped
Method
- Put all the ingredients into a large bowl and liquidize
- Pour into suitable container and refrigerate for an hour
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Blender
Shopping List
- 500ml Low fat crème fraiche
- 120ml Semi skimmed milk
- 110g Stilton cheese
- ¼ Red onion
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I love it! I hope Baz doesn’t come after you with the bbq tongs when he reads this. The salad and the blue cheese dressing looks wonderful.
He probably will lol
Very funny the gas mask picture :-) The blue cheese dressing sounds and looks delicious!
Hey – hope you had a great birthday. I love blue cheese so will be giving this a go. I dont quite know what to make of the scarey man in the gas mask. Is he wearing pants? He looks as if he isnt and its freaking me out!!!
Diane, thanks I had a great birthday, & yes he is wearing pants lol
Juliana, it made me laugh when I opened the door, I knew why!
LOL…funny neighbor.
What’s semi skimmed milk?
Hi Jessica,
Yeah, he’s a hoot!! Wouldn’t be the same without him..
semi-skimmed milk retains less than half of the fat of whole milk (1.7% compared with 3.9%).
That is so funny, made me laugh out loud! Thanks!
Kate, who said neighbours can’t be fun!!
the dressing looks marvelous but the photo of the neighbor is priceless!!!
Glenna, what can I say? Now you know why we’ve been here 20 odd years lol
Hi Lesley & Barry
Remember us, it is Pat’s (Tony Jones’ wife is my cousin and you are Tony’s cousin Barry) we love experimenting with your recipes as we have mentioned before, well did your Toad in the Hole, WOW WOW, did it with our Mt. Barker Free Range Chicken sausages, use Rice Flour and lactose free milk, added spring onions with the mushrooms and tomatoes and just perfecto….WOW it was just fantastic…
Keep up the smashing recipes
Love Monika
Hi Monika, of course we remember, great to hear from you.We must get in touch, so glad you like our recipes.
Baz and Les:)