The old Weekend Grillers site has finally bit the dust (or dusted the bits.) 

It hung on for a few days past what it was scheduled for but as of this morning I am getting a “Site not found” message. 

I hope that everyone has visited The NEW Weekend Grillers and had a look around.  We’re quite proud of the new look and all the new features. 

And this is just the beginning.  We have big plans for the coming few months.  From interviews with the Biggest Names in Cutting Edge Barbequing and Grilling to Brand New Sections on Appetizers, Desserts and More — The NEW Weekend Grillers is where you want to be. 

Stick with us, be sure to sign-up for the newsletter and join in the fun be leaving comments on your favorite pages.

Mark

If you haven’t checked it out yet, do yourself a favor and head over to The Weekend Grillers NEW Dip and Salsa Section. 

You know, Barbeque (or BBQ) has several meanings depending on where you live and who is talking.

Of course, Barbeque is a delicious way of preparing meat, usually on a grill or other open flame and often with a spicy or sweet sauce. We love this BBQ.  It’s what The Weekend Grillers main site is all about.

But it can also refer to an outdoor party where the above food is often served. It is with this in mind that The Weekend Grillers has built our three new sections –

Weekend Movies

Weekend Drinks

And, Today’s Section, Dips and Salsa!

Here is a delicious and addicting recipe from the Dips and Salsa section to raise your interest:

Vidalia Onion Dip

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped Vidalia Onions
• 3 cups shredded Swiss Cheese
• 2 1/2 cups Mayonnaise (We only use Duke’s Mayonnaise)
• 2 to 3 roasted Garlic Cloves (see below)
• Salt to taste

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
2. Bake in the oven at 350F for 35 to 45 minutes until lightly browned. The onions should be soft and juicy and the cheese should be melted and bubbly
3. Serve straight from the oven with corn chips.

Head over to the Vidalia Onion Page on The Weekend Grillers Dips and Salsa Section to learn how to prepare roasted garlic.

PART TWO

Yesterday we talked about how the three new Party Sections of The Weekend Grillers came to be, how I hate to let anything go to waste and how some people like to compare their big toes.

Today we talk more about how Adults REALLY Party

If You Do It Right, Partying is Better When You Get Older

A few months back, one of my younger friends, Mandy,  told me that she was glad to see how my friends and I still liked to party and enjoy ourselves — because we were her parents’ age and they didn’t do anything!

After I recovered from this “compliment”, I told her that in my opinion, if you do it right, partying is BETTER when you get older.  My friends and I still do many of the same things we did as teenagers and 20 year olds, we just do them better.

When we were young a party food usually consisted of 20 bags of chips and a refrigerator full of cheap beer.   Now we have a table full of Smoked Salmon, Roasted Peppers (Atomic Buffalo Turds), Green Chili Wontons and more and, while the refrigerator is still full of beer, it’s now Sam Adams and Blue Moon.

We use to cram 80 people into a 2 room apartment with no A/C.  We now have kitchens bigger than that. 

We very seldom have anyone drink too much and pass out on the bathroom floor – but if they do, we take care of them (we’re Mommies and Daddies after all) and the bathroom floor is clean.

We use to listen to really bad ’80’s Rock and…okay, no one is perfect.  We still listen to really bad ’80’s Rock.

Party!!!

I could go on and I’m sure you have some good stories and ideas, but the point is, The Weekend Grillers is designed for the way we REALLY Party today.  Always has been.  Not funny costumes and silly games.  Just Good Friends, Good Food, Good Drinks and Good Times.

So what better place to include Adult Party Ideas and Recipes – even if they don’t necessarily include the Grill? 

Join us tomorrow for Part 3 of this Post.

Mark

PART ONE

Recently, when we moved to our new, beautiful Web 2.0 Website, The Weekend Grillers added three new sections to the site — Weekend Drinks, Dips and Salsa and Movie Night Movies.  These areas have many new and exciting party ideas and recipes and should add to the enjoyment of your next BBQ Party or Cookout.

But what are they doing on a Barbeque Site?

An Adult Party Site?  Not this Adult!

Shortly after we started The Weekend Grillers, I was searching the web for ideas and came across a site that claimed to have “Adult Party Games.”  (Adult as in “mature” — not “sexual”.  Nothing wrong with those — it just wasn’t what I was looking for.  That day. ) 

I clicked on the link and the first game I saw was called “The Big Toe Game“ 

Here’s how you play it (YOU!  Not me!)  You ask your guests to pull off their shoes and socks.  Then everyone compares big toes.  You give prizes for the longest, hairiest and, I’m not making this up, the most sock lint.

Now I don’t know about you, but if I’m at a party and someone suggests The Big Toe Game, I’m outta there.  I don’t even think massive amounts of beer would make this fun.  

Needless to say, I didn’t read any further.  

I did research the subject further though (adult parties not big toes ) and found very little on the web that resembled how my friends and I ACTUALLY party.   

We’ve Grown Up — But We Haven’t Grown Old 

Every site I went to seemed to think that my friends and I like to play silly games or dress up like TV Characters.  Sure, these things might be fun occasionally, but for most of our parties we don’t play Pin the G-String on the Stripper or come dressed as Skipper and Little Buddy. 

Most of our parties consist of Good Friends, Good Food, Good Drink and Good Conversation.  We often “build” the party around a reason — such as The Superbowl or Fourth of July – but the main attraction is just getting together and enjoying each others’ company.

So I set out to make a REAL Adult Party Site.

So What Happened and Where Is It?

I quickly realized two things — the web already has a lot of party sites (even if they weren’t very good) and I had bitten off a little more than I could chew.

I start creating sections on Drinks, Dips & Appetizers, Movies (look familiar?), Appetizers, Good Games, Desserts and More.  It wasn’t long before I was completely overwhelmed by the task and just gave up. 

The pages I had completed sat on my harddrive for months until I finally realized a third thing:

I ALREADY had a TRUE Adult Party Site – THE WEEKEND GRILLERS.

Come Back Tomorrow for Part 2 of this Post where we learn if we are Too Old to Party. 

Mark