First Barbecue of the Season

We had our first barbecue of the season the other night to honor our visitors, Peter and Stephanie, who were visiting from Iowa.

We had 14 people over from Bruce's office (along with one police officer who dropped in for a bite to eat also known as my brother!)

Peter and Stephanie lived here 5 years ago so it was fun to plan a get-together so they could visit with everyone again.

We made our barbecued ribs on the Treager, along with the above accompaniments. I was able to use chives from the garden for the biscuits and made one of the pies with a gluten-free crust for 3 people who came who eat a gluten-free diet.

It turned out delicious, by using my apple pie recipe but switched out the crust with this gluten-free flour I bought at Costco as I was shopping there for the ribs.

The pie basically tasted like it was made with whole wheat crust but otherwise tasted great (along with some ice cream, of course)

Our featured mixed drink was Pimm's Cup which also was a hit with everyone and we went through a whole bottle of the liquor.

As you can see, we are all eager for summer to arrive and start eating summer food again. This first barbecue tasted so good and we're ready. Then it ended with a rainbow.

Beautiful

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