On Sunday my niece and I went to my Dad’s house to celebrate Father’s Day. My husband was recovering from a 12hr drive from a family member’s funeral and my son had to work so they weren’t able to make the adventure with us! What was so unlike my dad was he wanted to actually do all the cooking! I was like (with a huge grin too!), “Ya mean I don’t have to wait on you hand and foot??!!!” He just laughed and told me, “No!” I don’t know if I shared with everyone that I get my passion for BBQ from my dad. I remember as a kid ALWAYS BBQing. Especially in the summer because our house at the time didn’t have any air conditioning! Ugggg! Those days were so hot we practically lived in the pool, and that included the dog too! LOL We had a black lab named Sugar. Don’t know why we called her that because she never smelled very sweet! I think it was her personality. She was a great dog! She would actually swim with us in the pool. We had a diving board and I would run and dive and she would run and jump in after me! Fun memories! I think I got a little side tracked LOL…. back to Father’s Day! My dad has a smoker also and he decided to do baby backs. They were so good and tender! Of course he used Auntie Heather’s House of BBQ Sauce from our Homemade BBQ Sauce Kit! He made some spicy baked beans with bell peppers. YUM! He also made a potato/vegetable medley on the BBQ which was also pretty tasty! My job was to bring the deviled eggs, chocolate pudding pie, and peach cobbler (I actually had to make two chocolate pies because my son would never let me live it down if I didn’t make him one LOL). The funny thing is I really don’t like deviled eggs! LOL My dad (and husband) like them with mayo, mustard, pickle relish and sprinkled with smoked paprika. I have no idea what they are supposed to taste like so I always have my husband sample! When he gives me the “thumbs-up” I know they are good LOL! The peach cobbler is more up my alley! I have to tell you, I have been on this two year quest for perfecting my cobbler! My husband remembers this “cobbler” from his younger days and really can’t gather the words to describe it! I ask him, “Is it real sweet, cinnamony (I know it’s not a word, but I use it anyways LOL), thick, runny, …..what??!!!” All he could do is muster up sounds to describe it…..hence my two year quest! So far he says that I have nailed the filling, I just need to perfect the crust! So of course you know we will be eating cobbler all summer! LOL Honestly, I think he just says all that so I keep making them for him! LOL That’s okay, I actually don’t mind because I love the look and smile he gives me when he sees the whole pan waiting for him in the frige! My dad makes awesome homemade ice cream and it went perfectly with the cobbler! It was really a great day! I got to visit with my dad and family and eat some wonderful BBQ! Thank you, dad for such an awesome celebration! :)
To all you BBQers,
