Barbecue Bank Holiday


The Bank Holiday weekend is upon us, so Friday evening and Saturday morning involved me purchasing enough meat to feed a third world country, burgers, sausages, steak, side loin lamb chops, spare ribs and pork steak.Now I am aware that the forecast gave good weather for Saturday only but we Irish need to have weather optimism or we would never get out of bed.The temperature hit 23 degrees Saturday lunchtime, so out came the paddling pool, barbecue and sun loungers.Factor 50 was slathered all over the boys and two of thier cousins arrived to spend the afternoon paddling, splashing and water pistolling. The Financial Advisor joined us in her shades around 5.oo and GASP set to cooking on the gas BBQ. Now you would think that GASP would , like all men, be kken to exert his authority over the the barbecue, but in fact it took me questioning his sexuality, for him to take to outdoor cooking without gay abandon! He doesn't wear an apron or drink beer but it definitely does something for me !The Financial Advisor and I happily sipped on Prosecco before devouring the carnivourous
treat along with the compulsary, ketchup, coleslaw and Ballymalou relish. The paddling pool was the only bath the boys got but the baby got an outdoor baby bath much to his delight. All in all, a great sunny day. I saved the rest of the meat in the fridge for today, only to find rain so I roasted a chicken and froze the meat for another weekend....may there be many this summer !

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