Having a BBQ with friends is such a fun summer activity. After my husband and I bought our new grill, we have been inspired to have a get-together and hopefully invite our close friends over and grill out! For a BBQ, of course, you need lots of fun food like hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, pasta salad, baked beans, potato salad, mac ‘n’ cheese, fruit, veggies and dip, ICED TEA…oh gosh, my mouth is just watering thinking about all these wonderful foods! But besides the food of course, I always love decorating the table when we have a dinner party. Here are some cute ideas I gathered that I plan on using at our next get-together to help make our table special for our summer BBQ.
1.) Picnic Table Condiment Set
3.) Biodegradable tableware Wasara
5.) Cotton napkins – tear-able rolls!
6.) Red and White Checked Tablecloth
Now go relax and enjoy some good old fashioned iced tea! I love putting iced tea in Mason Jars…such a fun touch for summer time entertaining!
Iced Tea Recipe: (Thanks Martha Stewart)
Ingredients
- 7 cups water
- 6 orange pekoe tea bags
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/3 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup Bacardi 151 or other high-proof golden rum
- Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
Directions
- Bring 4 cups of the water to a boil in a medium saucepan and add the tea bags. Remove the pan from the heat, cover it, and allow the tea bags to steep for5 minutes.
- Remove and discard the tea bags. Add the sugar to the saucepan and stir until dissolved. Add the remaining 3 cups water and stir to combine. Transfer the mixture to a pitcher, and add the lemon juice and rum. Chill thoroughly before serving.
- Serve over ice, in tall glasses garnished with mint sprigs.
Have a great Tuesday and stay cool!
Those wineglasses are very unique! I like the condiment holder, too. A favorite drink of mine the last two summers is sweet tea vodka plus lemonade! Yum-O!
I absolutely L<3VE the wine glasses and the cute picnic table condiment set. I was at a BBQ this past weekend and thought how bottles of condiments are always getting knocked over. Not anymore!
And thank you, THANK YOU for the 'iced' tea recipe…I'm going to make it this weekend! 😉
Sounds refreshing, can’t wait to taste the ice tea. Thanks for the recipe. gb
I pinned the wineglasses in my http://www.pinterest.com account!
Love those wine glasses, so different!!