Who knows more about grilling…and beer…. than Homer Simpson?  Parade magazine recently asked Homer for his top tips for a tasty Summer BBQ, and he was more than willing dish up some hot tips.  For some reason, I do not recommend trying these at your next BBQ…or at all.

1. To make great food taste fantastic, Homer recommends adding beer.  Drink 72 ounces, then start grilling!  He also says that adding half a pound of real meat really makes a veggie burger much tastier.
2. To keep the bugs from  biting, and so Homer can be a good dad who watches his children nap, he brings his grilling indoors.
3. He keeps kebbob skewers handy for guests like Ned  Flanders.  He gives them out as “special party favors” for his most annoying guests.
4. Make sure you have some veggies to grill for the no-meat eaters in your family like his kid, Lisa, but Homer says no matter what you do that veggies taste bad.  i wonder how he knows after that 72 ounces of beer?
5. Give your party a fun theme.  Some of Homer’s most fun get-togethers have been his “Quadruple Bypass Anniversary Party”  and his “Great Flanders’ Smoke Out”!
6. He’s heard about other people’s struggles with leftovers, but Homer still isn’t sure what a leftover is so he can’t help you there.  He says if you cook, you don’t have to worry about it. 

i couldn’t really resist posting this one when I saw it as I was cleaning off my kitchen table.  Yep, that came out awhile ago and I’m just now getting to it but life gets hectic around here:)

I don’t think I”d take Homer’s advice at Face value but if you think about ithe does have some pretty sharp  tips!   We use our grill 5 out of 7 days a week probably, whether we’re just using the side burner for some mac and cheese and grilling some hot dogs, or cooking up my favorite turkey burgers.  The house doesn’t get any hotter, the food is leaner because we don’t use any oil or grease of any kind when we grill even though the pros do, and I have yet to find a food that can’t be grilled. 

One of my favorite things to do is take a yellow squash, cut it in half lengthwise, sprinkle a little parmesan and a little garlic on it and grill it.  OMG it is soooooo good!  I think  that’s kid-speak for you should try it ) Have a great week.