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Monday, March 12, 2012

Weekend BBQ Party with Friends

We had summer weather last weekend so what better way to celebrate the sun and blue skies by having a BBQ party with friends.  Planned an almost-all-day get together so we can all properly catch up--no special occassion, we simply just want to spend time together.  


While dining out is equally precious, there's something more special and relaxing when get-togethers are done at home where there's no time limit and things become spontaneous.  The adults can be noisy and kids can be rowdy and we can all eat like there's no tomorrow.  The party lasted for seven (7) hours and it was one of the funnest times we've had in a long while.  


The BBQ started at 2:30PM.  Some brought cooked food and some brought stuff to be cooked on the barbie.
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends


The Husbands hovered around the big BBQ Grill and got those pork belly cooked.
 Weekend BBQ Party with Friends


On the other hand, I hung out by the smaller BBQ Grill and got busy with my Bulgogi-marinated Beef.  (I'll share the recipe later this week).
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends


My Bulgogi only took a few minutes to grill.  Once one side of the thinly-sliced beef is cooked, I flipped it over and sliced it into strips.  
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends

It should look like this once it's done (see photo below). I served it with Kimchi.
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends

Other than the dish I prepared, we had the grilled Pork Belly (dipped in spicy Vinegar), Pancit, Steamed Milkfish and Corned Beef Pandesal (the Pandesal was freshly-baked by one of our friends).  The food lasted us till dinnertime and it was all delicious.
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends


For dessert, we had Chocolate Crinkles (baked also by one of our friends) and Caramel Cake.
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends


No matter what happens, we never forget to take photos, especially the Wifeys...thank God our Husbands always obliged.
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends


Even the kids, had a special "photoshoot" session.  It took a lot of "sit still" and "look at the camera, please?" to get them all together in one photograph, but we sure had a lot of laughter doing this.
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends


Other than spending time as a family, the Wifeys and Husbands get to bond separately.  The Husbands have their time to talk about their stuff and (sometimes) watch a DVD while the Wifeys happily chats away with stuff they care about too.  
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends
Weekend BBQ Party with Friends


And always, we never seem to ran out of things to talk or laugh about.  Our friendship is amazing and truly blessed.  Our party ended with smiles that will last us until the next get-together.