Planning a grilled meal and seek guidance?

Question

So I will be grilling tomorrow and so far on the list of things I'm making we have pulled pork burgers, buffalo brats, asparagus with tarragon aioli, and a Paula Deen cake.

Some additions and changes I am thinking about is adding grilled corn perhaps. I can buy 6 and get 6 for free at my local supermarket and I would serve that with a chipotle lime butter. I have a small grill and corn can take long to grill. So should I just boil my asparagus and not grill them or go without the corn and sub baked beans?

I could make grilled chicken wings and have that with the other two meats and corn w/no asparagus. Maybe make a quick salad instead of the asparagus.

There are many possibilities for me to decipher. Anyone agree that more meat is always the way to go and one or two sides is plenty?

Answer 1

I cook and get creative all the time, pairing my wines with foods, marinades, hours on suaces, and you name I can prepare it but I want you to remember that creativity leads to complexity. and what you are desiring to do isnt hard but it should perhaps be re thought. I would stay simple, if you have to much going on you could turn everything into a disaster and what waste of money and food, so ease into a simple menu, olive oil with/garlic a touch butter on some noodles with cheese, a few chicken b*****s, yes some corn would be delightful, everyone likes pasta, corn can be served with a tomato base sauce like a torilla for aps, sort of take a mexican theme, or a "all world cuisine" shoot do hot dogs for all some cares, be creative in a simplistic sense, pasta and oil about 15 mins, corn and chicken breast, layer chicken breast over pasta, breast right from the grill, tomato sauce like amoghio or a gazepacho its great and fun and teh wines you can white red a blush or a champgne, be fun have fun and remember its your friends not the food network coming to judge you! Be real have fun and enjoy your day.

PS you could do a vegatble pasta through aspapargus in after steaming with some cheese!~

Answer 2

The 2 meats are fine (unless some vegetarians are coming) ... the asparagus sounds wonderful.... I would add a green salad and FRUIT SALAD.... and either corn OR baked beans .......

Answer 3

asparagus is not necessary with the rest of them meal but corn is!

more meat is def the way to go

Answer 4

If you grill enough and entertain/cook for bigger groups enough I'd say buy another grill so you can do the meats and corn separate and/or have enough room for both.

Answer 5

I would definatly recomend  corn..........maybe not grilled but cooked. Leave it in the green covering (can't think of the name right now =P) and wrap in tin foil turns out great. Salad rocks maybe do that AND boiled asparagus. IF you want another protein grilled chicken wing sound yummy........but if you have vegans........so they get protein too beans are the way to go~HAVE FUN!!!