Need suggestions for Mother's Day dinner

[Moliere]

Time for the yearly bump on this thread. What are people cooking this year? I went with Thai ginger chicken last year and it went well. I have no idea what I'm doing on Sunday. I need inspiration, as the wife isn't helping me with any ideas.

MJ asked for steak and potatoes. That should be easy.

[Drunk Tank]

Looks great! We had basically the same thing. I didnt use the same recipe as you though.


Skirt steak on the Weber


Asparagus on my ugly drum smoker turned grill...




Grilled pineapple with vanilla ice cream, sprinkled with more cinnamon and chili powder.


Sorry for the blurry pics. I need a new camera.

Shockingly enough, my mom has asked for this exact meal again this year for Mothers Day.

[Surfah]

Those pancakes are rad. I may have to try my hand at that Sunday morning.

[FN Phat]

I used a new cheicken recipe I found posted on a bbq blog I visit. It is from Adam Perry Lang's "BBQ 25".






It turned out great! The brine made it very moist and tender. Because the temps in my BBQ were a little love, I did finish them under the broiler of my oven for a couple minutes to crisp the skin up.



I also cooked up some tri-tip and baked beans. Everything turned out great!

I tried this recipe on the Traeger. It was very moist and tender, however, I felt it lacked flavor. We had to salt and pepper the chicken to taste. Pics to follow.

[SteelBlue]

I did Pad Thai. I know it's street food, but it's one of the few dishes I do well. Seemed to be a hit.

[FN Phat]

I tried this recipe on the Traeger. It was very moist and tender, however, I felt it lacked flavor. We had to salt and pepper the chicken to taste. Pics to follow.

Fresh off of the grill:




Plated for the dinner table:

[Drunk Tank]

Fresh off of the grill:




Plated for the dinner table:

Looks good. I havn't used that recipe since last mothers day, so I have forgotten the details, but too bad it was bland. I will usually add S&P regardless of what the recipe calls for.

[FN Phat]

Looks good. I havn't used that recipe since last mothers day, so I have forgotten the details, but too bad it was bland. I will usually add S&P regardless of what the recipe calls for.

Thanks for the recipe! My mom and wife thought it was a hit, so all-in-all I am calling it a success.

My mom doesn't care for much spice, so it was perfect for her...you could salt and paper to taste. The brine did a fine job with making the meat moist and tender...just lacked flavor

[Moliere]

Already started the prep for this Mother's Day dinner. On the menu are:

Grilled steak - Nothing fancy, using mesquite lump charcoal for the grilling. MJ likes her steak medium with lots of worschetshire sauce (not a fan) so I'll try a rouille sauce and get her to try it. Worschetshire will be on hand of course if needed
Grilled salmon - Making it a surf 'n turf meal. I don't like salmon but she loves it. The kids also love salmon
Grilled asparagus - never made it but seems easy enough, plus while I have coals going I might as well use the heat
ABTs - These are more for me and my oldest son, again just using the heat/coals since the steak/salmon won't take up more than half my grill
Breadsticks -
Fruit kabobs - guess we need something not grilled
Creme brulee - she's making this for the first time. Time to break out the propane torch

Haven't figured out the drink yet. She wants water, which is too easy. I thought of picking up one of those Bacardi frozen things and just making a non-alcoholic daiquiri. We haven't done that in years.

We only have sacrament meeting tomorrow so I should have enough time to get everything ready in time for 5pm dinner

[Surfah]

I think I am going to make some Pellegrino pizza.

Bump. This is what my wife requested again.

[TripletDaddy]

I'm doing prime rib.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Already started the prep for this Mother's Day dinner. On the menu are:

Grilled steak - Nothing fancy, using mesquite lump charcoal for the grilling. MJ likes her steak medium with lots of worschetshire sauce (not a fan) so I'll try a rouille sauce and get her to try it. Worschetshire will be on hand of course if needed
Grilled salmon - Making it a surf 'n turf meal. I don't like salmon but she loves it. The kids also love salmon

What kind of person doesn't like grilled salmon?

Just make sure you don't overcook it. Medium rare. ~130 degrees if you have a thermapen.

Grilled asparagus - never made it but seems easy enough, plus while I have coals going I might as well use the heat
ABTs - These are more for me and my oldest son, again just using the heat/coals since the steak/salmon won't take up more than half my grill

Can't believe you haven't done these. Probably the most common grilled veggie. You and your son should share them.

Super easy. Brush with olive oil and and dust with some seasoning. Turn frequently so they don't burn. I am going to do some of these tomorrow myself.

Haven't figured out the drink yet. She wants water, which is too easy. I thought of picking up one of those Bacardi frozen things and just making a non-alcoholic daiquiri. We haven't done that in years.

Forget that. Make brazilian lemonade. Very easy and outstanding flavor.

http://www.food.com/recipe/tucanos-b...emonade-466919

Trust me on this one. Can't miss.

[Moliere]

Forget that. Make brazilian lemonade. Very easy and outstanding flavor.

http://www.food.com/recipe/tucanos-b...emonade-466919

Trust me on this one. Can't miss.

Awesome idea. Thx!

[cowboy]

What kind of person doesn't like grilled salmon?

The bigger question is who the hell eats steak medium with lots of steak sauce? Anyone who needs more than salt, pepper and maybe garlic salt on a steak has never had a good piece of meat. Come on, Moliere, time to open the wallet and buy a choice tenderloin for the mother of your children.

[creekster]

Forget that. Make brazilian lemonade. Very easy and outstanding flavor.

http://www.food.com/recipe/tucanos-b...emonade-466919

Trust me on this one. Can't miss.

That sounds delicious but two cups of sugar for six cups of water seems a bit high for a fat old man like me .