A DAY IN THE LIFE Hosting a Backyard BBQ- It's an ALL DAY affair! | Mennonite Mom Life
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I showed the method in more detail in the video, but I will type everything out for a quick reference if you’d like to try it. Feel free to use the sauces in smaller quantities just on your regular grill for your family as well. It’s delicious.
White Sauce:
3 c. water
12 c. vinegar
3 tbsp. worchestershire sauce
1 ½ lb. butter
½ c. salt
Red Sauce:
½ lb. butter
1 ½ c. brown sugar
16 oz. ketchup
For a 40 lb. case of chicken, and a rack of potatoes and onions, I make 1 batch of white sauce and 4 batches of red sauce.
Cook chicken for approximately 2 hours over hot white coals. Turn every 30 minutes. Spray with white sauce every 10 minutes. Sprinkle liberally with pepper at some point. Baste with red sauce on one side in the last 20 minutes. And then the other side the last 10 minutes. Remove from heat and place in a foil lined ice chest. Josh likes to time it so the chicken is pulled off the grill about 2 hours before we want to eat.
Then he reloads the grill with cut potatoes and uses the same method. This takes another 2 hours. Time it so they are done right as you want to eat, or you can store them in a foil lined ice chest until you are ready to eat. This helps ensure the potatoes get nice and soft.
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Your little Miller is adorable - his big expressive eyes, always smiling.
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The marinade sprayer is an ingenious hack! I’ve used reg spray bottles in the past for liquid marinades but they were a pain and often clogged. Never thought about the pump sprayers! I’m going to buy one ASAP. Don’t know if you know this tip about cutting onions, but if you put them in the freezer beforehand, 15-20 mins, depending on size, it will block the burning fumes. Works great for me! I put them in ziplock bags to prevent my freezer from the onion smell. 😊
I’m definitely trying both of those chicken marinades, too! Looks amazing! Thanks!
"toasty 82 degrees" 😂😂😂 I literally 30 seconds ago said "its only 84 we need to stay outside!" its been a sweltering 108 here in central TX afternoons 🥵
such a fun gathering 😍
We host our yearly gathering for friendsgiving in early Nov with Turkey burgers and sweet potato fries OR a nacho bar.
Lol show us your dog more, I feel like we’re missing a family member 😂
I agree. Anytime we do see it, the poor thing always looks like it just wants some love and attention ❤️:(.
She actually pays more attention to her kids than her dog. Rarity these days!
Poor dog just wants some love. Never see the dog. Does the dog stay outside all the time?
@@kimjriley5463 I think in previous videos she said she had an underground fence so the dog knows it’s boundaries outside. But I believe it’s an inside dog.. I don’t see Megan being a bad dog mom!
Your community's example of support and values is something from which everyone could benefit. Helping each other in this life makes all the difference. I enjoy your culture.
Girl you don’t even look tired at the end! Amazing! That chicken looked amazing! Josh has his grilling down to a T! So happy you had a great time. Thanks for sharing ♥️
Yes! Silverware at the end. That way you have both hands available for serving yourself.
Miller sitting in the chair watching the robot vacuum was so cute.
I so look forward to your videos! I find so much encouragement for homemaking in your videos. I have discovered such a love for homemaking and it’s because of people like you who spur other women on. Love the content!!
Thank you so much!
Hosting gatherings is a delight of mine and i loved hosting along with you in this one! As a hutterite I cook for large amounts of people regularly and i've made the chicken on coals every summer but never with spraying the white sauce and letting it rest for 2 hours...I'm really excited to try that! Looks amazing!
I love thursday nights because of your videos😊 I just love the life that you have with your family and friends. I miss my kids being small and actually having friends to hang out with lol. My world is so small these days- work, grocery store, home, BLAH… anyway, God Bless you and your family❤
Mennonites really know how to partay! I love yalls community!
haha! Some people would disagree. But it's my kind of party!
All credit to you both. I couldn't host I get too stressed.
I just found your channel. 🤗. As a pastor’s wife, and a stay at home mom, you inspire me to try different things. Thank you!
Lol…90’ something degrees sounds great to us in Vegas sitting in 110-115 degrees this week/weekend.
Chicken looks so good!!
Tip for cutting up onions: rinse off your hands/onions periodically under cold water as you cut it up, and you won't get so teary-eyed!😉 This was such a fun video to watch!
The cold definitely works! I put mine in the freezer for around 10 mins or so before cutting and never deal w/burning fumes. Great tip! I’ll do that the next time I forget to them in the freezer ahead of time. 😊 👍
Wow Megan, you were in Super Girl mode on this!!! It looked like a lot of fun and great fellowship. Josh is really helpful such a blessing.
This was fun watching. That grill was awesome,especially the way you could flip it. The food looked great. I know all had a wonderful time. Thank y’all for sharing this cook out with me.
It is a pretty neat grill!
I actually have no one to call family...
I sometimes feel terribly lonely
All i eat is some rice+yogurt and potato wedges
Recently graduated and got a job and went for real grocery and staple shopping and got some meat and frozen veggies..
And wanted to cook it
While i randomly got a thought of how fun it would be if i had a family..a big one..
I just wanted to feel atleast
And i kept searching and found your channel
Totally loving it...!!!
Old or not, that blue dress is really cute and it's a really good colour on you!
I used to HATE onions when I was kid. Now I love them and love experimenting with different onion recipes
Cornell marinade is what I grew up with here in Western NYS, and is similar to yours. Vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, poultry seasoning, plus a few other spices/herbs, and is SOOO good!! It was invented by a professor in the poultry dept at Cornell University. When places advertise a chicken BBQ in this whole area, THAT is the chicken you'll get, and it doesn't disappoint! I would imagine the butter would really add a next level tho!
Love this precious family. Thanks for sharing your get together with us. Love the scenery and the covered bridge 🥰. Loved both outfits you were wearing, very pretty. I don’t know how you stay so clean while doing housework and cooking. I’m not brave enough to wear white to a BBQ. I would have been a mess. Y’all take care and God bless. 😀❤️
Meadow tea....first time I heard it I thought you said nettle tea. Lol wow on the sticks of butter. 🧈 Beautiful flowers.
I woulda given anything to try that chicken! Yummmmm! Good job Megan and Josh! Columbus Ohio here, my better half and I are coming out to check your county out and do some shopping etc! Cannot wait! Love your videos Megan, the travel weekend type trips are our favorite and the camping ones.
So wish I could have had you all taste it!
Add the sugar while the tea is hot so it is no fail. Great cookout!
I usually put my sugar over the ice and dump the tea hot water over it. No problem with sugar hardening. Add cold water to fill your confainer.
Looks delish!!! Next year we are all going to show-up! 82 degrees sounds wonderful, it’s 99 & humid here…give me PA weather!!! ❤️
WOW!! That's some serious heat!
@@MeganFoxUnlocked sometimes the heat index hits 109 or a bit more. One rain in 6 weeks, our farmers need rain & prayers!
Your family is too cute, Megan! I love following along with y’all. Thanks for the company while I unpack after moving! -Lauren from Ohio
How awesome you and Josh team up to host such a special gathering. The food looked delicious and the preparation looked very thorough! Glad it was a fun night!
I'm envious of your toasty day...ahem! Here in KS, we've been having multiple days over 100, with no reprieve in sight! Sharon
hooray for Thursday !! i’ll be watching while my toddler naps and i fold laundry thanks for making my day megan💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜🙏💜
So glad you're here!
Looked like an awesome get together! Wished I had smell-o-vision.
Please include that sweet puppy in more videos. It was one of your best videos 👏👏👏
Love your hospitality!!! It's a wonderful quality. Enjoyed watching. Gives me motivation to start early for a family visit next month.
This was fun!! Miller is adorable!!🥰
The trick I used to not cry with onions is I light a candle nearby and for some reason that works. I saw that trick on Paula Deen show.
That chicken looked amazing!!! Yummy!! Beautiful flowers too!!💐💐💐
Your get-together BBQ looked liked so much fun and yummy!! 😋 The only question that I am curious about is: do you ever invite non-mennonite people, or are these get-togethers just for your Mennonite circle of friends?
Steamy 82*😂Try hot and steamy 106*! 82* with rain would be lovely! So dry out here in Kansas...again.
You might want to consider making a simple syrup for your sweet tea. Basically, you're just dissolving the sugar so you don't need to stir it forever. Equal parts sugar to water, but I would just use a few cups of boiling water to the sugar and dissolve it before you steep the tea.
Good idea!!👍
That looks so delicious everything did your party was a hit you are one of my favorites UA-camr you have a beautiful family y'all have a blessed week 🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm gonna try making meadow tea. It looks delicious!
I think you could have added extra sugar to the sweet tea by using either honey or powdered sugar. Both dissolve directly in water.
I enjoy watching your family videos I’m a Christian too and I’ve grown up with Mennonite counseling me at a camp called FairPlay in SC y’all be blessed and I’ll pray 🙏 for your family have a blessed night
Looks all soo delicious! ♡
I bet it was such a nice party! ☆
Btw. you're such a cute couple! Love to see Josh along with you in the videos. Always enjoy when he pops in.
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Trick to onions not making you cry- wet s paper towel and but it’s down next to onion you are chopping. I just learned this and it worked for me! 🤷♀️
Hi Megan. Watching you and Josh prepare to host is the best.👌
Get your onions good and cold in the fridge before you slice them and they won’t burn your eyes put. ❤️
Thanks for the tip!
@@MeganFoxUnlocked you r welcome.
Keep up with your sweet young family fellowship events... you are also making memories for your children. We are in our mid 70's now and we look back on those years with such fondness 🙏💕🌷
I lost you for a year! Finally found you! Wow bigger kids, new baby! Lots of change. Loved watching you prepare for the BBQ!
I’m glad your had your hubby help with the oven door cleaning. I actually tried it myself after seeing it on Pinterest and almost hurt myself when the spring inside snapped the inner part toward me. Then of course lost the screws and basically broke it. Had to get the repairman over to fix it since I have a complicated oven. Great video and enjoyed all the cooking and adorable kiddos.
Great video. The food looked delicious. The party was a hit!. That grill is amazing.You both did a fantastic job. Thank you so much for sharing.
Everything looks soooo delish! My southern roots were wanting Red Diamond or Luzianne for the tea bags, though. Lol Have you heard of ice chest tea? There are several variations I've had but the basic recipe has tea, frozen orange juice, lemonade &/or frozen limeade, sliced oranges & lemons & a bag of sugar. It's all mixed together with a bag of ice in an ice chest. Sonic or Braum's ice is the best.
Love watching your videos! You guys work hard always and what a fun night with friends! I loved Miller's expression watching that floor vacuum running. It's nice that everyone brings something and you guys provide the meat, potatoes, drinks. That's the way to party! Thank you for taking us along!!
This was encouraging to see how you host others. We do bbqs for various people throughout the summer. A few days before I’ll put up a disposable fly trap out to attract all the flies around my home so there’s less flying around the day if the bbq when people are coming in and out of my home. The ones from the brand Rescue where you add water work really well. They just stink so I put them where I can’t smell them 😅
Looked like a fun time! BBQs and hospitality is a lot of work (but worth it). The Walmart tea bags are the only ones I use for iced tea.
Yes it is a lot of work. Remember to thank your hostess!
Yes ! I always need to remind myself that guests are NOT coming with magnifying glasses to look at your house ! 😂
Loved the video , your little family is adorable 💕
Thank you!! 😊
When I was growing up my dad always beeped the horn going through covered bridges - I did it with my kids and still do it today
thank you so much for having us along on your bar b que that is so lovely family & friends Have a lovely day !
you have me inspired to host a summer bbq! looks so fun. so do you invite a different group of people each year?
Put a wet wash cloth near the onion while you cut them. It works very well! Your eyes will be amazed.
All that and now your front porch and your sunroom are all set for summer. Everything looked delicious. Nice to have a big party in summer. 😊👍🏻
Everything looked scrumptious.. Josh is truly the "Grill Master" ..
Great work On the BBQ. Josh looked after it well😊
I pray you post videos like how you spend the bbq night ...eating cooking amidst...
Etc..
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By keeping a tripod and cam in the corner !!
Everything you cook and bake looks so delicious right down to the drinks!!!
Wow! You guys really pulled it off! Your husband was a big help! Lol I can tell he gets a little bit funny sometimes about being on camera. It’s funny to see the dynamic between you both. I reminds me of me and my husband. 🥰 Bless you all! Great team work!
I just love watching your videos, Megan. You are such a blessing to me. I love seeing how you and Josh work together and how your raise your kids in the fear of the Lord. I got such a kick out of watching Miller watching your hand as you talked and also when he was sitting in the chair watching the robo vacuum! So precious! He is just a living dollbaby-so adorable. It is so refreshing to see how the Mennonite community comes together for gatherings like this and reminds me of the old days. You do an awesome job preparing and hosting your friends. May the Lord's continual blessings stay upon you and your sweet family!😊💕
That chicken looked so good I would fly over from Germany to be at your bbq. A lot of work but it looked like perfect fun.
Hi Megan 👋🏼 looks like your party was a hit! It’s been so warm here in PA the last several days glad your party missed the storms we’ve been having 🥰 that chicken 🍗 looked Ahmazing!! Great job Josh! Love that you all were filled spiritually and with yummy food. Blessings 🥰🙌🏻
I’m hung up on the toasty 82 😂 It’s been in the 100’s daily for a month here 😅 I love hosting too but don’t do it enough! I’d love to try your chicken.
That smoker is amazing I can imagine how delicious it is!! Yum Thank you for sharing so good always learning good recipes
You and Josh worked really, really hard in the heat and everything was perfect! Your home is lovely and it was welcoming with beautiful flowers 💐 all around! The food was SO delicious, I’m sure! I know everyone had a wonderful time, as the children all had the swing set area and many other toys to play with, too. Hopefully you two got rested well for another day! 💕
Don’t cut the root of the onion until the very last it will help tremendously with the odor and it making you tear up. I learned that from chef Ramsey Gordon watching his videos
Put your onions in the freezer for about 20 minutes and then cut them up. You won't shed a tear. Happy Cooking. 😊
Thanks for the tip!
It was quite interesting to see how the chicken was made! It looked delicious! Made me hungry!
Oh my goodness that food looks amazing, you are so inspiring and I love your content 💕
Nice to watch on a winter's day here!! Yum yum
Loving the reggae music at the start. Great video. Xx
I’m looking at all that scrumptious food as I sit down to my omelette salad and chips for lunch. Greetings from Ireland
That sounds delicious too!
Can Josh talk about the grill...is it a smoker? My hubby would like to hear about what he uses. Thanks!
Your videos have definitely made me want to visit Lancaster, PA!
Go for it!
Thank you for sharing what all you share on your channel. Your channel is a huge blessing to my family. I’m from Boyertown,Pa but live in North Carolina so when we come back to Pa you help me plan activities but now bbqs to help see everyone in our family and friends circle.
Wow. Sounds like the party was a hit. Food looked delicious!! TFS ❤️
What wonderful and generous hosts you two are! What a brilliant way to BBQ a meal for so many! 🦋🌻
Miller is absolutely adorable! Y'all done a great job, all of the food looked so good! 😋 Would've loved to have been there, y'all are great hostesses!!
Whenever I make sweet tea, to prevent anything sticking to the bottom of the pan, I pour my sugar into whatever container I'm putting it in and then the hot tea and then stir it all up. Never sticks and then you don't have to keep stirring it.
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Hi Megan, such a fun video to watch. The chicken really looked delicious and you can always get me with a great dessert, so the Dessert Buffet would have been perfekt for my sweet tooth. I personally do not fully get the single use silverware and plates. My mum used to keep old white plates, several glasses and the silverware from my grandparents in the basement and got these out whenever she was hosting. After the party she runs everything through the dishwasher. When we meet for a Barbecue with our Orchestra, everybody brings own silverware and plates and takes them home again later. Really love that but I fully understand that no host wants to ask their guests to bring plates and silverware. Miller is such a sweet boy with his big interested eyes. His eyes look a lot like Josh. And also Evonnie and Fletcher Seem to be wonderful kids. You're doing a great job! 👍🏻 Regards from Germany Stephanie
I loved the video! Looked so fun! Our BBQ restaurants here in Alabama serve white sauce to go with their BBQ whether it be for pork or chicken. It is sooo delicious and tangy and makes it perfect. We also have the regular BBQ sauce too. I didn't know that that far up the United States did sweet tea and white sauce. Interesting that y'all do. You and Josh make everything look soo good! Thanks for sharing with us. You're one of my favorite UA-camr's.
The food looked lovely Megan 🤗
So good!
I have friends who where googles and it works perfectly
You made me hungry! Looks like a fun get together!
Silverware at the END! That way when you discover you've forgotten it altogether, you don't have to disrupt the entire line to get it. 😄
I always forget!!
When you make your sweet tea, I suggest making some trays of it to freeze. So, when you serve it, you will not be diluting it with plain ice cubes. Everything looks very yummy. Glad it was a success! God bless you and your beautiful family!!
What a delightful vid, Megan! Thank you so much!
Sweet lemon tea -my favourite 😊
Josh did such a great job grilling that chicken !! Both of you did awesome!! All looked so good!!
What a great yummy beautiful cookout!!! Everything looked great. Really enjoy your videos and the way you share all your recipes and good ideas. God bless!!!
What a fun party with friends! I'd love to try out the sauce Josh basted your chicken with. Chicken thighs are so flavorful on their own and your sauce put it over the top. Homemade barbecue sauce sounds awesome. Looks like the kids had a blast too and your guests brought delicious treats. Thanks for sharing. 💖😊
So inspiring and real!!! Hosting is fun but lots of work!!!! You have a heart for it!!
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That was impressive. I bet your guests loved it 🌸