B hasn't wanted to be involved in too many wedding decisions, but there were a few on which he had huge opinions. The most important of these, was the food.
B and I, like most people, LOVE food. And good food at that. Food that is nutritious is B's preference, but he has no problem eating food that just takes mmm mmm good without it being good for the body. Before meeting B, I didn't think much about whether or not I was getting a balanced meal and how the food was effecting my waistline. I'd eat anything that smelled, looked, and most of all, tasted good.
I knew right away I wanted to have Bar-B-Que at our wedding and lucky for me, B, thought it was a great idea too. What kind of BBQ you ask? I love pulled pork BBQ sandwiches with coleslaw. Mmm mmm good! Not everyone eats pork, so we had to think of another guest friendly protein. During college, my dad developed a BBQ chicken recipe. We have been preparing BBQ chicken halves all of my life; therefore, the natural protein to serve at the wedding would be BBQ chicken legs. My youngest brother knows the recipe the best and has been BBQing for large groups of people, including weddings.
Along with the BBQ, I insisted we must have macaroni and cheese. My all time favorite food, is baked macaroni and cheese. My mom heard that serving baked macaroni and cheese at events can be problematic and the preparation is very involved. My plan was to prepare it a few weeks ahead of time and thaw it out the day before and bake it the day of. This is no longer the plan and I will post later a recipe for the best prepare ahead of time baked macaroni and cheese. B and I put our feet down to my mom and insisted we must have Mac&Cheese!
Other items for eats will be green beans, rolls, fruit salads, and maybe some baked beans. This is going to be the best homemade BBQ wedding reception EVER! I salivate as I sit here writing this post.
You may ask, aren't you nervous about you and your family making all of the food? My response is, Oh Heck Yeah! But I know that if we all chip in and go with the timeline, it will all workout just fine!
Do you have any insane plans for the food, as in, doing it yourself?
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