A good BBQ sauce is a must for any sort of grilling situation, and while it’s super easy to pick up your favorite brand at the store, it’s just as easy to make your own. Not to mention, you probably already have all of the ingredients on hand! I love making a batch of this BBQ sauce to keep on hand for chicken, ribs, burgers, and more! This recipe for the best homemade bbq sauce is going to have you wondering why you haven’t been making your own sauce all along.
This post was kindly sponsored by Kroger Marketplace, but as always all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
Who says you have to leave your house to have a little fun in the sun? One of my favorite things to do is hang out with my guys right in our own backyard! A little fun in the sun with all of the comforts of home? Sign me up! I love creating a fun atmosphere with good food, fun games, and family time! Luckily for me, Kroger Marketplace was the perfect one stop shop to create the best backyard BBQ right at home!
Sparkling Blueberry Basil Lemonade
It's getting incredibly hot outside in Texas and I've been thinking about getting a baby pool and parking me and my belly in it for the whole summer. It's the kinda hot where you wake up in the morning and can feel the heat rising as the minutes pass. And...it's not even at hot compared to what the rest of the summer will bring! I have gotten used to the fact that I'll basically be sweaty all summer long, but then again Louisiana prepared me for humid and hot days where your skin never dries. The only thing to do is to hydrate. This can mean drinking water all day, or it can also mean sipping on something really delicious to help you deal with the heat. My sparkling blueberry basil lemonade is going to make the heat a little more bearable this summer and if you spike it, it can help with a whole bunch of other stuff too...know what I mean?
Whenever I drink lemonade, it always takes me back to when I was a little girl sitting on the side of the road, where I would sell painted rocks (one of a kind, I assure you) and I would sell homemade lemonade to the neighbors.
It's summer, maybe not officially, but the heat tells me that summer is here. At least in Louisiana, which means one thing. Lots of grilling to be had! And you are going to want to make my charred spicy BBQ grilled chicken with parmesan thyme potato wedges all summer long!
Sometimes I have no idea why we grill in the summer more because it is hot as balls (excuse my French), but seriously it's 4,000 degrees outside and we decide it's a great idea to go and stand by a lit fire and grill some stuff...brilliant. But it just tastes so good that we have to! It just goes with summer, sweat and all, you just have to grab a cold beer, and get to grilling.
Canean and I love BBQ almost as much as we love each other, and making BBQ at home is one of my favorite summer spreads. The key to good BBQ chicken is to slow cook it and add a little char at the end in my opinion. There is nothing better than crispy skin smothered in your favorite sauce..yum!
This sauce is an old faithful that I go to out of my Southern Living cookbook. It's so good that I have never tampered with it too much, just a few minor adjustments. It's sweet and spicy and dark in color and is just delicious! The potatoes are the perfect side and you might even want to dip them into the BBQ sauce..get crazy with it! This is your BBQ after all.
