The party was a rousing success! Far more people than I expected showed up and we had a grand time. The menu turned out pretty much how I planned except I left out the potato packets because I ended up with Amish potato salad instead. One thing that surprised me was how fast the Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno's were devoured. I had made half of them with my home-grown Bulgarian carrot peppers that are very flavorful but also very spicy. We learned that even a single seed left in them will make your eyes water. Even with the heat lottery going on we ended up making a second batch later in the night.

I realized I forgot the Bay leaf in the brine for the Grilled Chicken recipe and I forgot to link to recipes as I put them online in the menu.

Now I just have to figure out what I am going to server as munchies until my brother gets off work.