When we moved to the
beach we lived in a duplex a block and a half off the ocean. There was no air
conditioning in our duplex but we were lucky we had an attic fan that sucked
out the heat of the day until the afternoon sea breeze kicked in. Back in those early years we had lots of
friends that would drop by and we would host impromptu cookouts on the
weekends. Everyone brought their
favorite dishes and we would BBQ on our little hibachi grill.
Now, if you don’t know what a hibachi grill is, you might want
to Google it <wink>. The Hibachi was a very small charcoal grill. Cooking on the hibachi was an art, because of its compact grill size and the fact that it sat only inches off the ground.
Conveniently located off the kitchen was a concrete porch like area, perfect for setting up the barbie. We did all of our BBQ on the back stoop.
I can’t believe
we’d BBQ chicken for a crowd on this little grill! My secret to cutting down the cooking time
was to par-boil the chicken; marinate it in BBQ sauce overnight, before
grilling the next day. It always came
out yummy, tender and delicious.
There was an understanding among friends that everyone
brought a dish to share, and their own chair! The indispensable beach chair! We had the old fashioned web-strap folding
lounge chairs.
Those were the days!
Happy Memories!
Suzy
If it were up to dad, he'd still have that hibachi and beach chair!
ReplyDeleteYes he would! When I showed him my sketch he said "wonder if you can still get one of those". I'm wondering if he meant the habachi or the chair!
ReplyDeleteSometimes the old stuff is just better! American made, you know :) love the sketch.
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