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The hunt for the ultimate cider lolly begins – Got any tips?

Summer is finally here and the hunt begins for the ultimate home made cider lolly. Cider lollies appear to have been in decline for years now, presumably as health and safety bods think it is wrong to encourage kids to buy alcoholic sounding ice creams? »

Oriental Prawn Skewers BBQ Recipe – Quick BBQ Recipe for 2012

A step by step guide to cooking a simple and easy BBQ recipe here in the UK. Oriental BBQ Skewers originated from Australia (despite the name). Maybe the source of the "Throw another shrimp on the bbq" line. A great recipe. »

We Are Loving Southern Comfort Sunshine Inspired BBQ Cocktails

One of the real downsides of running iLoveMyBBQ.com is having to try all of the drinks that are associated with summer and BBQ’ing and this week is another toughie. Southern Comfort (the people behind last years yummy Southern Comfort, Lemonade and Lime) have done it again and unveiled a range of sunshine inspired BBQ cocktails. We rate these as 5 out 5, brilliant BBQ Summer Drinks and canno... »

2009 Was a Great Year for iLoveMyBBQ.com so let’s Hope 2010 is as Good

Well, what a year it has been, not only in terms of awareness of this blog and its phenomenal and unexpected growth but also personally for Cairo and I. 2009 was a massive year for us personally that included getting married in early 09 (about time!) and also having our first child, Mini-Barr towards the end of the year – hopefully this explains why iLoveMyBBQ.com went so quiet towards the e... »

Perfect BBQ Wine Discovered Thanks to Wines of Germany and Wines From Rioja

Following on from our recent research in to the best BBQ Beers and the perfect Fizzy Wine and Champagne for BBQ’s we got together with the lovely people from Wines of Germany and Wines From Rioja so they could help us find the perfect BBQ wines for this summers Barbecue-a-thon. Wines of Germany and Wines from Rioja picked a shortlist of 5 wines they thought were the best accompaniment for yo... »

Found a New, Perfect BBQ Drink – Southern Comfort, Lemonade and Lime

It takes a lot to nudge Pimms and Lemonade from our favourite BBQ Drink spot but we think we may have found an even better tasting rival. Step forward Southern Comfort, Lemonade and Lime! Available for just £5 for 4 cans I will admit that after initial scepticism (I am a SoCo and Coke Man after all) I could have (sensibly) drank this for ever! We had ours at nearly ice cold temperature and my one ... »

Best Beer for BBQ’s – Barbecue Beer’s The Ultimate Review

It is a tough job but someone had to do it. The iLoveMyBBQ.com team has finally completed the difficult task of reviewing a good number of beers to make sure we can give you the absulte difinitive answer. We have tried a great number of beers so for this article we have just shortlisted it to our final 5  favourites, and listed them in the order that we like them. Some points to note; we have give... »

BBQ Party Tricks and Tips – Sabrage: How to Open Bottle of Champagne with a Sword or Kitchen Knife

For those of you looking for a nifty BBQ trick, here is a special just for you. How to open a bottle of champagne or fizzy wine using a sword, or if you don’t have  a sword handy,  a kitchen knife! This is called Sabrage: The art of opening a bottle of champagne with a sword – it dates back to cavalry times! A few safety tips first… Keep an eye on where the cork goes! You donR... »

BBQ Season 10 – Game 2 – Paul Newman BBQ Sauce Recipe Fun

So last weekend was BBQ Season 10, Game 2 and it was another away fixture, this time at Granny BS’s house. On the menu was a great BBQ recipe of Paul Newman BBQ Sauce Marinade with butterflied chicken breasts and some traditional burgers. I have only tried the Paul Newman BBQ sauces a few times and had forgotten how wonderful it tastes. The BBQ Marinade is tangy enough to get your attention ... »

Top 5 Sparkling Wines – Champagne For your Best BBQ Drinks

Following on from the post about the drinks which we feel are the best BBQ drinks out there, I wanted to do a further breakdown of which drinks from each category we felt were our Top 5 and today’s blog is about Sparkling Wines and Champagne. Once again, all of our drinks came from Majestic Wines and were either recommendations from the entire iLoveMyBBQ.com team (apart from Clim Tim, he is ... »

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