Just a pleasant afternoon grilling.

No kidding, we got into a heated Madonna vs. Lady Gaga debate. Four against one. Sorry Hector.

Key ingredients for said afternoon:

Good company

Creative taste buds

Cold beer

A sparkling cocktail

MUSIC

These bad boys are courtesy of my dear friend Stephanie, aka Peacock Social.

They are super delicious & easy to prepare.

Take your pick of pepper (try saying that out loud).

We have tried pasilla, anaheim & poblano to name a few. Slice the pepper in half and you are left with a little boat of a pepper. You can stuff them with either creamy goat cheese (like chèvre), cream cheese or combine both cheese's if you'd like. You can grill them right on the grill or over foil paper.

The last time we had these I concocted a drizzle for them.

1 tablespoon of honey

1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1/2 the zest of on lemon

salt to taste

Enjoy!

The drizzle for rizzle.

This is my go to cocktail glass, I bought a set of four at the antique swap meet.

I'm not sure what to call this, it's kind of like a mojito. But not.

I started with fresh mint, muddled with a long wooden spoon in my glass. Next I added ice (a little more than halfway up the glass), a shot of sapphire gin, the juice of half a lime, sprite and stirred.

It was magic:)

You can play with the proportions of this drink depending on what kind of day you've had;)

We also grilled blue cheese burgers, which I posted a recipe for prior. And had fresh berries and grilled pineapple for dessert.

The final ingredient to this sweet afternoon was the music.

Big Pink, Late of the Pier and The Pixies to name a few.