The missus and I had friends over a couple of weeks back for a party at ours and for once I didn't fancy serving ribs or pulled pork which is what I cook most of the time for that kind of get together as I can cook it ahead of time, so just to change things a bit, I didn't cook anything low and slow, just grilled on the kettle and my other half outdid herself in terms of side dishes! 
We did chicken, & sausages which were good but the real star of the show was the big hunk (about 800g) of skirt steak (or "onglet" as we say in French) which I grilled on the kettle served with an Argentinian style chimichurri marinade, I find this a very convivial way to serve steak to a bunch of people, just grilling a big slab of skirt and slicing it in strips across the grain so that everyone can help themselves! A few pics will explain better than 1000 words:


Miss Jules side dishes were not too shabby either:
fresh tomatoes Italian bruschettas:

Really tasty goats cheese, figs, balsamic vinegar and tomatoes puff party tart:

If anyone is interested I'll ask her to write down the recipes for the side dishes and post them in the relevant section on the forum!
Enjoy, Jules

We did chicken, & sausages which were good but the real star of the show was the big hunk (about 800g) of skirt steak (or "onglet" as we say in French) which I grilled on the kettle served with an Argentinian style chimichurri marinade, I find this a very convivial way to serve steak to a bunch of people, just grilling a big slab of skirt and slicing it in strips across the grain so that everyone can help themselves! A few pics will explain better than 1000 words:


Miss Jules side dishes were not too shabby either:
fresh tomatoes Italian bruschettas:

Really tasty goats cheese, figs, balsamic vinegar and tomatoes puff party tart:

If anyone is interested I'll ask her to write down the recipes for the side dishes and post them in the relevant section on the forum!

Enjoy, Jules