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Corn, Mac and cheese, chips and salsa/guac, veggies and dips

Asian Slaw Salad
Pasta Salad
Mac n Cheese
Fruit
Corn

Is there room on the grill/smoker, or are they pretty full?

I loooove grilled peaches. Just cut in half and put on the grill. It does take up a fair amount of room though.

DH's family is crazy about baked beans, so we've started putting a couple cans on the smoker. Just open them up and leave them in the can to smoke for a couple hours - freaking delicious.

I made a cold pasta salad last weekend with ingredients in my fridge - super easy and crazy good! Pasta, corn, halved cherry tomatoes, olives, shredded cheese & whatever salad dressing you have (we used a sun-dried tomato vinaigrette)

Bruschetta is another fave, but that's a day-of prep, and involves a fair amount of chopping

Broccoli salad is always a winner. I make the salad part the day before and then mix up the dressing right before I put it out to serve.

@locavore_mama: And yeah, pasta salad is just too easy... haha

I make a twist (well, to me it's a twist?) on traditional pasta salad that's great cold and better after a day in the fridge: cook pasta, sauté some veggies like squash, green beans, asparagus, etc. Even easier is throwing the veg in towards the end of the pasta boil time.
Drain, mix with pesto, throw grated parm on top, voila. Yum!
Can add chicken to make it more substantial.

We grill a lot of veggies; favorites being portobello & eggplant. We also do grilled corn & grilled sweet potato (I really like the purple Japanese yams). My parents discovered a new thing where they grill garlic texas toast. So bad for you but so good!

How about cucumber salad? It's better to make the day before and let it sit. Basically it's cucumber, red onion, dill, and vinegar I think. Yum!

@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Oooo yes quinoa salad!
I make a yummy Greek quinoa salad, with cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, chickpeas, feta, and a lemony dressing. Great cold and after sitting in the fridge.

I love potato salad and baked beans at cook outs.

Deviled eggs
Broccoli slaw
Fruit
Veggies and dip

@MrsA: yours sounds delish! My recipe is from a Brazilian restaurant.

@locavore_mama: I really like this mac n cheese recipe and it's SUPER easy - http://thestir.cafemom.com/food_party/149688/the_ultimate_crock_pot_mac.

People went crazy for my broccoli salad with bacon!

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/tangy-broccoli-salad-57796.aspx

poke (seasoned raw ahi) and sashimi is popular in hawaii as an appetizer;
somen salad bundles with a soy/rice vinegar/sugar dressing;
prosciutto wrapped asparagus;
pan sushi (vinegared rice and sugar, layered with mayo, imitation crab, tobiko, furikake);
deviled eggs with chives and a small square of bacon on top was gobbled up so fast;
the kids love potstickers and i never make enough and i use the pre made frozen ones;
edamame tossed with a little soy sauce;
hot crab/spinach dip or
spinach rolls (tortillas with spinach/mayo/sour cream/bacon/ranch dressing) which is so bad for you but so darn good;

I like things that I can make ahead and serve at room temperature, like corn casserole, steamed string beans or brocolli dressed in olive oil and vinegar, etc.

I don't really care for mayo based potato or pasta salads, but I do like potato salad that is made with vinegar dressing and bacon and pasta salad made with pesto and shredded vegetables.

I really want to try the cooler corn method, where you put a bunch of ears in a cooler with hot water...but no one else seems to think it's a cool idea, lol.