My relatives joke that you can always tell that someone was raised in the South when you hear them use “barbecue” as a verb. Barbecues – and barbecuing – is just that important to us. And no season is better for barbecue than summer!
We’re celebrating summer barbecues at the Lifestyles Channel. Bloggers offer their collective take on food, summer and fun:
At One Book Two Book, Mary Emma Allen combines reading and cooking for kids this summer in “Build It” with Food – Let’s Get Cooking!
Katelyn from Stamping Mad likes to add a special touch to cookouts with …read more

Oh no, no, no. Not those brats. Bratwurst.
The first time I ever saw bratwurst was in May – but we didn’t cook it for Memorial Day weekend. It was a barbecue to celebrate our first year of law school. It was BYOM – bring your own meat – believe it or not (oh come on, we were poor grad students). This one guy brought something they called bratwurst – it looked kind of funny. This one guy is now my husband and we now eat all kinds of wursts – more on that later. …read more

Yeah, I know that it’s not officially summer yet. As I sit in my house with the heat on (I didn’t want to do it), I am acutely aware that summer hasn’t found us yet. That said, this weekend is the Memorial Day holiday weekend, which is traditionally associated with the beginning of the summer season.
Over the next few days, we plan to post some great summer recipes, beers to try and tips for starting the season off right.
To get started, pop over to the sidebar and take our poll: What kind of beer do you reach …read more