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   Hey all of you sweet thangs! I couldn’t be more excited to share with you the Summer Grill Recipes that I came up with this week, using Nestle products!  I may have had a little fun creating a tablescape for our little weeknight dinner party, while I was at it too.  😉

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Summer is right around the corner, and it’s my FAVE-O-RITE time of year.  We socialize more, entertain more, cook more, and GRILL more!!! {My hubby does most of the grilling, so I tend to like that “summer activity,” best, if you can’t tell. 😉 }

Since our dinner party was taking place on a weeknight, I knew I wanted to keep it convenient.  Grilling seems to create less-mess, and it keeps the heat out of the house.

Off to Walmart I went, to get the goodies for the evening!

Summer Grill Recipes on the Menu:

{for those who like EASY & QUICK weeknight meals for an impressive dinner party}

Coffee Crusted Beef Tenderloin, Grilled Seasoned Mixed Vegetables & Jack’s Pizza on the Grill!

You all… my husband can make a MEAN beef tenderloin.  For our weeknight dinner party, it was a “no-brainer,” on what we were going to have.  I mean, you can’t go wrong with a “fine hunk of beef.”  {I’m talkin’ about the meat… not my husband.}  😉  But I’m the one that got my hands dirty in the kitchen today with the NESCAFE Clasico rub that I created!

Oh… is that a major need for a manicure, or what!?  OMG.

See what I mean?  Sorry vegetarians, but that looks delish.

 Alright, alright, alright.  The grill was heated, so I wasn’t going to let it go to waste.  We needed a side, and we needed a veggie.  We used Maggi Seasoning in the recipe to give the veggies a delicious spark of flavor!

Grilled Seasoned Mixed Veggies

Ingredients

24 oz mixed veggies {I purchased pre-washed, packaged.  Easier the better for me!}

1/2 cup Olive Oil

2 Tbsp honey

1/2 lemon

1 Tablespoon Maggi Seasoning

3 cloves minced garlic

Directions:

Preheat grill to medium heat.

Put mixed veggies in to a sealable, gallon sized bag.

Mix all ingredients but mixed veggies together in a small bowl.  Whisk until combined, and pour over veggies.

Seal bag, and toss to coat.

Pour out veggies on to a sheet of aluminum foil/grill basket, that is sprayed with non-stick spray.

Place on the grill, and cook {tossing occasionally}, for about 15 minutes, or until veggie tenderness reaches your desired tenderness.

Optional: We like a bit of “kick,” to our veggies, so we sprinkled a little more Maggi Seasoning to our veggies when they were finished on the grill.  

For the kids:

We figured the kiddos wouldn’t want beef tenderloin for dinner, so we thought:

“The grill is already heated, let’s throw a pizza on!”  Yes!  We grilled  a Jack’s Original Pepperoni Pizza, & it was devoured.

Guys… I know the pizza was for the kids, but I’ll just say this… I’ll be grilling the pizzas all summer.  I mean… how much easier and inexpensive can you get, than a frozen pizza? The kids loved it.  Ok ok… I did too. 😉

The Spread

This whole dinner was so quick to throw together, and by FAR, one of the easiest that I have made for a dinner party.

Needless to say… there was nothing left to put away.  No leftovers, and just a few dishes.  Grilling is my FAVE-O-RITE.

Party Details

Creating a place setting for each of your guests can be one of the easiest, and most “thoughtful,” things that you can do for your guests.

The guest don’t have that awkward feeling of, “Ok, where do I sit?  I don’t want to take someone’s place.”

What I used:

• Placemat
• Dinner Plate
• Napkin
• Bowl {or smaller saucer would work}
• Succulent
• Place Card with initial
• Drinking Glass
• Silverware {not pictured}

That’s it!  I almost bet that you have most of these already.  The succulent was used as a decoration, and for a “pop,” of color, to break up the “white on white,” that I had going on.

I created the place card by using pre-cut photo paper that I had on hand, and used my silhouette machine to cut out the initials of our guests.  {You could easily hand-write the initials, buy scrapbook letters, or stencil on the cards.}  Save them for next time, because odds are, you’ll have someone over later that has the same initial. 😉

Did you see my pre-party excitement video that I posted to my Instagram?  Here’s the full version!

Are you going to add a summer dinner party to your to-do list?  If so, Nestle has a TON of fabulous recipes that you could create!  I’d love to hear your favorite!