Sunday Cookout with the Stereodrones...

L-R: Joon Bautista (Bass), Gian Aseoche (Lead Guitar), Will Watters (Lead Vocalist),
Louis Tan (Drums) & Mario Favis (Guitar/Keys)

What could be better than a beautiful Sunday, grilling out and enjoying dinner with friends, followed by some good music? This is one reason why I love spring! Today, my husband's band, The StereoDrones, came over for a cookout followed by jamming out...

Hailing from the Chicagoland area, The StereoDrones have come together and bring a learned and unique musical style that is fresh and uncommon in the modern rock malaise! Our one and only goal is to blast you out of your musical doldrums and let you listen to something new and lovely to your ears - one thing we promise you - you'll soon be singing our tunes!

I'm extremely proud of my husband and his band - they're doing really well and have been getting quite a few gigs in the Chicagoland area. You can listen to some of their originals here. To celebrate their upcoming "originals" debut show later this week, we had the guys over. Here's a sneak peak of the menu we enjoyed, with simple, quick recipes included...

Filipino Eggrolls (Lumpiang Shanghai)
compliments of Mark
check out this LINK for my Lumpiang Shanghai recipe...

Platter of Steaks: T Bones & Ribeyes

T Bone steaks compliments of Gian
Steaks were seasoned with Chicago Steak seasoning & grilled

Roasted Corn with Herbes de Provence Compound Butter
Combine softened butter with Herbes de Provence & slather over raw corn.
Wrap each corn cob with foil and grill for 20-25 mins.

Strawberry & Mandarin Orange Spinach Salad
Top baby spinach with sliced strawberries, mandarin orange segments,
crumbled goat cheese and toasted almond slivers. Serve with poppyseed dressing.

Fruity Pineapple Punch
Combine 2 2-liters of your favorite lemon lime soda with 48oz of pineapple juice.
Add ice & fresh fruit like sliced strawberries and blueberries.