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For our family, Sundays are lazy days we spend together. I always make breakfast and a Sunday dinner with a home cooked meal served with delicious comfort foods. This past weekend, I cooked a brisket in the slow cooker and paired it with some Ore-Ida Bold & Crispy fries, and fresh ears of corn.
The weekend is important for us to reconnect. Sunday is the one day our family spends time together. We play video games or board games, watch movies, or go hang out at the park. I like to plan an easy meal that doen’t take a lot of work for dinner.
Barbecue brisket is a favorite we don’t have very often, but it’s so simple to cook. I use this basic recipe HERE that I shared for brisket sliders. Instead of cooking it for 4-5 hours in the oven, I cook it on LOW in the slow cooker for 9-10 hours.
Along with brisket, my kids love fresh corn. I love when it’s in season and at such a low price. I’ve seen some fancy recipes for cooking it on the grill, but Nate and I’ve found the easiest method is to just throw it on the grill without anything added.
He rubs the grate with olive oil and fires up the grill. Then, we simply just throw it on the grill just as it is. He turns it 3 times – once every 6 minutes. Then, we bring it in, and I shuck the corn and rub it down with a little butter.
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Grilled Corn
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Description
The easiest way to grill corn!
Ingredients
- 4–6 ears of corn
- olive oil
- 2–3 pats of butter
- Optional: salt and pepper
Instructions
- Rub the grill grates with olive oil.
- Preheat the grill to about 350 degrees.
- Spread corn out on grill and close the lid.
- Grill for 6 minutes and then turn.
- Do this 2 additional times, so the corn grills on 3 sides and cooks for about 18 minutes.
- Remove from grill.
- Shuck corn and rub butter all over it.
- Serve.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: American
To top it off, my family likes fries with their barbecue. They love the flavor of Ore-Ida Bold & Crispy Zesty Twirls. And, they are a snap to make in the oven. I bake them while the corn’s grilling.
When I bake Ore-Ida Bold & Crispy fries, they come out perfect every time! You can grab a coupon for $1 off HERE!
This might come as a surprise, but we eat nearly all of our meals together as a family when we’re at home. Dinner time is the perfect time to connect with your kids for bold and lively conversations.
We often play our own version of “Would you rather…” at the dinner table, and it gets us into some bold conversations like living in a rich country with opportunities that others don’t have or what it’s like to live with a disability.
Sometimes Nate or I tell a story from when we were teenagers and made some pretty poor decisions. Often they’re funny stories, but we sometimes tell serious ones as well. The kids love these stories and ask tons of questions. Then, we ask them what they would do in that situation. I love how it gets them to think about responsibility and what it takes to make a good decision.
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I love zesty curly fries! Your entire dinner, especially that grilled corn, looks amazing. Would you rather . . . is a great game to get the kids talking.
I’m so excited for summer grilling! Your entire dinner is exactly what my family loves to eat. Thanks so much for the grilled corn tips!
YUM! This entire meal would do well at my house since we all love bbq, fries, and corn! 🙂
We got some freshly picked corn on the cob and my kids had a blast peeling off the husk and helping me cook it! My daughter said it was way better than frozen corn. I can’t wait to try grilling it. And the bbq looks delish!
This looks sooo delicious. I love grilling in the summer and you can’t go wrong with BBQ!
Curly fries are the BEST! They are the only kind I buy!
That brisket looks amazing and so tender. What a perfect way to match them with the curly fries.
I have a bold conversation with my kids when they are not knowing that is what I’m doing. it’s a little parenting trick.
What an awesome meal and love the conversation starter! We grill our corn the same way.
Yum, that dinner does sound fantastic. I’m so ready for it to be summertime and BBQ all of my meals! Mealtime will be even more fun with those conversation starters.
This looks so good! I am going to have to try this for dinner sometime!
oh man your dinner looks delicious! I love summer BBQ food! I didn’t know that I could buy frozen curly fries, I thought they were just something at fast food restaurants. haha. I think my family will love them!
Your brisket looks fabulous! The whole meal sounds so good!
Just clicked through to grab a coupon– I mean, seriously, who doesn’t love curly fries? (As an Idaho girl, I think I would get shunned if I didn’t!)
I love Brisket–I don’t have a crock pot so it is in the oven surrounded by carrots and potatoes. It is how my Mom made it and I guess it is a kind of tradition cause her Mom made it that way too.
that grilled corn looks awesome!! And I love fries that have “texture” to them.. it holds on to the ketchup!
I like that you guys play games like that at dinner. And the fact that y’all make it a priority to sit down to dinner with each other and talk is awesome too! I think keeping it real with your kids is cool. They need to know life happens and then know how to respond. Very cool!
oh thank you for reminding me how great grilled corn is! I’m going to do that this weekend. We love OreIda fries too – the curly ones especially. This post made me so hungryyyy!
We always keep fried around for dinner! My family love them!
Laid back, family Sundays are the BEST. I haven’t had grilled corn in a long time! I need it soon. Ore-Ida fries are the NOM!