A beach barbecue

We spent the day up at Low Newton in Northumberland, with a sky that loomed grey and horrible, and a beach full of swirling sand.

It was all redeemed by a barbecue in the car park (in case it poured down, and we could escape into the cars). We lit the portable bbqs, got out some beer, the sky cleared, and the wind dropped. Perfect.

You'll need:

sausages (it isn't a barbecue without these)
a large baguette
salad (yesterday it was tiny tomatoes from Gran's garden, and chunks of cucumber)
some whole sweetcorn (and some butter/salt/pepper)
chorizo/babybels/crisps to keep the kids occupied while you cook the sausages
beer
ketchup/mustard of choice
some pudding (cake, strawberries, flapjack, that kind of thing)

Stick sausages on bbq. Attempt to avoid incinerating.

The sweetcorn's a little more fiddly - chop each sweetcorn into three, and wrap each in a piece of foil with a knob of butter. Stick on the bbq for 10 minutes or so, and then see if it's cooked. If it is, drizzle a bit of salt and pepper on top, and then try to avoid burning your fingers as you eat it.