>I'll probably make a Ceasar salad and some grilled asparagus, along
>with a small pan of baked yams. The wife would like rice as a side,
>but I think that's too bland and boring. I could be talked into doing
>some kind of rice dish, more along the lines of a casserole.
>
>Any suggestions?
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I tend to like rice cooked with vegetable stock (or defatted bland
chicken stock) with a good dose of lemon rind and a bit of black
pepper. The citrus oil lends a palate cleansing quality to the rice,
while the use of veg. stock, or bland chicken stock keeps the whole
affair with a light character, to complement the heavy character of
the BBQ.