A land called Oz - Australia Day BBQ

Yesterday was Australia Day. My mates and I did what Aussies do best: barbecued, ate aussie 'delicacies', drank beer, swam, listened to JJJ top 100 and gasbagged late into the afternoon. It was a sweltering day, but extremely fun and relaxing - just how Aussie Day should be!


Here's the 'Great Australian Bite' buffet table,  with a few aussie foods:

Some good ideas if you're ever hosting an Australia Day BBQ or party, or just an aussie themed party include:

• BBQ sausages and steaks with salad
• Lamingtons (which a guy friend produced from scratch and brought - they were amaaaazing!)
• Pavlova
• ANZAC biscuits
• Caramello Koalas
• Furry Friend chocolates (Cadbury)
• Australia shaped biscuits (use an aussie cookie cutter, colour green and gold and write aussie-isms on them! see below)
• Mini toasts with vegemite
• Aussie themed cupcakes - use australia flag toothpicks from $2 shops, green and gold sprinkles, chocolate icing with shredded coconut for lamington style cupcake, chopped up tim tam, anzac cookie or caramello koala on top - see below)
• Tim Tams!
• Sliced fruit in shape of australias (e.g. pineapple and watermelon - use cookie cutter again)
• Fruit cake and bushells tea
• BEER
• Ginger beer punch
• 'Big Red' soup flavoured Smiths chips

Decor ideas:

• Aussie bush arrangement - collect branches from gums, banksias, bottlebrush - anything native you can find. It's free and looks very effective (see below)
• Australian flags
• Aussie children's books
• Tins of baked beans, heinz soup etc.
• Gum leaves in floating candle bowls
• Gum branches
• Australia day banners
• Visit your party store or $2 shop for loads of aussie stuff