white trash drive-in

we had one last hurrah at the ryan arms before summer came to a close: a white trash drive-in. i highly recommend them. we have no problem throwing a themed party like this (in fact, we feel entitled) because we both have family members who secretly brew moonshine and we aren't too embarrassed to have a sign that reads "keep my skillet good and greasy" hanging on our kitchen wall. hell, i spend the entire summer barefoot, and as a kid josh had to be yelled at that it wasn't appropriate any longer to pee off the side of the porch once he moved from west virginia to cleveland.  my point is: done right, white trash drive-in is where it's at. it's a great excuse to eat greasy food and walk around barefoot with your friends while partaking in some particularly trashy cinema. the best part is setting up your lawn chairs outside to resemble a drive-in theater. as you can see, we opted for the garage set-up so that we could show the movies when it was still slightly light outside.

on our big screen: the once-banned "uncle goddamn" and the crowd favorite "gummo." well, i don't know if it was so much a crowd favorite as it was MY favorite, but i digress.



the menu was diverse but equally trashy. it was fun to see what people brought with them. and just look at all the crappy beer!


"swamp juice" -- a secret punch recipe that has been passed down in josh's family! we weren't even allowed to know, so we improvised and had to guess at the ingredients! it should have been more green, but we'll try harder next time.


dirt cake and worms for dessert -- thanks, ty!


macaroni and cheese with cut up hot dogs and topped with ketchup. this was really funny. and look, people actually ate it! thanks janet and lucky!


more fancy desserts from beth and chuck


jo jos and genny cream ale


soo much fried chicken!...and genny cream ale.


some of ty's delicious cornbread, made in a cast-iron skillet on the grill!


chris manning the grill







little charlotte had to leave before we put on any trashy cinema. we don't need her learning any swears just yet!
 

my favorite recipe from this book was for "potato chip sandwich." the only ingredients it called for was two slices of break, some mayo, and chips. yum! hahaha


party pizzas on the grill...trashy!


barefoot and proud











i can't wait to host a part 2 next year :)