This is one of my favourite ways to cook, eat and keep warm on cool nights:

Gear:

1) You'll need a cast iron skillet/griddle/grill, a tabletop BBQ or a grill grate large enough to go over a firepit.

2) 2 sets of tongs; one for cooking raw meat, another for serving the cooked meat.

Food: 

1) Start with a variety of thinly sliced meat (shaved beef for Philly cheesesteaks are perfect here) marinated in your favourite marinade.

2) Veggies such as thickly sliced onions, peppers and whole mushrooms

3) Assortment of sides, condiments/dipping sauces and a starch.

So everyone basically sits around the preheated grill and cooks their meat and veggies as they eat.  The secret to this is the thinly sliced meat that cooks almost instantaneously.  Think of this as Asian raclette but without the cheese :)

We love this method of cooking our steaks in cool weather as each bite is hot and freshly cooked :)  

This past weekend we used a Japanese terriyaki marinade with shaved steak, peppers and Spanish onions.  Next weekend I'm thinking of using Cajun spices on shrimp and more shaved steak :)

-T