 D, mail your address in if you're cooking all that stuff today because I'll be stopping by to grab a plate. The other texter says, as far as I'm concerned, a cookout is when I can be by myself or with another person or group and just cook outdoors. That's what I call a cookout. You are cooking out. LOL. A barbecue is the same thing. Many times when my husband was out of town, I'd go throw some barbecue on the grill and I would be home by myself having a barbecue.