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Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:35 am
a thread to lighten things up here in a biz section. After the few threads that got heated. Lets use this one to lighten things up. Everyone has to be in a good mood. Holiday coming up. BBQs burning food into an unrecognizable pile of ashes. Drunk relatives falling into the garbage cans. People forgetting to keep the potato salad cold. People running to the bathroom. LETS GET HAPPY
Good Idea! What's everybody making for the 4th of July? I'm thinking cakeballs with patriotic sprinkles
Petit-four Frequent Member
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Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:52 am
Hey Mike! OK -- how about I write about comparing ML and FD pans.
JUST KIDDING.
Yikes.
Anyway -- here's a recipe for Fourth-of-July Pie.
Fourth-of-July Pie
o ½ cup pecans, divided
o 1 ½ cups bran cereal, packed and measured, then coarsely crushed
o ¼ cup light brown sugar
o 1/3 cup butter, melted
o 1 quart vanilla ice cream, softened
Blueberries, strawberries, and banana.
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Butter a 9” glass pie plate. Finely chop 1/3 cup of the pecans, reserve the rest whole for topping. In a small bowl, mix chopped pecans, bran cereal, and melted butter. Press mixture on bottom and sides of pie plate. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Spread softened ice cream into prepared crust. Freeze 4 hours, or cover tightly with plastic wrap, and freeze up to 1 week. Before serving, top with whole pecans, ½ cup sliced strawberries, ¼ cup blueberries, and 1 small sliced banana (first toss banana slices in 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to prevent browning.
This recipe is NEITHER scratch nor mix. And it is not meant to be US-centric. Please name it whatever you'd like.
diamondsonblackvelvet13 Frequent Member
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Location: F.S. Texas
YEAH to this!!!
I am so looking forward to watching the kiddies in the pool. They all have so much fun when they are all together...and I am certainly looking forward to coming up with something to make with all of the wonderful blackberries we picked in the yard yesterday!!! (any ideas?)
Doug Forum SuperStar!
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Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:54 am
Mike1394 wrote:
a thread to lighten things up here in a biz section. After the few threads that got heated. Lets use this one to lighten things up. Everyone has to be in a good mood. Holiday coming up. BBQs burning food into an unrecognizable pile of ashes. Drunk relatives falling into the garbage cans. People forgetting to keep the potato salad cold. People running to the bathroom. LETS GET HAPPY
Mike
been to a few of my family's BBQs have you?
tho, forget the burgers---
make it bratwurst marinated in beer laced w/ onions and garlic. Par-boiled and then grilled to perfection on a big ol' hoagie role w/ german mustard, german potato salad, roasted corn, 6-hour baked beans, beer, the ever present Midwest jello salad mold, and ice cream for dessert.
Lenette Forum Addict
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Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:58 am
I have a wedding on the 4th. This will be the first holiday DH is not working and I am .
I have decided to avoid my relatives (drunk and otherwise) and come home when I finish my cake. I am thinking some nice baked beans, likely a pecan pie (DH fave) and I want to make cole slaw. Never made it before! Ooo, maybe put some corn on the cobb on the grill. That sounds good too. Why do I have a feeling I am going to cook waaaayy too much food...
tonedna Forum SuperStar!
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Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:58 am
I say ...do nothing...relax....Let others cook!..I am tired..Gotta do 5 weddings before friday..so..
I go on vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edna
Lenette Forum Addict
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Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:01 am
Doug, oh Doug...
I will definitely have to prepare those brats as you stated. The question is should I take the credit or give it to you?
DH may leave me and propose to you if I tell him you told me to marinate in beer...
the lone canadian just celebrated (lol) we get to kick off summer a littler earlier than you guys-i had to work though but was off in time to bring the kids out to watch the fireworks-they were really nice this year (from a small town) looking forward to days at the beach and pinacoladas(?)
tonedna Forum SuperStar!
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Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:10 am
Oh..Pina Coladas...those brings good memories!
leahs Forum SuperStar!
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Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:13 am
Geez, holiday? I have three weddings on the 5th, and one has 24 centerpiece cakes and then the bride's cake.
BCJean Forum Addict
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Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:19 am
I am sooo looking forward to the 4th. I have the day off from work, will put my flag out bright and early, my small town USA has 4th at the park with food stands and lots of arts and crafts, my pool temp is up to 90°, I have steaks ready for the grill, I have a perfect view from my upstairs screened in porch of the town fireworks. Yeah, life will be good for me that day.
I am thinking I don't want to bake and would like to make a jello like the flag, only not with fruit. I would love to try that Mexican decorating with jello and make a blue area of jello and inject the milk jello for the stars. Not sure yet what to do for the stripes and how I could get crisp lines using red jello and the milk jello. Any ideas?
ccr03 Forum Fanatic
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Birthday: Jan 31
Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:21 am
I'm taking Monday off from my day job, so woo-hoo - 4-day weekend!!!
Oh, and I may be going to this rock concert Saturday!! And you can never go wrong when you are in the mosh pit!
Doug Forum SuperStar!
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Posted:
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:29 am
Lenette wrote:
Doug, oh Doug...
I will definitely have to prepare those brats as you stated. The question is should I take the credit or give it to you?
DH may leave me and propose to you if I tell him you told me to marinate in beer...
LOL!!!!!!
raised on brats from Sheboygan, MI.
BRATS
I only know the "company's comin'" recipe.
about 15lbs of bratts in a big ol pot (at least 20 qt) 3 or 4 large sweet onions sliced (these will be retrieved to be grilled to go on the bratts) and at least 5 or so cloves of garlic finely minced. Put all that in the pot and then drown in beer -- bratts should be able to float a bit (that's a LOT of beer).
soak OVERNIGHT.
about an hour -1/2 before time to grill, put pot on big burner and bring to a simmer. Hold until bratts cooked fully though (the old kill the trichinosis precaution).
now take those hot bratts and put on the grill --LOW INDIRECT heat -- gray covered coals. Turn frequently so they brown evenly USING TONGS -- that shalt NOT spear a bratt w/ a fork!!!! it should take about 15-20 minutes at low heat -- be gentle -- don't rush!
when crispy, golden brown and about to pop open .. serve on hoagie roll w/ mustard, ketchup and the now grilled onion slices.
my version of german potato salad....
5 lbs red potatos -- cut into quarters and boiled until "almost" soft.
1 lb bacon -- grilled until crispy --- remove, cool, crumble
Reserve bacon grease in skillet.
toss in cup or so of finely chopped onion -- cook till translucent.
add 1 cup white or cider vinegar.
stir up real well.
pour over potatoes (which must be in heat proof bowl)
sprinkle on finely minced dill and the bacon crumbles
toss to coat potatoes evenly.
CHILL! till very cold.
terrible for the arteries but OH SO GOOD!
multi-hour baked beans
(warning -- we do this "to taste" in my family, not by measurement -- so all measurements are "close" but not accurate)
CHEAT -- start w/ 6 to 8 can of canned beans -- cheapest you can find.
add about 1/2 lb dark brown sugar.
add about 1/4 jar of molasses
1 lb of bacon, separated into strips and each strip cut into about 1in wide pieces
1 to 2 large onions (depends on how large, large is, and sweetness, etc. I tend toward 2)
big squirt of ketchup (up to half bottle or more -- and yes, I've use a whole 32 oz bottle before!)
big squirt of spicy brown mustard (this one really done by taste)
big squirt of yellow mustard (ditto on by taste)
this will be one big runny mess -- don't worry.
put on large burner and bring to simmer while stirring it up real well being sure to get the sugar dissolved.
transfer to 250degree oven.
leave there stirring about once every 1/2 hour, being sure to scrap the stuff on the sides down into the beans.
cook until reduced by 1/2 -- this can take about 4 to 5 hours or more
will now be thick and rich!
(and when cold will be a near solid mass)
(if while cooking too much bacon grease rises to top to suit you, mop it up w/ a paper towel --- but I never do this, I just stir it back in!)
again deadly to the arteries but oh so good.
My Aunt Ruth's traditional Jello Mold (and that's said AWUNT not ant)
2 pkgs lime jello
1 small can of crushed pineapple NOT drained.
1 8oz container of cottage cheese (creamy or dry doesn't matter -- tho' small curd works best)
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup of walnuts chopped fine.
make jello using only 3 cups of water instead of full four.
chill until partially set.
dump in rest of stuff and mix well.
toss in mold -- preferably a bundt pan shaped mold.
chill until fully set.
to finish, fill hole in mold w/ sour cream
slice and serve w/ a dollop of the sour cream on each slice.
(and yes, I DID eat this as a child -- not so sure any more tho')
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