July 4th Celebration
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shire_kitchenWell,no real recipes...but since LJ is international, I thought I'd enter how we spend July 4th.
We've had, for the past 10 years or so, an open house with open invitations to Bob's bicycle riding buddies and their spouses. We barbecue chicken breasts, I do a "quick barbecued beans". I buy a couple of cans of Heinz baked beans (no meat) and add about 1/2-3/4 cup any barbecue sauce, then cook on low for about 2 hours until very thick.
I also make biscuits (refrigerator biscuits in tubes in the refrig case from the market).....I have also bought Kentucky Fried Chicken buiscuits (to die for) in the past.
People bring side dishes....fruit salad, tabouli(a Lebanese friend), cole slaw, appetizers. We fill a wheelbarrow filled with ice and put in champagne, wine, beer, carbonated beverages (some no-sugar). For dessert I make chocolate-dipped strawberries...(1 large package choc. chips mixed with 1 Tbsp. liquid shortening and melted.) Dip strawberries and cool in refrigerator until serving time. I also make a double batch of cookies...this year will be choc chip because I got a good deal on the chips!.
I go big time into decorations...."The Party Store"...streamers, door decorations, lanterns, paper plates, napkins, glasses, tablecloths...
No fireworks *sniff* because Los Angeles no allows..
but with enough champagne, no matter!!!!
We've had, for the past 10 years or so, an open house with open invitations to Bob's bicycle riding buddies and their spouses. We barbecue chicken breasts, I do a "quick barbecued beans". I buy a couple of cans of Heinz baked beans (no meat) and add about 1/2-3/4 cup any barbecue sauce, then cook on low for about 2 hours until very thick.
I also make biscuits (refrigerator biscuits in tubes in the refrig case from the market).....I have also bought Kentucky Fried Chicken buiscuits (to die for) in the past.
People bring side dishes....fruit salad, tabouli(a Lebanese friend), cole slaw, appetizers. We fill a wheelbarrow filled with ice and put in champagne, wine, beer, carbonated beverages (some no-sugar). For dessert I make chocolate-dipped strawberries...(1 large package choc. chips mixed with 1 Tbsp. liquid shortening and melted.) Dip strawberries and cool in refrigerator until serving time. I also make a double batch of cookies...this year will be choc chip because I got a good deal on the chips!.
I go big time into decorations...."The Party Store"...streamers, door decorations, lanterns, paper plates, napkins, glasses, tablecloths...
No fireworks *sniff* because Los Angeles no allows..
but with enough champagne, no matter!!!!
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Date: 2004-07-02 08:46 pm (UTC)(Lately I've started seeing seedless watermelons in the stores. What's up with that? There's no point to watermelon if you can't spit seeds down your little brother's neck!)
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Date: 2004-07-03 05:43 am (UTC)Time permitting, I usually do a watermelon basket....cut the melon in such a way that you create a handle...like halfway from center of each horizontal end...
Then I scoop out the melon with a melon-ball scoop and put balls in another bowl along with balls of honeydew and canteloupe...then add strawberries or any other berry you can afford....
But this year I don't have the time and someone offered to bring a fruit salad so I took the easy way.
BTW..I have a thing about sticky...I used to make my kids eat their watermelon slices at the curb because of the sticky thing....(they're both in therapy now!!)
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Date: 2004-07-07 05:39 am (UTC)*grin*