Happy 4th! ~ What's for dinner?

[Lucinda]

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[Jazzgirl]

1. Steak!

Roasted fingerling potatoes and Arugula salad.

[elleng]

2. Corn, nuked the DU-way!

Mebbe a rib or 2.

[HopeHoops]

3. No clue. The kids are on their own for that one. I just had an egg & cheese wrap with chives.

Our chives are doing especially well this year. I also use hot sauce, but the chives still cut through.

[cbayer]

4. Panzanella (bread salad)

We will celebrate the 4th on Friday when they have the fireworks.

How about you?

[grasswire]

17. love panzanella

can't eat it anymore because of the carbs in the bread.

I make Napa chef Michael Chiarello's recipe, with a few tweaks.

[cbayer]

18. It came out great, just like I wanted it.

Found Chiarello's recipe and it is very similar to what I made last night, except he used much better tomatoes than I could get my hands on.

Sorry about the carbs. It just wouldn't be bread salad without the bread, lol.

[cbayer]

19. Dupe

[pinto]

5. Happy 4th! Had a cheeseburger, salad and garlic bread at the town's 4th celebration in the park.

Complete with music - from the county band's patriotic standards to a local band's rock-a-billy - and a variety of games / events for kids and non-profits promoting their programs. Lots of neighbors in the park. Small town stuff. Nice time.

Tonight I'll probably just rummage. I'm thinking there's some lasagna waiting in the freezer...

[yellerpup]

6. Fried chicken thighs

potato salad, baked beans and sweet-and-sour cucumber slices.

Happy Fourth!

[Goblinmonger]

7. Morningstar Veggie "Rib" sandwich

with chiptole cole slaw and onions on it, steamed green beans, and watermelon.

[NJCher]

12. do tell

How do you make chipotle cole slaw?


Cher

[Goblinmonger]

13. It's a very simple recipe.

1 tsp each of the following:
rice vinegar
lemon juice
oil (I use flaxseed, but whatever your preference)
sugar (I use artificial sweetener)

Mix up. Then I add a chipotle puree that I make by just blending a can of the chipotle peppers in adobe sauce. I add 2 Tablespoons of puree but that's a pretty good heat level. Might want to start with just a couple teaspoons and see where you're at.

Then I just add half a bag of the coleslaw mix from the grocery store. Probably about 3 cups.

Mix it up and let it sit in the fridge for a bit if you have the time. I originally used this on tostadas, then as a filling in my bean burritos, and when I was getting my BBQ "rib" sandwich ready it just seemed like the right thing to put on it. And it was. And I do Weight Watchers and this is a very point friendly slaw. 1-2 points depending on how much chipotle you put in. And it makes a lot.

[NJCher]

16. mmmmm!

I can hardly wait to make! I love chipotle peppers.

Thank you for posting back.


Cher

[Dalai_1]

20. Sounds delicious! Thank You

[struggle4progress]

8. Fresh pickles!

Cucumbers been soaking in some fresh dilute dill-mint-coriander vinagrette with some white onion and green pepper a few hours

Tastes pretty good with cottage cheese

Finish with a half peach

Maybe I'll have some mashed avocado and melted cheese on a tortilla in a while

Too hot to cook

[The empressof all]

9. I've been cooking for the last few days

I made a veggie white lasagna and veggie enchiladas. I'm waiting for the two cheesecakes to cool so I can top them with ganache. I firmly believe in gilding the lily. My daughter is going away for the weekend and she needed food to take along so that's the reason for all the heavy casseroles. They are filling and easily portable.

Oh.....btw...I have come up with the most decadent, creamy cheesecake recipe ever....I'll try to remember to post it in the next few days....But you know me I'm not an exact cook so you'll need to be comfortable with general amounts and eyeballing...

[hobbit709]

10. Rib eye steaks, grilled shrimp, cole slaw and bacon blue cheese potato salad.

We ate it all.

[NJCher]

11. was/is

I was going to have salmon on a cedar plank with salad and corn, but a friend offered me a couple nitrate-free hotdogs with a Hoegarten beer, so I decided to go with that.

Veggie chips, too. Yum. Casual, but good.


Cher

[eridani]

14. Nephews and friends went crabbing

They cooked up a beer and cheese soup and added meat from 9 crabs. Yum! Also hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad and strawberries fresh from the garden.

[Lugnut]

15. We had a 4th of July party with friends and family members.

The pulled pork was very good and my special Granny's chicken thighs were a hit. The company and the food was enjoyed by all before the neighbor's huge fireworks display started.