about to have cookout, thanks

17 years ago

A few weeks ago, I posted asking how to make potato salad because I was planning a cookout with the guy who lives right over me... we'd just met after being neighbors for over 2 years and are now in the process of developing a friendship. I had never made potato salad before and you all came through for me... I made a practice batch then and it was pretty good.

Well, today is the day. It thirty minutes we're going to start our cookout. I made the potato salad last night and it is even better than the first time. I sliced the potatoes smaller, didn't cook them as long, and made this one much more creamy.

I also made baked beans (opened a can of Bushes and added brown sugar and bacon), cream cheese cherry pie, and strawberry lemonade. I also did the ground beef patties because if he had is way we'd be using Bubba Burgers! I seasoned the ground beef with salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder, worcestershire sauce. I thought about adding bread crumbs, but decided not to at the last minute.

The lemonade is a fiasco. I used four lemons and a cup of sugar. Then I sliced some strawberries and some lemon rings and threw them in just for looks. Well, it didn't look yellow enough to be "classic lemonade" so I added yellow food coloring to make it look more "real". Well, it ended up looking like urine so I added some red thinking I could make pink lemonade instead. Well, several colors later, I ended up with something that isn't even on the color wheel, but tastes great. I added a little more sugar too, but didn't want it to be too sweet in case he doesn't like it where one sip will melt your teeth like I do.

And lastly, the cream cheese cherry pie

He is providing the brats, buns, and grill. And we WILL have ketchup! LOL Thanks again everyone for telling me how to make good ol' tater salad!

:o)

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vacuumfreak
Original Author
17 years ago
That's not cherry pie.... that's Jasper. I meant to edit instead of submit!

Here's the cherry pie :o)
annie1992
17 years ago
LOL, Bobby, I was wondering if Jasper ate the pie!!!

As for the lemonade, eh, the color will be find. I usually puree some strawberries in the blender and add in for a bit of pink color, but it's all good.

Remember my manta: "It's how it tastes that counts"!

Have a great time.

Annie
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Terri_PacNW
17 years ago
LOL.....I was thinking..that's not food that's a cat! LOL

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coconut_nj
17 years ago
LOL Bobby, you really had me laughing about the lemonade. Like Annie says I'm sure it will taste good and that's what counts. Heh... glad you fixed the pic of Jasper. I thought he was laying on the pie. Everything looks great. Hope you're having a good time with your newly discovered neighbor friend.
lindac
17 years ago
Bobby float some marischino cherries in that lemonade and it will look like you intended that color....
Looks good to me...!
But I don't see any veggies? Nothing green?
cherry pie indeed! Poor kitty!
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mitchdesj
17 years ago
I also burst out laughing reading the lemonade adventure; you do have a way with words, lol...

sounds like a great cookout, a nice neighborly thing to have.
lsr2002
17 years ago
OMG, I thought Jasper ate the pie too. Hope you had a great time, everything looks and sounds delish.

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canarybird01
17 years ago
Enjoy your cookout Bobby.....you certainly have worked hard to make it a success and it all looks very good!

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wizardnm
17 years ago
Hope you are having fun!!!!!
dgkritch
17 years ago
Just call it Strawberry/Lemon "Punch". Hee hee.
Hope you had fun and he loved the food and was duly impressed!!

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lakeguy35
17 years ago
Sounds and looks like a great afternoon cookout! I love a good burger on the grill and the sides are perfect. Good to see Jasper too!

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vacuumfreak
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17 years ago
Thanks. We did have a good time. The burgers got a little too well done, but other than that, the food was excellent. We had good conversation and watched some desperate housewives. Hmmm green... well I don't love veggies but the potatoes in the potato salad count as veggies. The relish we used on the burgers and the dill pickle I used in the potato salad was green! At least the cheese and buns weren't green!
pat_t
17 years ago
Outstanding, Bobby!

I blinked a few times when I saw the pic of Jasper and then laughed out loud too.

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