Side dishes for hamburger/hot dog street party
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Relish--What else besides hot dogs?
Comments (22)Jim, Just wanted to say I love the zucchinihol idea. I'm sure there's a way! And that I second your post about remembering not to feel beholden to your garden. I came to gardening as a hobby late in life and kind of warily, frequently saying to my friends, "I might decide I don't like doing this after all and give it all up, you know!" Like a lot of people, especially, I think, a lot of women, I can be hit by a sense of duty even when it's irrational, so I've been very intentional about keeping guilt at bay when it comes to not using all a garden crop or not caring for it as well as I might, etc.; my mantra is "The garden is there to comfort ME, not the other way around." If I plant out tomatoes even on a too-hot day when I don't feel like it, I want it to be for the future gratification of picking them, not because I feel I "owe it to them." So, same idea with the abundant squash. Eat what you can, can what you can, give away what you can (but that's not always easy, as you say, in high season, and things like organizing donations in a community take work and time), but any time all of the above stop feeling like fun and start feeling like a pain in the $**))@!, then pitch it into the compost with a clean conscience. (It will reward you by growing a volunteer or two out of the compost pile next year that will do better than any cultured plant, and start the cycle again...) ;-) P.S. The only thing we use relish for is a bit of a zing in tuna or egg or potato salad. My husband won't eat pickle products in general, but he insists on a bit of relish in his tuna sandwich....See MoreSides for BBQ'd hamburgers
Comments (19)Ohhh, thread swerves! I love them. Unwrap a big party pack of wings, score each wing's skin a couple times, cut the drummettes from the, I dunno what they're called, forearms? Steam the wings for 20 minutes. This renders out some of the fat, the scoring helps. Pat the wings dry, dry them in the refrigerator if you have time. Salt the wings and grill them until skin is browned and a bit crispy. Or, roast in oven while you're doing the potatoes, about 15-25 min. In large workbowl, have some melted butter and a bit of cayenne pepper or just a little bit of hot sauce. Dump all the wings, hot from the grill or oven, in the bowl and toss with the butter. Here is my method for grilled wings: Unwrap a party pack of wings and clip the tips off, slice/nick the skin between the drumette and wingette (that is what they are called here, John) ((Save those tips for stock)) But don't separate, makes it easier to flip on the grill. Brine the V shaped wing minus tip for 30 minutes and rinse and drain well. Pat dry and rack up and place in fridge for an hour or so. Grill, absolutely plain on medium until 3/4 done. You will find the brining prevents flareups. Mostly. Now place a healthy knob of butter into a serving bowl, throw the wings in on top and slosh a healthy amount of your fav hot sauce all over. Toss everything and let stand to hot marinate. I generally use the consumption of a bottle or can of beer as my timer here, at this point. Toss and stir frequently, don't just stand around and drink the beer. Add more hot sauce if the wings absorb it all. While the above is going on, turn the grill to high and scrape the grills. Throw the marinated wings onto the hot grill, ensuring they all lie flat, not on top of one another like a 70's hot tub party. Flip and repeat the above step. Remove to a serving platter. Serve, receive accolades....See MoreIslay Corbel's Cake Provençal
Comments (14)I bought a couple of cans of tuna to make this but haven't gotten around to it yet, but it's high on my list of things to try. I am wondering what size a "tin" of tuna is - the cans I have are 5 oz of Genova Yellowfin tuna packed in olive oil, but it appears to be from San Diego. I seem to remember that cans of tuna used to be around 7 oz., and so I wonder what they are in France. I thought this might be Italian tuna, and so I bought it, since Italy (especially Genova) is close to France....See MoreSuggestions for finger food, small dish to take to party (20-30)
Comments (67)Linelle, I was telling my DH about your post. Everyone was posting such intricate lovely appetizers and then you went with a fabulous shrimp from Costco. It made us both laugh. I wished I had a Costco nearby. I would be getting all of my party foods there! We are going to a Christmas Eve dinner and decided we would take a spinach dip in a bread bowl. My husband loves to bake and he practiced making one yesterday. I asked him why we don't just buy one at the grocery and he said he liked making bread! I thought that was pretty funny. We are also taking some nice big homemade biscuits. I do not see how one can go wrong with biscuits with your dinner instead of plain bread! I guess it is not a common thing to bring but I know I will gobble them up!...See Morearkansas girl
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