josie
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Post by josie on Jun 29, 2015 4:26:10 GMT
I have not put any effort into planning and realized today I have 30 people coming over on Saturday.
I am in the midst of a crazy work project and I just can't plan a menu. At least I have Friday off to prepare - so please give me all your dish ideas! |
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Post by scrapqueen01 on Jun 29, 2015 4:52:19 GMT
My sister is having a get together on Friday so I'm thinking about making a quinoa salad.
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Post by ntsf on Jun 29, 2015 5:11:13 GMT
burgers, good hot dogs, melon, and a green salad...berries and ice cream for dessert...done.
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marianne
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Post by marianne on Jun 29, 2015 5:13:56 GMT
It's just going to be DH and I and another couple so I'm not cooking for a crowd. We're having spiced grilled shrimp w/lemon aioli, grilled three-cheese potatoes, broccoli salad, and honey-rum grilled pineapple, along with a white wine sangria.
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Post by tamaraann on Jun 29, 2015 5:19:56 GMT
Pulled pork, salmon burgers, cole slaw, beans, potato salad, fruit salad or watermelon and strawberry margaritas
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Post by tenacious on Jun 29, 2015 5:43:51 GMT
I only have 2 things planned so far-- wood fire pizza and strawberry rhubarb pie!
Erin
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Post by tracyarts on Jun 29, 2015 5:44:53 GMT
We're not going to make a big deal out of it this year because we want to take it easy and then go watch fireworks. Probably slow-smoke some pork ribs, fix some cucumber salad and potato or pasta salad, and pick up a watermelon for dessert.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jun 29, 2015 6:11:00 GMT
Hamburgers, hot dogs and ice cream. Guests bring a side dish to share. We usually have potato salad, macaroni salad, Santa Fe style quinoa salad, deviled eggs, some variety of pasta salad, chips, veggies, and dip.
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Post by kristi on Jun 29, 2015 6:57:42 GMT
We are having BBQ brisket & ribs with potato salad, rice, watermelon, fruit & corn.
Not sure about desserts yet.
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Post by KelleeM on Jun 29, 2015 9:20:30 GMT
We have reservations! Dh's birthday is July 1 and my BIL's is July5 so last year we started a tradition of celebrating their birthdays together. There's a great restaurant that we all love so we have reservations there  |
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jun 29, 2015 9:40:20 GMT
Pulled pork, salmon burgers, cole slaw, beans, potato salad, fruit salad or watermelon and strawberry margaritas Could you share your recipe for this please? |
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Post by akathy on Jun 29, 2015 13:06:05 GMT
I don't have any plans. The Fourth of July is one of those holidays that single people usually don't get any invitations for. I'll probably just grill a steak or something easy.
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Post by ajsweetpea on Jun 29, 2015 13:10:40 GMT
I am going to make stuffed burgers (think Juicy Lucy style... I got a tool from Bed Bath and Beyond to make them with, since when I tried to make Juicy Lucy burgers previously, I end up with the cheese leaking out everywhere), hot dogs, potato salad, antipasto salad, taco salad and apple pie with vanilla ice cream for dessert.
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Post by psiluvu on Jun 29, 2015 14:08:39 GMT
Celebrating Canada Day here but we are having BBQ ribs, baked beans, potato wedges, and broccoli salad with strawberry shortcake and brownies for dessert
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Post by jesq on Jun 29, 2015 14:24:46 GMT
We cook out with the neighbors every year. I'm thinking of doing something a little different than the usual, so possibly chicken souvlaki with pita and tzatziki. Haven't gotten beyond that yet, although we always have some form of sangria.
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smartypants71
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Post by smartypants71 on Jun 29, 2015 14:29:31 GMT
We are having a pretty big party. We will be having lots of meat of some kind (the guys are taking care of that). We will also be having guacamole, texas caviar, egg salad, asian coleslaw, and can't forget the Jello shots!
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Post by anonrefugee on Jun 29, 2015 14:33:05 GMT
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Post by scrappinghappy on Jun 29, 2015 15:11:34 GMT
Grilled Salmon, baked (grilled) sweet potato, grilled summer squash, quinoa salad, grilled peaches with vanilla ice cream and homemade caramel sauce.
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Post by quiltz on Jun 29, 2015 15:11:53 GMT
Canada Breakfast is fresh strawberry pie and Tim's coffee. The strawberries are so good this year in Niagara.
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Post by STBC on Jun 29, 2015 15:27:47 GMT
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josie
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Post by josie on Jun 29, 2015 16:13:56 GMT
Lots of good ideas, thank you. I might need to try those watermelon margaritas too!
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Post by stargazer on Jun 29, 2015 16:24:47 GMT
Pulled pork, burgers, coleslaw, green salad, grilled corn, cornbread, baked beans
Red velvet cake with white chocolate cream cheese frosting & blueberries to decorate
Watermelon & blueberry fruit salad
Watermelon mojitos
Beer
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(Yes I am a Brit. Yes I do live in the UK. We have friends coming to tell us all about their recent holiday to NYC & this was the one weekend we could all do so I decided to go all out. Hoping for good weather as I have decorations & fireworks too!)
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Post by Toni Alexis on Jun 29, 2015 16:35:10 GMT
We are having a pretty big party. We will be having lots of meat of some kind (the guys are taking care of that). We will also be having guacamole, texas caviar, egg salad, asian coleslaw, and can't forget the Jello shots! Anything with Jello Shots is a good thing. We're having a few people over and smoking a pork shoulder for some pulled pork and defrosting one of our hams for sandwiches (we bought a hog last October), macaroni, potato salads, and fruit salads. And a beautiful White chocolate lasagna that I found on Pinterest. It looks heavenly. Can't wait for that. For drinking, sweet tea vodka and lemonade, my summer favorite. Oh, and an array of jello shots. |
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Post by tamaraann on Jun 29, 2015 17:29:25 GMT
Pulled pork, salmon burgers, cole slaw, beans, potato salad, fruit salad or watermelon and strawberry margaritas Could you share your recipe for this please? I buy them at Costco in the frozen section. :-D |
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Post by stargazer on Jun 29, 2015 21:35:59 GMT
Could you share your recipe for this please? I buy them at Costco in the frozen section. :-D Fantastic recipe! |
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Post by azredhead on Jun 29, 2015 21:49:02 GMT
Dh's famous ribs. We get them from Costco but then there's a family secret then so far coleslaw. The rest is still in the works. We aren't sure who's still coming. We just got back from family reunion. |
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Post by brandy327 on Jun 29, 2015 23:40:55 GMT
I don't have any plans. The Fourth of July is one of those holidays that single people usually don't get any invitations for. I'll probably just grill a steak or something easy. Aw, that makes me sad. And I'd LOVE for you to come hang out here. Wish you were a bit closer.  We have no plans so we'll just be hanging around the house...probably cleaning in the basement. We're getting ready for a big transition - my 10yo twins are getting their own bedrooms and 12yo ds is moving to the basement bedroom. So we've been doing some major purging and moving stuff around. |
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