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Title: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Front-Ranger on July 03, 2014, 10:41:14 am
Hi friends far and wide,
Fourth of July might not mean anything special to folks outside the U.S., but it is a universal Brokie holiday, IMO! So, I'd like to share special recipes. These can also be foods that are good to savor in midsummer, which will be relevant for Brokies...in the northern hemisphere, at least!

Here's my recipe for Easy Garlic Croutons. Use up all your ends, crust, and overflow bread this way. Assemble, slice and toast bread to desired toastiness. While it is still warm, rub both sides with a cut garlic clove. Butter lightly (do not use butter substitutes) and cut into bite-sized cubes. Store in an airtight bag or container.

Variations: after rubbing with the garlic clove, cube bread and toss with a tablespoon of good olive oil mixed with crushed/ground herbs, such as parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, sumac, salt and/or pepper. Or, toss with a small amount of the oil from a jar of anchovies (for real authenticity)!

A Caesar salad is typically made with Romaine lettuce and croutons. I add scallions and green vegetables such as zucchini and sweet green peppers, but never tomatoes.
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Front-Ranger on July 03, 2014, 10:08:52 pm
I'm also making this easy peach cobbler recipe!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/easy-peach-cobbler-10000000257827/ (http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/easy-peach-cobbler-10000000257827/)
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Front-Ranger on June 26, 2015, 02:49:03 pm
Time to give this topic a bump! Yes, I'm making peach cobbler again this year.
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Front-Ranger on June 26, 2015, 09:37:53 pm
Maybe we should feature this cake from Food Network!
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: CellarDweller on June 27, 2015, 11:58:29 am
Oh, I like that cake!  LOL
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Jeff Wrangler on June 29, 2015, 09:32:56 pm
I would think that strawberry shortcake of Paul's that Chuck mentions would do very nicely for the Fourth of July.  :)
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: CellarDweller on June 30, 2015, 09:09:37 am
Was very tasty, and light.....good for a hot day snack.
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Jeff Wrangler on June 30, 2015, 09:32:35 am
I don't have a recipe, but over on the "Up the East Coast" thread, I just wrote about how for family gatherings on the Fourth, my mother used to make baked beans, starting with dried lima beans (you soak them overnight before you cook them) and using lots of brown sugar, molasses, and bacon.
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: CellarDweller on June 30, 2015, 10:47:00 am
oh yeah, how did we forget baked beans?
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Post by: Sason on June 30, 2015, 11:03:58 am
Must be Jack's influence!
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Post by: CellarDweller on June 30, 2015, 02:27:13 pm
perhaps......
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Sason on June 30, 2015, 03:08:33 pm
I don't have a recipe, but over on the "Up the East Coast" thread, I just wrote about how for family gatherings on the Fourth, my mother used to make baked beans, starting with dried lima beans (you soak them overnight before you cook them) and using lots of brown sugar, molasses, and bacon.

Jeff, this dish sounds very similar to a traditional Swedish dish, bruna bönor - brown beans.

It's also made of beans, sweatened and served with smoked pork.

I hated it in school, and have never eaten it since.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDqs5W0OxOc/SjH-XvGONdI/AAAAAAAAAms/R5Ga40F80To/s400/photo(21).jpg)
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Jeff Wrangler on June 30, 2015, 03:42:24 pm
Jeff, this dish sounds very similar to a traditional Swedish dish, bruna bönor - brown beans.

It's also made of beans, sweatened and served with smoked pork.

I hated it in school, and have never eaten it since.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_GDqs5W0OxOc/SjH-XvGONdI/AAAAAAAAAms/R5Ga40F80To/s400/photo(21).jpg)

Too bad. Looks good to me!

I guess you'd better go eat a sheep, then.  ;D
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Sason on June 30, 2015, 04:59:11 pm
I'm sure you'd like it, maybe even better than soup!  ;D

I like beans just fine, but it's the sweetness I couldn't take with this particular dish.

Sheep are good too!   ;D
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Jeff Wrangler on June 30, 2015, 07:15:56 pm
I'm sure you'd like it, maybe even better than soup!  ;D

Well, I am pretty good with a can opener.  ;D
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Penthesilea on July 01, 2015, 01:09:18 am
Maybe we should feature this cake from Food Network!

Hannah brought home this exemplar last year; some classmate had brought it to school.
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Sason on July 01, 2015, 03:39:16 am
Well, I am pretty good with a can opener.  ;D

  ;D
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Post by: CellarDweller on July 01, 2015, 08:27:40 am
looks yummy!
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: Front-Ranger on July 01, 2017, 06:56:21 pm
Independence Day draweth nigh! What goodies are being prepared by those who celebrate??
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: CellarDweller on July 01, 2017, 07:39:04 pm
actually, I'm not preparing anything, for a change.
Title: Re: Fourth of July recipes!
Post by: CellarDweller on June 05, 2018, 01:31:00 pm
We're just a month away from 7/4.

This year it falls in the middle of the week, so it's work two days,  day off, work two days, and then the weekend.


I think I could get used to that kind of work week!    :laugh: