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Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Trying to plan a 4th of July party and need some IDEAS.... help.
I thought..oh, Strawberry shortcake with Strawberries & Blueberries for the red white & blue part.
Lemonade
Tomatoes & Feta.what else is blue ... blue / purple basil for Grilled Bread with Olive Oil, Garlic, and Tomato
Recipe: Rainbow Slaw with Curried Yogurt Dressing
Ingredients
* ½ small head green or Savoy cabbage (about ¾ pound)
* ½ small head red cabbage (about ¾ pound)
* 2 teaspoons salt
* 2 medium carrots, peeled and ends trimmed
* 2 teaspoons top-quality curry powder, preferably Sun brand Madras-style
CURRIED YOGURT DRESSING
* 1 cup plain yogurt
* 1½ tablespoons minced fresh ginger
* ½ tablespoon minced garlic
* 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* ¼ cup light cream
* ¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste
* ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1½ cups raisins
Directions
FIRST Remove the tough outer leaves from the cabbage and cut each in half. Cut out the core. Separate and stack the leaves together and cut into fine julienne strips. (You should have about 12 cups.) Put in a bowl, sprinkle in the salt, toss lightly, and cover with a plate with a heavy pot on top. Let sit for about 1 hour and drain in a colander. Grate the carrots.
SECOND Heat a small, heavy skillet until hot. Put the curry powder in the pan and stir with a wooden spoon over medium-low heat until the curry powder is very fragrant. Scrape out onto a plate to cool.
THIRD To make the Curried Yogurt Dressing, put the yogurt in a mixing bowl and add the curry powder and the remaining ingredients of the dressing, whisking lightly after each addition. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
FOURTH Put the drained cabbage, carrots, and raisins in a bowl. Pour in the dressing and toss lightly to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, tossing occasionally. Serve.
Any good food will do, just kinda having a mental block. Thanks for suggestions!!
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Thu, July 2, 2009 - 9:36 AMThere are blue potatoes available, you just need to hunt for them. Blue Lady? Is that their name?
Add beer to something, using Labatt's Blue. (it counts if you say it counts)
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Thu, July 2, 2009 - 9:44 AMMy local Safeway makes an amazing potato salad, they call red white and blue. They use red skinned potatoes, but I guess you could add a few baby tomatoes for extra color. And blue cheese and bacon. It's excellent! Quite different from my normal (very mild) home made salad with lots of hard boiled eggs. -
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Thu, July 2, 2009 - 6:26 PMdo you think it is healthy to eat food outside in city where the air is very polluted?
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Fri, July 3, 2009 - 9:37 AM
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Fri, July 3, 2009 - 11:33 AMor red, white and blue nachos....you can get chips in all three colors :)
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Tue, July 7, 2009 - 7:39 PMI mentioned this on another thread on another tribe. I despise Safeway overall. But that tater salad is the total shiznit fo show!
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Thu, July 2, 2009 - 9:17 PMwow this sounds good
or tomatoes, feta and add purple cabbage and celery and lettuce
beets with cottage cheese, onions, and purple cabbage, garlic (like a borscht)
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Tue, July 7, 2009 - 10:45 AMMy Mom served homemade vanilla bean ice cream with blueberries and halved cherries on top!
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Re: Red, White & Blue 4th of July BBQ ideas
Tue, July 7, 2009 - 11:35 AMLast year I made "red, white and blue cheese coleslaw" - just add bacon and tomatoes for the red and blue cheese in a creamy slaw. mmm... it was gooooooooood!