Summer's coming cooking

Yum!

ok Jen.. getting real this time.. my Aunt & niece that was just diag. with celiac are coming over for my sisters baby shower .. just found out.. on father's day.. what is the best brand of gluten free ziti?.. your practice run was good!!!.. but going live now.. LOL

Arroz con pollo with salsa verde (from a recipe in a local newspaper). Ay caramba!

Ancient Harvest Quinoa pasta is the best but they don't make ziti
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_22?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ancient+harvest+quinoa+pasta&sprefix=ancient+harvest+quinoa%2Caps%2C1553

crud... ok can adjust.. thanks!!

Grilled marinated N.Y. Sirloin, Spicy grilled shrimp, pasta salad and corn-on-the-cob.

Hot potato salad and a tossed salad.

Jan, loved your hot potato salad that you brought to last weeks swap. What kind of potatoes do you use and how do you get them so perfectly done? Inquiring minds want to know.

Don, I love Indian food. Once had opportunity to travel from Bombay (then) to New Delhi and then to Nepal. villages and cities. In Katmandu I went to the market place determined to buy authentic spices to bring back with me. I managed to identify and indicate to seller which ones and how much of each but when I handed over my money , each vendor refused to sell to me and handed my money back and waved me away.

Dejectedly I began to return to my group meeting place when it dawned on me that the sales could not be completed because I had not brought with me something in which to put the spices I wanted! Made short work of a map and any other paper I could make packets out of for each spice I wanted for my own garram masala. Glad I sailed thru Customs!

Happy bbq Jen and good gatherings and eating for the holiday all.

Judy

Glad you like it, Judy. I think I used red skinned potatoes for it or maybe new potatoes. Not russet or ones for baking. I also think I left the skins on as much as I could to help hold it together. I just boiled them. I actually thought I overdid them a bit. Boil to your taste. Then comes the magic bacon. Everything is good with bacon heehee. I fried up some onion first, set it aside and fried up sone bacon, then mixed together when crisp to your liking. I also don't measure, so this time I found a recipe on Southernfood.com. I KINDA followed it, but not quite. I used sweet pickle relish, mustard, sugar, apple cider vinegar, some water. Because I used a whole bag of potatoes I used a whole pound of bacon and adjusted everything else to what I thought looked good. I transported the dressing separate from the potatoes and heated it up in the microwave at Holy's house then mixed it al together. Jeff likes it!!

Glad you made it through customs. Heehee. Sounds like an interesting trip.

Oh, wow...everyone's food sounds delish.....just grilling hot dogs, and making potato salad, baked beans, & asparagus with raspberry vinegarette for tomorrow.....

Tuna Italians tonight, im pooped!

made some burgers before.. and we had a couple of sausages with cheese inside.. from Aldi.. heated them up on the grill.. not bad.. better than pepridge farms stuff

Hot dogs n potato salad

Judy, what an experience!

Kids and hubby at a friends' bbq, I'm feeling under the weather....body gets so tired fighting off headcolds anymore, I just want to sleep
but good thing there are ribs and brisket leftover

Jen, you need to take care of yourself....sounds like exhaustion.....

Fiddlehead and mushroom savory bread pudding.

That sounds pretty good!

burgers on the grill. too hot for anything else.

Spicy Sauteed Chickpeas with Beef and Cilantro and a 5-color garden salad.
(Recipe from KalynsKitchen: http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2008/03/spicy-sauteed-chickpeas-garbanzo-beans.html)

DW gave it 5 stars (I think 1 star was either for following the recipe exactly or her not having to cook!).

yum Don!!

Sounds great!

Something a bit different, Don....I had ham & baked beans tonight....

Eating an artichoke - had bok choy last night.

That sounds REALLY good Don

Had pizza in between son's soccer game and daughter's kindergarten graduation

Whoopie Pies, Scotcheroo's, banana muffins, prime rib, chive/mashed taters, and corn on the cob.

Dito!!!... my first Celeste feast was a great one!!!

Lol, sounds great!

should have grabbed a muffin for breakfast

:(

I thought about it after you had left....meant to bag up a survival pack. ^_^

here are photos from dinner

that's right... just drool people!!!

oops forgot the whoopee pies

this hotel is nice... the free breakfast room is cute.. cereal, bagels, juice, coffee, can make your own waffles, eggs, and sausage too.. lots of goodies there

ok I used the usb cord to upload photos through the phone.. didn't work the first time.. now it did

YUM!!! Graduation parties, so don't need to cook.

That was a feast, Allison! I cooked for Mom & sister today....pot roast, noodles, summer squash, & bean salad....

Stop teasing us!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bought chicken and avocado the other day, forgot it for a couple days. Didn't really have anything to go with it, but cooked rice, threw in some salsa, shredded Swiss cheese, cilantro and garlic chives, the chicken, and made guacamole with pita chips. Was pretty good for not having my usual stand by ingredients.

It does sound good.....funny what you can create when you have to!

pizza tonight

Brown rice with pinto beans and mixed "weeds" from the garden for lunch this week.