Thought I would start a food thread for the RU on May 18th
Thought I 'd have meatballs in a crockpot and sloppy joes instead of grilling anything. I know you all are awesome cooks and there will be a variety of yummy dishes. I will also provide plates and silverware and napkins. Looking forward to some great eating that day.
Meatballs
Sloppy Joe
Baked beans
Donner: Chinese dumplings
One wish: chicken and andouille jambalaya
Pixie: dessert
UMDTerp: broccoli/cauliflower salad
Chantell: soda
Ric: Greek pasta salad. Dessert
RRR: Hawaiian chicken
Ssgardener: fruit salad
Wind: quinoa salad
lovetopaint: rolls
Gita: Mac, ham, and cheese casserole. Dill pickles homemade
NisiNJ: tea breads and iced tea
Coleup: great harvest bread
Catbird: brownies
Karen: potato salad
AYC: bread toppings
Marie_kap: dessert and water
Happy: chicken or roast beef
flowAjen: dessert
Ecnalg: dessert. Chicken pasta salad. Guacamole and chips
aspen hill: shrimp?
Cheryl: Veggies
This message was edited May 16, 2013 9:27 PM
Food thread for the RU at Jan23's on May 18
I will bring Chinese dumplings.
do you have another spot for a crock pot?.. I can make chicken and andouille jambalaya that travels well
Don't think im making any hot dishes...traveling from Maine on Friday I better stick with desserts if thats OK.
YUMMMMM!!! Donner
yes, Allison. Lots of plugs
Great idea, pixie!!
Whatever is easiest for people traveling. Methinks we will NOT go hungry.
I'm thinking i'll bring a couple of pans of SCOTCHEROO'S for starters. ^_^ (Allison aka onewish1 knows what they are. )
This message was edited Apr 16, 2013 3:44 PM
Please let me know what you need that I can pick up at the store -- I will be traveling all day, so won't have time to cook in the morning and anyway, anything in the car will get too warm. I'll think about it too -- maybe I'll come up with something. But remember that I'll be arriving late, so don't assign me appetizers. Maybe I can make a monetary contribution to someone else who is cooking or shopping? Anyone out there who'd cook but would like some help with the expense, let me know. Maybe I'll bring a bottle of wine or two...
I read that.. the the drool started to flow.. trust me.. they rock!!!
Happy, And here I was looking forward to an appetizer from you. Heehee.
Sounds delish if one wish started acting like Pavlov's dog. Put a bib on Allison for the drool. Wheee!!!
Meat. I will edit later.
Edit per Jans request: "mystery meat"
This message was edited Apr 16, 2013 6:17 PM
OK. That made me think of the 'mystery' meat they would serve in the college cafeteria many moons ago. Never did figure it out.
Hey...I know this will come as a shock but I can bring a variety of bottled soda if that's ok? Will ask as usual if a couple of folks could bring a couple of coolers and I'll find a place close to pick up ice.
Well---
I will make my yummy Macaroni and Ham and Cheese Casserole and my
home-made Garlic/Dill Pickles.
Will need to keep the casserole warm. It tastes a lot better.....not sure how?
I guess we could heat it up in the oven before serving--or a Microwave.
How big is your MW, Jan? I will have to use a pan that will fit in a MW.
If you need another bottle of wine--I can bring one. I like to sip on wine at socials...
LMK-----Gita
My goal is to have plenty of coolers and ice available for anyone who needs it. Soda, check.
Jan, Sign me up for a Greek pasta salad (a few may remember) and maybe a dessert. LOL Almost volunteered to bring a desert. Just could not find a recipe for one! Spell check would have missed that for sure.
I can bring either:
Hawaiian Chicken (pineapple, mushroom, shallot, wine sauce
or
The green salad with the maple dressing (my usual)
or
Pulled Pork
or
Lasagna
Let me know at least a week before, which would be a better choice.
Sounds great, Ric. Maybe you could make up a recipe for a desert. Call it Sahara sunset or something exotic. Howsabout Gobi goo!!
RRR. Whatever your little heart desires and that travels best for you. I KNOW that whatever you bring it will knock our socks off!!!!
Iknow that you will have crock pot outlets available. Will your oven be available?
Yes, ma'am!
I'll be late, so I'll bring a fruit salad.
How about one of these?
Libyan Libation, Blue blueberry Karoo, Nambian nonsense, Cholistan Cocoa, Ordos oreos, Maranjab macaroon, Thal truffle, Thar turnover, Chihuahuan bite, Atacama ambrosia, LaGujira lady fingers, Patagonian parfait, Monte meringue, Tanami toffee, Bandenas Reales baklava, Sinai sorbet, Negev nougat, Owami Orgasim
Looking forward to that wonderful assortment!
you had me at toffee
:)
Jan, let us know if you want anything in particular. I see fruit salad already spoken for... thinking we can bring quinoa salad. As much as I like cooking and baking, swaps always get me in the planting mode vs the cooking and baking mode. I always feel like I barely have time to do a darn thing in the kitchen lol. Quinoa pilaf/salad is nutritious and quick to make. How does that sound? We'll try and bring some homemade cookies too. Anise biscotti, Sesame Regina or Oat chocolate chip?
Wind, quinoa salad sounds good. The oat choc. Chip jumped out at me, but that's just me. Heehee
Wind I was hoping you would bring something with quinoa!
Ric, if we do a fire pit I'd rally like some of your Sonoran S'mores with nopalea dip.
Oh, oh, oh, we do have a fire pit of sorts. When the grandies stay over and Jeff puts up the tent you HAVE to have a campfire. Anyone want to pitch a tent?
Yea Jan, I may need to pitch a tent if my plans to have Pixie or Nuts for Daylily kidnap me and take me North for the summer....Will plant for food....work out.
Wind - I've really taken a liking to quinoa recently. When you're able might you point me to some good recipes for that? Costco has the best price so I've recently picked up a 'little'
Me too -- I love it -- and it is so quick to cook!
Great mind pictures....coleup clinging to vehicles headed north and Chantell trying to carry a "little" quinoa out of the store. Love it!
LOLOL all you guys!!
Michele is coming with me .. And a friend .. Michele is bringing macaroni salad
a secret friend, Allison?
I haven't decided what I want to bring yet, I'll wait to see what you need more of when it gets closer
Jan--
You do not have me down in your food list!!!
I posted way above that I will bring my yummy Macaroni and Ham and Cheese Casserole--
and my home-made Dill pickles.
Please add me to the list. Thanks, Gita
Gita, dear, I am soooo sorry!!! I missed it in trying to keep up I messed up.
OK, Jen
Yayyyy for the pickles!!! Might want to take into consideration my appetite for your Dill Pickles Gita. :) Yumm
no not secret.. her name is Karen.. one of the haunt people.. she has an organic garden in her yard.. full of veggies.. has tons of seeds growing in the house.. looks familiar when I go to her house.. makes her own kale chips & healthy crackers.. very good cook
Paul----
Thanks for the thumbs-up for my pickles. They ARE good!
Tell you what---I will make a jar just for you to take home. BUT--promise me you will make these yourself.
it is easy-peezy. and ready to eat in 3 days. NO sterilizing of jars or anything.
Fresh bunches of Dill can be had in some grocery stores. Weis (if you have one) has the biggest bunches--
and they cost only $1. 69. Giant also--but their bunches are $1.99.
I use the long, English Cukes--they have almost no seeds and taste the same...More for the money.....
Did you get the recipe last year? I can send it to you. Will have some printed out again.
G.
I believe I have the recipe some where? Probably in my inbox some where.