July 4th menu...

[BJinTexas]

have we talked about his yet? I'm making a brisket in the oven. Dunkleys mac salad ... again Baked bean casserole that was made on Down Home W:Neeleys yesterday. I also thought I would try the strawberry ooey gooey butter cake

[Cindy]

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We are doing ribs, baked beans, coleslaw, and potato salad. Someone else is bringing the dessert so I have no idea what that is yet.

[Sabine]

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Don't have a clue ?? Haven't given it any thoughts yet.

[BJinTexas]

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Sabine ..... I'm so dissappointed I always look to you for good ideas

[nuisance]

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I Don't Know Either. July 4th Is My Dads Birthday Also, So We Have A Big Dinner At Their House Every Year. They Live On The Lake Now So Everyone Will Do Fireworks There, But Mom Hasn't Told Me The Menu Yet And What I Need To Bring. She Usually Does The Meat And Everyone Else Brings Everything Else.

[BJinTexas]

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NU.... you too! I look to you for ideas too I just missed being a fire cracker My birthday is 7-5. I was born around 1:38am..... my mom always told me that she almost smacked the nurse when she said "JoAnn, you just missed having a fire cracker".. hehehe

[Sewcute]

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going to a party on the fourth, and a block party on the 5th. probably taking my famous picnic cookies...

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/1sewcute/spring2008004.jpg (hamburger, hot dog, watermelons) and

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm90/1sewcute/spring2008005.jpg (PB&J sandwich cookies)

[BJinTexas]

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SEWCUTE, the PB&J ccokies look delicious. Is that Ina Gartens recipe? I saw her make them last week on her program.

[BJinTexas]

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how cute..... I didn't realize that there were 2 pics.... the hamburgers are adorable. They all look really festive

[StephanieM]

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We are having a july 5th party. I think we are going to do burgers, brats, veggies, chicken of some sorts, and as many prepackaged things as I think we can. I think we are having 30-40 people so just keeping the drinks cold, making sure everyone has a place to sit is going to be a challenge enough for us. Oh I am going to make home made ice cream that is for sure.

[Sewcute]

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SEWCUTE, the PB&J ccokies look delicious. Is that Ina Gartens recipe? I saw her make them last week on her program.

Actually...no. Althou I really like her this recipe was SIMPLE and fast. Regular rolled sugar cookie dough, take 1/3 out and mix with 1T cocoa powder. Roll the cocoa colored dough out thin, roll the remainder dough into a log, and cover with the cocoa dough. Slice and you start to see the "bread" shape. I bake them off...cool, spreadwith PB one side/J on other, cover with andother cookie and slice.

[Cindy]

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Those cookies are adorable! Thanks for sharing the pics

[Ro-Ro]

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Sewcute - Are the cookies a sugar cookie recipe then dyed and shaped?

[janabanana]

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We are doing ribs, baked beans, coleslaw, and potato salad. Someone else is bringing the dessert so I have no idea what that is yet.

How funny ! This is my exact menu too !! Including someone bringing dessert !! GMTA!

And I'm looking forward to using all my patriotic goodies that SHEL gave me in my swap !!

[Sewcute]

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hi RoRo,
the PB&J cookies are sugar cookies (right outta the tube )
the hot dog and waternelon ones are butter cookie. Sugar cookie recipe "spreads" when baked, where as butter cookie recipes tend to holdthe "shape" much better.

And yes, they are dyed, then rolled into shape. The watermeollon cookies even have tiny chocolate chips as seeds