Not a very good cook.

with a side of Bud Light.

i make a killer potato salad a killer rock shrimp macaroni salad or vegetarian chili. Host/hostess choice.

I tend to bring side dishes but sometimes the cornbread or biscuits with honey butter

I like to bring a cool tabbouleh salad with lots of fresh mint, finely diced tomato, onion & cucumber, parsley. Lots of people have never had it or only had the type that is very cracked bulgar wheat-heavy without the cooling veggies, lemon & oil oil. The former is just too heavy.The latter, to me, goes with anything.

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was from Lebanon and she gave me her recipe. It does contain bulgar wheat, but it has tons of fresh parsley, more than most of the tabbouleh I've found in restaurants. If anyone is interested:

1 cup crushed wheat (Burghol) - soak in cold water 2 hrs & drain well

3 large bunches of parsley - chopped in food processor

6 stems green onion - chopped

4 or 5 tomatoes seeded and chopped

Mix together

add salt & pepper, lemon juice (fresh), and olive oil. (to taste)

Mix well and enjoy.

with just a tad of the mixed parsley and other ingredients.

i spent a lot of time in the ME. The only thing I add to your recipe is the fresh ground mint (and I add a tiny bit of diced cucumber). My recipe is largely Egyptian, though I've had similar near Damascus.

Lots of ways to make it, but very healthy and great for summer BBQs!

Can always add other things. I agree with you, the tabbouleh you find out and about is usually mostly the wheat. I think soaking the wheat helps too, because it otherwise absorbs too much oil and is very heavy. I love it!

I used to use this when we had around 20 people over for Christmas or Thanksgiving. It was not as good as the ingredients are not as good that time of year but it filled a nice place and was terrific with cold turkey after the meal.

I am not supposed to eat those things anymore but this is one dish I would cheat with.

Thanks for putting this down, I had forgotten much about it since I cannot eat it.

In tabouli. Quarter teaspoon of dried cinnamon.

Cranberry-pecan chicken salad or turkey and cheese roll ups work great for a stand around function. For a hot weather sit down I like cheese tortellini salad. Super simple to make and tastes better if made the day before. Pick a nice zesty Italian dressing then add black olives, red/yellow/orange sweet peppers, and zuchinni. I don't add meat so it's vegetarian friendly.

potatoes whenever their Legion would have a party or some get together.......everyone loved his mashed potatoes and would ask him for his recipe he'd never say exactly how much but he'd always say it's the butter. One day my husband asked him for the real amount he put in the potatoes......Gummy, (that was this guy's name) said, 6 - 8 sticks of butter per 10 lbs of potatoes!!! We thought that was a lot. But man were they delicious.

or a pasta salad

Another fave dish is a big pan of cornbread and giblet dressing cut into squares and served with homemade gravy... the guys gobble that stuff up like it was candy. It's hearty and very cheap to make, even with lots of meat from inexpensive chicken or turkey giblets, necks and wings, and it's something of a treat since most people only get to eat dressing t a couple of times a year.

or a pasta salad (no mayo)

I always bring baked potato chips, breads, cookies, low-sugar sodas/ ice teas and any non-perishable that catches my eye.

It's not particularly healthy but the kids like me

(Hey, it's a party. )

barbecue sauce I have on hand, usually Webber’s Original but any will do. For the slaw I use a packaged coleslaw mix tossed with Marzetti’s slaw dressing. Link on potato bun topped with slaw and Robert’s you mother’s brother! I typically serve it with a side of chips. 😋

I like to do the prep the day before and just plug in the crockpot and give the slaw a toss the day of the event.

AKA Cheesy Potatoes! Or a big pot of little Chloe Graces green beans. Chloe Grace is my mama and she was a wonderful Kentucky cook. She lives in heaven now but her green beans are still remembered and requested!

Sort of a Mediterranean style with hard salami, olives, artichokes and sundried tomatoes. The trick is to add some of the oil from all the jars. Then diced red onion and cucumber for crunch. More olive oil and balsamic to taste. Lots of pepper.

It gets raves and it’s even better the next day. Sometimes I make it ahead and then add the onion and cucumber right before.

😋

Easy peasy! I put Evergood Louisiana hot links in a slow cooker and cover with whatever
barbecue sauce I have on hand, usually Webber’s Original but any will do. For the slaw I use a packaged coleslaw mix tossed with Marzetti’s slaw dressing. Link on potato bun topped with slaw and Robert’s you mother’s brother! I typically serve it with a side of chips. 😋

I like to do the prep the day before and just plug in the crockpot and give the slaw a toss the day of the event.

Cole slaw, 0ne of my signature recipes..I shred cabbage and carrots - toss with pineapple chunks (canned)- use some of juice from pineapple to mix with Miracle Whip for dressing....and yes, cole slaw mixed same day...

You are the best..thank you

Also at Costco. They are hot but good

grocery store...hot links sound like something to keep in freezer for easy go to...BBQ'd hot links in slow cooker...my kind of cooking in the summer...in AZ, even firing up the grill outside is a challenge..

Getting ready to add digital coupons to Just 4 U..Safeway..I load up Bashas and Fry's as well -

Be well....tks again

Enjoy

For a summer picnic type I like to make a 'Texas Coleslaw', which has a vinegar/dry mustard based sauce and no mayo, so it can sit out in the sun all day and not have everyone heaving and squirting all night.

For others I like to either bring smoked ribs or brisket, or do a large wok of fried rice. Sometimes I'll do Italian sausage and peppers with pasta.

With either one, I usually also bring a 5-gallon keg of whatever homebrew I happen to have made recently.

I have several go-to's.

1. O'Brien Potato Casserole
2. Greek Salad
2. Pineapple Cole Slaw
3. A homemade cookie tray

Black Bottom Cupcakes - chocolate cupcakes with a cheesecake swirl and chocolate chips.
Or taco dip - sour cream mixed with taco seasoning, topped with salsa and shredded cheese served with tortilla chips.

Forks ,spoons ,and knives

Mine is a slow cooked BBQ brisket, shredded, on a Challah bun with the coleslaw, side of potato salad, and a dill pickle

For July 4th with friends, I usually bring a seafood salad, but bringing stuffed cherry tomatoes this year.

Easy and cheap for a whole lotta people. If you haven't had it you don't know what you are missing.

check back in a couple hours.

2 boxes of Jiffy cornbread prepared and crumbled
4 cups of cooked pinto beans with ham drained well
1 med red onion diced
1 large green bell pepper diced
2 cups of corn drained
4 tomatoes seeded and diced
½ cup diced cilantro
Mix all ingredients well in a very large bowl.
Now place in your serving pan - I use the large disposable lasagna pan with cover.
*Don't forget to support the bottom*

In a small bowl combine:
1 cup mayo
1 cup sour cream
1 pkg dry ranch dressing mix
1 T chili powder
Spread over the mixture in the pan.
Sprinkle 3 cups of shredded colby jack cheese on top
and garnish with
6 green onions sliced
Chill several hours or overnight.

Anything from our own kitchen is too likely to have husky hair in it.

Huskies are wonderful dogs, we got ours from the animal shelter, but they are not easy dogs.

Here's a good video:

Made then on a whim for some event, can't remember what it was. But to my surprise turned out to be a hit. So now, when the occasion calls for it, that's what I bring. Always get compliments, and I'm not a great cook.

They were a hit east of the Mississippi. I never had any to take home.

People don't seem to be familiar with them out west and they don't seem to want to eat them. That's okay - I love them and they make a great supper.

or sometimes nothing (when there weren't enough onions in the bunch).

Especially when it's cooler out.

During the summer I'd probably stop at the grocery store and get a cheese tray or something else easy to digest in warm weather.

It's more or less a cornbread turned into a spoon bread.


1 pkg. “ JIFFY” Vegetarian Corn Muffin Mix or. JIFFY” Corn Muffin Mix.
1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted.
1 can (8-3/4 oz.) whole kernel corn, drained.
1 can (8-1/4 oz.) cream style corn.
1 cup sour cream.
2 eggs.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish.

Pour margarine or butter and corn into dish. Blend in sour cream. In separate bowl, beat eggs and stir into casserole. Add muffin mix. Blend thoroughly. Bake 35 – 40 minutes or until center is firm.

Some years back I was invited to a monthly potluck of long standing. I made this and was told I would have to bring that every time I attended. They loved it, and it's not a typical potluck dish.

and colesaw.

But I'm in Alaska, what do I know?

everybody asks for your potato salad!

Brought it to a family picnic one year and people were commenting that they thot it was candy!😆 But it's not. It set me back some $$$. Made a lot but it dint last long enuff for the end of the buffet line.

Southerners put slaw on their dogs.

The Greek's drive-in:
"Whad you wan ahn d' ot dog?
"Nehhhxt!"
"Chisburger."
"Chisburger."
"Coke. No Pepsi."
😄

The Greek's drive-in:
"Whad you wan ahn d' ot dog?
"Nehhhxt!"
"Chisburger."
"Chisburger."
"Coke. No Pepsi."

RIP John Belushi.

drive-in joint owned by a Greek family, mb bros.

They really DID speak thusly! No foolin'!

We all did the repertoire when we hung there and ate their food. I kid you not!

We have Hellenic friends today and got sorta immersed in their culture. And love it big time.

or are they bred like that?

The poor dears are floppy and can't support themselves.

Now I'm thinking of becoming a veg.

You buy meats in the grocery and it's all sanitized for your sensibilities.

I won't eat lamb, veal, duck, venison and some others that one could keep as a pet.

I hate cooking..

And liptons onion soup...

we just buy our local grocery stores' tatertot casserole. They only make it on Monday, and if you don't get there early enough you won't get any. There are lines around there store starting about 2:30 or so......so if you're not in line or close, you're out of luck. They've got a secret ingredient in it that is so addictive. Sure hope it isn't anything illegal.

don't they? 😋

I bring the pot, ingredients and an electric burner...

Must be served in a big glass bowl/container. One with a pedestal bottom looks especially cool. Then you see all the wunnerful layers! Ya!

.....I'm VERY popular!

Best curry in the world.