For those of us who live in the States, what are your plans for Memorial Day? Are you going to a parade? Will you have a picnic or attend a picnic with friends or family?
I think everybody's coming here on Monday. We're going to throw a pork shoulder on the grill to make pulled pork sandwiches and I'll make my espresso sauce. I'm doing our crock pot beans. A GF is bringing some kind of salad; she hasn't decided whether to make macaroni or potato (I'm really hoping for potato salad!). My sister is bringing a veggie salad. Another GF is bringing chips, pretzels, rolls, etc. One of my co-workers said he'd like to come; if he does, he's bringing a cheese platter with fresh fruit.
Dessert will be a new recipe I got from King Arthur; it's "kind of" a cross between a tiramisu and strawberry shortcake with mascarpone cheese. I won't eat it, but Dear Richard is going to love it; I showed him the recipe and all he said was, "Yes, please!". He just had that strawberry cheesecake, but when I mentioned that, he looked at me and asked, "Your point?" Well, OK, then.
I'm thinking of throwing together some simple sugar cookies and just decorating them with red, white, and blue sparkling sugar. I'd like to try that recipe for mini s'more cupcakes from King Arthur, too, but it's probably a bit of overkill, so some other time. Maybe. I may try it anyway.
We're going to open the pool this weekend; I'm sure it's an algae-cide mess with all the rain we've been dealing with. Fortunately it doesn't take long to clear up. And I'm going to have to get out there to weed around the pool, so it looks half-decent anyway. It's going to rain, too, this weekend, so we'll have work in between raindrops. Monday calls for t-storms, so we're trying to figure out how to grill in the rain. But we're doing this somehow.
How about you? Parade? Picnic? A nice, relaxing day? What's your plan?
I think everybody's coming here on Monday. We're going to throw a pork shoulder on the grill to make pulled pork sandwiches and I'll make my espresso sauce. I'm doing our crock pot beans. A GF is bringing some kind of salad; she hasn't decided whether to make macaroni or potato (I'm really hoping for potato salad!). My sister is bringing a veggie salad. Another GF is bringing chips, pretzels, rolls, etc. One of my co-workers said he'd like to come; if he does, he's bringing a cheese platter with fresh fruit.
Dessert will be a new recipe I got from King Arthur; it's "kind of" a cross between a tiramisu and strawberry shortcake with mascarpone cheese. I won't eat it, but Dear Richard is going to love it; I showed him the recipe and all he said was, "Yes, please!". He just had that strawberry cheesecake, but when I mentioned that, he looked at me and asked, "Your point?" Well, OK, then.
I'm thinking of throwing together some simple sugar cookies and just decorating them with red, white, and blue sparkling sugar. I'd like to try that recipe for mini s'more cupcakes from King Arthur, too, but it's probably a bit of overkill, so some other time. Maybe. I may try it anyway.
We're going to open the pool this weekend; I'm sure it's an algae-cide mess with all the rain we've been dealing with. Fortunately it doesn't take long to clear up. And I'm going to have to get out there to weed around the pool, so it looks half-decent anyway. It's going to rain, too, this weekend, so we'll have work in between raindrops. Monday calls for t-storms, so we're trying to figure out how to grill in the rain. But we're doing this somehow.
How about you? Parade? Picnic? A nice, relaxing day? What's your plan?
