Independence Day Cooking?

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉
I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July
4th.
On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own
personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours.

Wow, Jill, what's up? Hope everything's ok. I have a friend in the
neighborhood who had to do that recently, and he found out that his
heart is healthier than most people's...I hope you get the same result!

My husband was going to smoke some ribs, chicken and baked beans on the
4th, to be eaten before the hometown fireworks. But instead, we'll be
going into D.C. to the fireworks on the Mall, with our healthy-heart
buddy and his family. So the smoking project will be scrapped, and I
guess we'll bring a picnic instead...cold stuff...I will have to look at
the recent picnic food threads, because there were some good ideas in
there. Maybe we'll do a few beer can chickens on Sunday...one for
dinner, and a couple for leftovers. They make great cold
sandwiches...thinly sliced chicken breast, fresh mozzarella, some decent
tomatoes from the farmer's market, pesto mayonnaise,...all stuffed and
slathered into a crusty baguette. If the juices and dressing soak into
the bread a little on the way, so much the better!

I look forward to hearing about everyone's holiday meal plans!!
Chris

Chris said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉
I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for
July 4th.
On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own
personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours.

Wow, Jill, what's up? Hope everything's ok. I have a friend in the
neighborhood who had to do that recently, and he found out that his
heart is healthier than most people's...I hope you get the same
result!

What day is this? LOL Monday afternoon I went to the ER. Presented with
radiating pain in my left shoulder down my arm with the occasional galloping
heart-rate or odd beats. I'd had the shoulder pain for a while and pretty
much chalked it up to "sleeping funny" until these other symptoms presented
and the symptoms got worse. Needless to say, the ER was a waste of time.
They checked my blood pressure and temperature in the first hour. Around
hour 2 they did an ECG. Two hours later, no results from the test and a
shift change. No one had a clue so I left. I saw my primary care physician
the next afternoon. He doesn't think this is cardiac-related but he is
doing the Holter monitor thing just to be sure.

As many people probably know, going to the doctor is like taking your car to
the mechanic. Once you get there, everything is fine. The car will be
chugging, pinging, making odd sounds right up to the point where you get it
to the shop. Then it purrs like a kitten. The Holter monitor will allow me
to follow my normal routine, keep up with what my heart is doing and I can
press a button to mark what feel are arrythmic episodes.

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My husband was going to smoke some ribs, chicken and baked beans on
the 4th, to be eaten before the hometown fireworks. But instead,
we'll be going into D.C. to the fireworks on the Mall, with our
healthy-heart buddy and his family. So the smoking project will be
scrapped, and I guess we'll bring a picnic instead...cold stuff...I
will have to look at the recent picnic food threads, because there
were some good ideas in there. Maybe we'll do a few beer can
chickens on Sunday...one for dinner, and a couple for leftovers.
They make great cold sandwiches...thinly sliced chicken breast, fresh
mozzarella, some decent tomatoes from the farmer's market, pesto
mayonnaise,...all stuffed and slathered into a crusty baguette. If
the juices and dressing soak into the bread a little on the way, so
much the better!

Sounds fantastic no matter which way you go, Chris!

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I look forward to hearing about everyone's holiday meal plans!!
Chris

jmcquown said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉 I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July 4th.
On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours. Haven't thought much about standing out in
the intense heat tending a grill, even though it's the traditional thing to
do. I have some "country ribs" (pork butt) I prepared last month in the
freezer. Maybe I'll just heat those up and figure out something to go with.
All this talk about beans (canned vs. dry, etc.) has me craving some good
spicy beans. Maybe black beans (yes, I'd use canned)... we shall see.

Jill

What happened? Did you experience an irregular heartbeat? Have you
had a blood count lately? Anemia can play havoc with your heart rhythm.

Good luck with your 24 hour Holter test. Let us know what the doctor
told you, as soon as you hear. I know that there are many nervous
friends here, waiting to hear the results. Meanwhile, try to relax
and to celebrate the Fourth Of July. Hugs, M

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Quoted message said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉 I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July 4th.
On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours. Haven't thought much about standing out in
the intense heat tending a grill, even though it's the traditional thing to
do. I have some "country ribs" (pork butt) I prepared last month in the
freezer. Maybe I'll just heat those up and figure out something to go with.
All this talk about beans (canned vs. dry, etc.) has me craving some good
spicy beans. Maybe black beans (yes, I'd use canned)... we shall see.

Jill
--
I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.

Not sure yet - all the kids and grandkids will probably be over - I'll look at
the food ads tonight as see what strikes my fancy. I've been "running down the
freezer inventory so probably steak 1 night, ribs 1 night, and I don't have any
idea one other night. For sure I want some Pantry slaw. My electric smoker bit
the dust so I will probably bite the bullet and get an offset smoker or maybe
another bullet type.

Dimitri

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jmcquown said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉

Yes. 🙂

Our neighbors have a huge party each year, with smoked ribs, grilled
chicken, deep fried turkey, and a potluck spread that is amazing. They
also have quite a large bar and a live band. They ask for me to bring
hummus and pita, and Rich makes a salad of some sort.

Regards,
Ranee

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On Thu 30 Jun 2005 11:40:27a, Ranee Mueller wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Yes. 🙂

Our neighbors have a huge party each year, with smoked ribs, grilled
chicken, deep fried turkey, and a potluck spread that is amazing. They
also have quite a large bar and a live band. They ask for me to bring
hummus and pita, and Rich makes a salad of some sort.

Regards,
Ranee

Sounds like delicious fun!

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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jmcquown said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉 I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July 4th.
On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours. Haven't thought much about standing out in
the intense heat tending a grill, even though it's the traditional thing to
do. I have some "country ribs" (pork butt) I prepared last month in the
freezer. Maybe I'll just heat those up and figure out something to go with.
All this talk about beans (canned vs. dry, etc.) has me craving some good
spicy beans. Maybe black beans (yes, I'd use canned)... we shall see.

Jill

we're doing grilled ribeyes, grilled corn, and par-grilled and then
baked potatoes with garlic and rosemary. oh yeah, and beer, lots of it
🙂 the kidlet is excited about the fireworks.

--

saerah

"It's not a gimmick, it's an incentive."- asterbark, afca

aware of the manifold possibilities of the future

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contract that they have to have reciprocity for each other's shop rules."
-König Prüß

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉 I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July

4th.

Quoted message said:

On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours. Haven't thought much about standing out in
the intense heat tending a grill, even though it's the traditional thing

to

Quoted message said:

do. I have some "country ribs" (pork butt) I prepared last month in the
freezer. Maybe I'll just heat those up and figure out something to go

with.

Quoted message said:

All this talk about beans (canned vs. dry, etc.) has me craving some good
spicy beans. Maybe black beans (yes, I'd use canned)... we shall see.

Jill
--
I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.

I think we're finally, for once, getting away with just drinking - by
ourselves! My in-laws wanted us to come over (to BBQ, of course) and we
were sooooooooo not into it. We're tired of the parties where everyone
goes, "Is it done yet? Is it done yet?" Anyone who BBQ's knows, it's done
when it's done. We're so tired of getting invited to places just to bring
our cooker and cook.

Anyway, ironically, my husband's step-father's mother just got sick and my
FIL may have to go see her. She's in her upper 90's and lives on the other
side of the state, so you never know about longevity. So, my in-law's event
may be canceled and that means we can stay at home and just be by ourselves!
Yay! Best holiday ever!

kili

Margaret Suran said:

jmcquown said:

On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter
monitor (my own personal echocardiogram) for 24 hours.

Jill

What happened? Did you experience an irregular heartbeat? Have you
had a blood count lately? Anemia can play havoc with your heart
rhythm.

I'm not anemic. Irregular (arrythmiac) heartbeat along with pain radiating
from my left shoulder down my left arm.

Quoted message said:

Good luck with your 24 hour Holter test. Let us know what the doctor
told you, as soon as you hear. I know that there are many nervous
friends here, waiting to hear the results. Meanwhile, try to relax
and to celebrate the Fourth Of July. Hugs, M

Thanks, Margaret. I'm sure I'll be fine. The doctor doesn't think this is
truly cardiac but he wants to rule it out. He's also a *gem* of a man who
isn't charging me for this. I'd hate to think this is because I've known
him since the 1970's, before he was a doctor (he's only about 4 years older
than me). My brothers and mutual friends used to hang out with him in his
shag-carpeted Chevy van drinking Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill and listening
to Led Zepplin! :-o

He's actually an excellent physician and I trust him with my life. He
thinks this is merely due to stress but he's taking the time to get the
additional test done just to be sure.

Thanks for caring 🙂

Hugs,
Jill

Ranee Mueller said:

Our neighbors have a huge party each year, with smoked ribs, grilled
chicken, deep fried turkey, and a potluck spread that is amazing. They
also have quite a large bar and a live band. They ask for me to bring
hummus and pita, and Rich makes a salad of some sort.

Wow! That's an inexpensive ticket to a grand event!
I'm sure I don't have to tell you to "have fun"!

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Quoted message said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉 I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July
4th.
On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours. Haven't thought much about standing out in
the intense heat tending a grill, even though it's the traditional thing
to
do. I have some "country ribs" (pork butt) I prepared last month in the
freezer. Maybe I'll just heat those up and figure out something to go
with.
All this talk about beans (canned vs. dry, etc.) has me craving some good
spicy beans. Maybe black beans (yes, I'd use canned)... we shall see.

Jill
--

My brother and sister in law just got a new house, so this will be their
first chance to host a holiday (I've done all the hosting for the last 8
years). Grilling is the thing, but we're not sure what yet! lol Probably
simple, burgers or steaks. She makes a mighty tasty ranch, so salad is in
order. Lots. With lots of veggies. hehe. Since the farmer's market is on
Sunday, I'll probably get some green beans and crooked neck squash, maybe
some zuke to grill up with the squash. Mostly, I plan to avoid all sunlight
and make my own version of mudslides for the grown ups.
For a pitcher:
1 pint Double Rainbow Coffee Explosion (or B&J Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz)
1/4 cup Starbucks Liqueur
1/4 cup Godiva Dark Liqueur
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup fresh brewed espresso
2 cups ice (approximately)
You may need more ice or more milk, to get the texture you want. Throw
everything in the blender. If you want to get fancy, swirl some mocha syrup
in the glasses before filling.

kimberly

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Quoted message said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉 I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July
4th.
On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours. Haven't thought much about standing out in
the intense heat tending a grill, even though it's the traditional thing
to
do. I have some "country ribs" (pork butt) I prepared last month in the
freezer. Maybe I'll just heat those up and figure out something to go
with.
All this talk about beans (canned vs. dry, etc.) has me craving some good
spicy beans. Maybe black beans (yes, I'd use canned)... we shall see.

Jill
--

Hope it isn't anything too serious, Jill. Do you know what's wrong?
My brother got a pacemaker put in yesterday. He was nervous about them
stopping his heart, but they say everything went smoothly. I wish I could
get out to MN to see him sooner.
Take care, and keep us posted, will you?

(My reply to the food part posted separately).

kimberly

Nexis said:

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Quoted message said:

On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own
personal echocardiogram) for 24 hours. Haven't thought much about
standing out in the intense heat tending a grill, even though it's
the traditional thing to
do.
Jill
--

Hope it isn't anything too serious, Jill. Do you know what's wrong?

Nope, no idea. That's why the test.

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My brother got a pacemaker put in yesterday. He was nervous about them
stopping his heart, but they say everything went smoothly. I wish I
could get out to MN to see him sooner.

I'll send good thoughts for your brother. My LLL had quadruple bypass in
January, 2004 and he's just fine.

Quoted message said:

Take care, and keep us posted, will you?

Will do, and thanks 🙂

Quoted message said:

(My reply to the food part posted separately).

kimberly

Jill

jmcquown said:

Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉 I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July 4th.
On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter monitor (my own personal
echocardiogram) for 24 hours. Haven't thought much about standing out in
the intense heat tending a grill, even though it's the traditional thing to
do. I have some "country ribs" (pork butt) I prepared last month in the
freezer. Maybe I'll just heat those up and figure out something to go with.
All this talk about beans (canned vs. dry, etc.) has me craving some good
spicy beans. Maybe black beans (yes, I'd use canned)... we shall see.

Jill

Friday
Dungeness crab
Scampi
Boiled Shrimp
Artichokes w/ lemon butter
Bread

Saturday
Grilled Cornish hens
Macaroni salad
Baked beans

Sunday
Ribs (pork and beef)
Roasted corn
Romaine lettuce with dipping sauce
Bread

Monday
Herbed Roasting hen rotesseried on the grill.
Bread stuffing
Mashed potatoes with sharp chedder and chapotle'
Whatever veggies look best when I go to the greengrocer's tomorrow.

Bubba

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You wanna measure, or you wanna cook?

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sf said:

Ranee Mueller said:

Our neighbors have a huge party each year, with smoked ribs, grilled
chicken, deep fried turkey, and a potluck spread that is amazing. They
also have quite a large bar and a live band. They ask for me to bring
hummus and pita, and Rich makes a salad of some sort.

Wow! That's an inexpensive ticket to a grand event!
I'm sure I don't have to tell you to "have fun"!

Not at all. 🙂 They are really neat people, with much more money
than we have, but are very down to earth. They do not seem to be as
aware of their wealth as some people we know. If you know what I mean.

We were invited to one of their family dinners after this same party
a couple years ago, and someone toasted them as the most common people
they knew! We have been privileged to go to many of the events at their
home. Anyway, they are a kick in the pants, and loads of fun to be
around. The party starts around 1:00 and goes until the last person
leaves. We are looking forward to it.

Regards,
Ranee

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"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What day is this? LOL Monday afternoon I went to the ER. Presented
with
radiating pain in my left shoulder down my arm with the occasional
galloping
heart-rate or odd beats. I'd had the shoulder pain for a while and
pretty
much chalked it up to "sleeping funny" until these other symptoms
presented
and the symptoms got worse. Needless to say, the ER was a waste of
time.
They checked my blood pressure and temperature in the first hour.
Around
hour 2 they did an ECG.

Egad. When I went to the ER a few years ago w/ similar symptoms, they
did a quick ECG immediately -- and when it looked ok, they made me wait
around for a few more hours to get more stuff done. But it was ok --
they pronounced it a muscle thing, which is what I figured (I was always
carrying my then-toddler on that arm). I ended up having 6 weeks of PT
on the shoulders/arms/back.

Anyway, I hope everything turns out ok, Jill -- sounds like it will.
And hang on to that doc! He sounds like a gem indeed -- wish I could
find one like that around here. (My dad was a fantastic primary care
doc, but he's been retired for almost 20 years...and he's just too far
away...)

Chris

Chris said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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What day is this? LOL Monday afternoon I went to the ER. Presented
with
radiating pain in my left shoulder down my arm with the occasional
galloping
heart-rate or odd beats. I'd had the shoulder pain for a while and
pretty
much chalked it up to "sleeping funny" until these other symptoms
presented
and the symptoms got worse. Needless to say, the ER was a waste of
time.
They checked my blood pressure and temperature in the first hour.
Around
hour 2 they did an ECG.

Egad. When I went to the ER a few years ago w/ similar symptoms, they
did a quick ECG immediately -- and when it looked ok, they made me wait
around for a few more hours to get more stuff done. But it was ok --
they pronounced it a muscle thing, which is what I figured (I was always
carrying my then-toddler on that arm). I ended up having 6 weeks of PT
on the shoulders/arms/back.

Anyway, I hope everything turns out ok, Jill -- sounds like it will.
And hang on to that doc! He sounds like a gem indeed -- wish I could
find one like that around here. (My dad was a fantastic primary care
doc, but he's been retired for almost 20 years...and he's just too far
away...)

About 8 years ago I went to the ER with similar symptoms. Chest and
back pain, erratic pulse, left arm pain. They did an immediate ECG
which was normal at that time, blood pressure was ok...but they decided
to admit me for additional testing including a stress ECG. Turned out
to be a cardiac arrythmia (?sp) and also gastroesophageal reflux
disease.

Change of BP meds and the addition of some medication for the stomach
took care of the problem...as well as cutting out all caffeine.

Sandi

jmcquown said:

Margaret Suran said:

jmcquown said:

On the 5th I get hooked up to a portable Holter
monitor (my own personal echocardiogram) for 24 hours.

Jill

What happened? Did you experience an irregular heartbeat? Have you
had a blood count lately? Anemia can play havoc with your heart
rhythm.

I'm not anemic. Irregular (arrythmiac) heartbeat along with pain radiating
from my left shoulder down my left arm.

Quoted message said:

Good luck with your 24 hour Holter test. Let us know what the doctor
told you, as soon as you hear. I know that there are many nervous
friends here, waiting to hear the results. Meanwhile, try to relax
and to celebrate the Fourth Of July. Hugs, M

Excessive caffeine consumption can also bring that on - that was
partially responsible for my arrythmia problems.

Sandi

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Anyone doing anything special? Grilling? Smoking? Drinking? 😉 I've
been under the weather so I haven't even thought about a menu for July
4th.

Jill

Low key on the 4th; family reunion on the 3rd and my birthday party on
the 2nd. Reunion will feed about 70 over three generations. Picnic
food for the reunion.
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from Notable Women's Dinner at the Governor's Residence.