Independence Day Cooking?

jmcquown said:

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

Probably all of the above. We haven't decided on the grilling part for
sure yet, but it will probably involve simple hamburgers, bratwurst, and
hot dogs (foot long, if we can find both the hot dogs and the buns). We've
got stuff for making cole slaw and potato salad to go with the bunned food
items.

Crash plans on smoking a couple slabs of salmon. One for serving on the
4th, and one for sending home with his daughter. She and her boyfriend are
coming over for the weekend. On Monday, her mom and step-dad are coming to
celebrate the day with us and then take the kids home.

We'll probably wash the food down with wine coolers and pop.

Hope you feel better soon, Jill. 🙂

Carol

--
Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon

Melba's Jammin' wrote on 30 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

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.
--

Now if you had some Canadian's in your Family you could Celibrate the
July 1st as well as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Happy Canada Day!

--
It's not a question of where he grips it!
It's a simple question of weight ratios!

A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

Monsur Fromage du Pollet said:

Quoted message said:

Melba's Jammin' wrote on 30 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

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.
--

Now if you had some Canadian's in your Family you could Celibrate the
July 1st as well as the 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

Happy Canada Day!

--

Bonne Fête Canada!

Debbie

Debbie wrote on 30 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

Bonne Fête Canada!

Hey!...I do wash my feet!

--
It's not a question of where he grips it!
It's a simple question of weight ratios!

A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

jmcquown said:

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.

Good luck!!

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This will be a pretty low key fourth, for me. I do have a group of
friends in the SF Bay Area, but so far, only one person in that group
has professed a wish to get together on the fourth. Last year we
barbecued in the chilly clammy SF fog, and the effect was less than
satisfactory. I think I could forgo that this year. =o) My family is
scattered all over the state, so I doubt there will be a get-together
with them.

Anyway, I have a tentative menu planned that will provide some nice
leftovers for a couple of days. I have a single rack of pork spareribs
(Plenty for one of me with leftovers) two ears of corn, and I may make
an apple pie if I get ambitious. Ice cream if I don't feel ambitious.
That should cover the bases nicely.

Melissa

Monsur Fromage du Pollet said:

Quoted message said:

Debbie wrote on 30 Jun 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

Bonne Fête Canada!

Hey!...I do wash my feet!

What??? In the summer, beach season???

Debbie

I'm working at Ikea on the 4th. In fact, I'm working the entire
four-day (SALE!) weekend. I am apparently insane. Hey, everyone, stay
home and barbecue or something.

serene

Sandi said:

jmcquown said:

Margaret Suran said:

jmcquown wrote:
> 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.

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

Sandi

The only time I drink coffee or tea with caffeine is when I'm travelling and
we go out to breakfast (not very often). I don't drink sodas.

Jill

jmcquown said:

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

We are going to a kick-butt party at an estate overlooking the city -
full view of fireworks. I am hoping DS (17 mos) will stay awake long
enough to see them...

I will be making the Blueberry Cream Torte posted by "L. not -L." a few
weeks ago (below), which I may double. I will not be driving so I plan
on having a big fat martini or two. 😉

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Holiday. 🙂

-L.

Blueberry and Cream Torte
Recipe By :National Pecan Marketing Council
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Fruits Pastry
Pecans
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 stick butter -- softened
1/2 cup sugar
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
2 cups pecans -- chopped
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 quart fresh blueberries
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
Mix 2 cups graham cracker crumbs, 1 stick softened butter, and
1/2 cup sugar together and press into a greased 3-quart
rectangular baking dish. Chill. For bottom layer, cream cheese,
sugar and milk. Spread mixture over graham cracker crust. Top
with chopped pecans.
For middle layer, whip cream, then add sugar and vanilla. Spread
whipped cream over bottom layer. For the top layer: combine
blueberries, sugar and cornstarch. In a saucepan, cook over
medium heat until mixture starts to boil and thicken slightly.
Remove pan from heat and cool. Spread over whipped cream layer.
Refrigerate torte. When ready to serve, cut into squares.

jmcquown said:

Sandi said:

jmcquown said:

Margaret Suran wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> 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.

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

Sandi

The only time I drink coffee or tea with caffeine is when I'm travelling and
we go out to breakfast (not very often). I don't drink sodas.

Jill

It's not just soda, coffee, and tea with caffeine. Do you eat
chocolate? Chocolate contains caffeine and theobromine, both cardiac
stimulants. Chocolate, coffe, tea and colas are all on my list of
things to avoid. Any coffee flavored, mocha flavored or cappucino
flavored drinks, desserts contain it also. For example - 1 cup of low
fat Häagen-Dazs Coffee Fudge Ice Cream has 30 mg of caffeine and Ben &
Jerry's No Fat Coffee Fudge Frozen Yogurt has 85 mg of caffeine per cup
-- the amount in five ounces of coffee. One serving of Devil's food
cake has about 9 mg of cafeine. Triaminicin cold medication, Anacin,
Excedrin, Midol, and Vanquishall have in excess of 30 mg of caffeine
per dose.

For years, scientists at places such as Johns Hopkins, Yale, Harvard,
Duke, University of Michigan, University of California (Berkeley) have
been after the FDA to require adding the caffeine content of foods to
the nutritional labeling already present.

Sandi

Sandi said:

jmcquown said:

Sandi said:

jmcquown wrote:
> Margaret Suran wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> 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.
>
Excessive caffeine consumption can also bring that on - that was
partially responsible for my arrythmia problems.

Sandi

The only time I drink coffee or tea with caffeine is when I'm
travelling and we go out to breakfast (not very often). I don't
drink sodas.

Jill

It's not just soda, coffee, and tea with caffeine. Do you eat
chocolate?

Nope. I lost my taste for sweets back in the 1970's. It's extremely rare
you'll find me eating containing anything with chocolate. I was given an
Easter basket filled with chocolate back in 2001; finally threw the
chocolate away last year LOL

I also don't drink mocha drinks or eat desserts or ice cream on any sort of
regular basis. Maybe twice a year.

Melba's Jammin said:

In article <[email hidden]>, "jmcquown"

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.

Jill

Low key on the 4th; family reunion on the 3rd and my birthday party on
the 2nd.

*Just how many birthday parties do you get, young lady?!*

Reunion will feed about 70 over three generations. Picnic

Quoted message said:

food for the reunion.

Sounds great! We don't have 3 generations anywhere in the same vicinity.

Jill

Sandi said:

Chris said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

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

When I went to the ER with chest pains I was on the table in the Cardiac
Cath. lab in about 15 minutes. It really was a heart attack,
regardless of what I had been telling myself for several hours. A
little balloon work, 4 grafts, and some rehab I am back to pretty much
normal.

MMM bark and twigs diet, and not much of that.

--
Del Cecchi
"This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions,
strategies or opinions.”

Sandi said:

Chris said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

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

When I went to the ER with chest pains I was on the table in the Cardiac
Cath. lab in about 15 minutes. It really was a heart attack,
regardless of what I had been telling myself for several hours. A
little balloon work, 4 grafts, and some rehab I am back to pretty much
normal.

MMM bark and twigs diet, and not much of that.

--
Del Cecchi
"This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions,
strategies or opinions.”

We are grilling hamburgers and corn on the cob. We'll have some cole
slaw on the side and probably baked beans and/or potato salad, too.
Our new family tradition (two years strong) is to make homemade ice
cream every Fourth of July. Anyone got a favorite chocolate ice cream
recipe?

Tara

We are grilling hamburgers and corn on the cob. We'll have some cole
slaw on the side and probably baked beans and/or potato salad, too.
Our new family tradition (two years strong) is to make homemade ice
cream every Fourth of July. Anyone got a favorite chocolate ice cream
recipe?

Tara

Sandi said:

For years, scientists at places such as Johns Hopkins, Yale, Harvard,
Duke, University of Michigan, University of California (Berkeley) have
been after the FDA to require adding the caffeine content of foods to
the nutritional labeling already present.

I wrote to the FDA several years ago, myself, making the very same request.
Guess that shows how much clout I have with the government, huh? <G>

Carol

--
Coming at you live, from beautiful Lake Woebegon

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

You be careful and take care of yourself!

Right now, there's a 12.5 pound brisket (at 185° internal) and two
8.25 pound pork butts (internal temps about 168°) with 15 pounds of
spare ribs ready to go on as soon as the brisket is done. All of this
will be saved and re-heated and served with 10 pounds of chicken
thighs and 20 pounds of chicken wings. The rest of the crew is
responsible for bringing the side dishes and the beer.

BOB
--
Raw Meat Should NOT Have An Ingredients List

Last minute plans, as it's just the two of us for the holiday weekend...

Today was a no-cook day as we had many errands and shopping to do.
Hamburgers at a local joint for lunch, nothing special but always good.
Late dinner was a take-out pizza from our favorite pizza joint. It's
always excellent.

We hit a butcher shop, a supermarket, and a farmer's market to pick up
everything for the coming week.

Tomorrow morning I'll bake an apple, cranberry, and walnut pie for dessert.

Most of the time we use our gas grill, but tomorrow we'll grill our 1-pound
ribeyes with charcoal on our small cast iron grill. We'll serve those with
twice-baked potatoes with blue cheese in the mix, along with a platter of
sliced local vine-ripened tomatoes, cucumbers, and cantaloup.

Monday we'll grill locally made spicy hot sausage and german franks, served
with potato salad, coleslaw, and baked beans. I will bake the beans
tomorow and reheat for Monday.

We also bought peaches to make fresh peach ice cream on Monday.

That's more than any two people should eat!

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

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