What are you cooking for 4th of July? Recipes encouraged please!

• What are you cooking for 4th of July? Recipes encouraged please! - Toni NM
  • Got invited out this year, but try this. . . YUM! sm - omt
    • We do this all the time exept we - not I
  • recipes - clk
    • Wow! Too weird. I did that tonight, no joke. - omt
  • Hot dogs, smores over the fire pit before doing fireworks in our - back field. nm
  • DH will be putting baby back ribs in the smoker, - Brad's Wife sm

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We usually have everyone bring a dish of some sorts.  Large family, probably about 30 plus.  Set up 3 extra tables in the garage for smokers and cardplayers and have a great day stuffing ourselves. 

Looking for different side dishes, suggestions anyone?

I don't think can be copyrighted. 

to keep all your little critters safe if you're like me and have an animal that is scared of loud noises.  There are lots of animals that get injured around this time of year (especially in shelters) from fear of the noise that fireworks create.  There have been dogs that have actually jumped through windows trying to escape from the noise.

Not trying to bring anyone down, just reminding everyone to keep your little ones safe.  I have to give Rescue Remedy to my dog to keep him calm because he is so frightened of loud noises (thunderstorms especially).

Have a safe and happy 4th!!

- so I stayed home, and can see a ton of work listed, yet my job list is EMPTY! 

I hate when this happens!  They cry for backlog to be caught up, yet we can't get to it to do it.  Meanwhile, ANOTHER holiday wasted in front of the PC waiting for work.

Here's a link to a focaccia bread recipe.  I've never tried it, because I bought this from a bread store this morning.  The loaf I bought has onion, spinach, garlic, sundried tomato, parmesan cheese, and herbs on top.

http://www.thatsmyhome.com/bakery/flat/herbfocaccia.htm

Jerk seasoning can be used on most meats.  You can buy sauces or make your own rub.  Look for either Caribbean or Jamaican jerk.  KC Masterpiece makes a good spiced Caribbean jerk marinade.  It's got molasses, soy sauce, onion, garlic, spices, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, red pepper, hot pepper, and pineapple puree.

Caribbean Jerk rub recipe link

http://www.foodreference.com/html/carib-jerk.html

Jamaican jerk sauce

http://homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blsauce13.htm

I've about had it with cooking any beef or pork at all.  Even cooking with hot oil.

I cannot get the lingering odors out.  I wash the pots and pans, put up the leftovers immediately, clean the stove and all surfaces but it just lingers.

Does anyone have a solution?

if it's hot and you don't want to use the oven.  I do a "golfer's special".  Line a cake pan with tin foil, put the roast in, and add cut up carrots, potatoes, onions, and celery.  Sprinkle it with onion soup mix or beef gravy mix, close the foil, then bake until done.  It can also be done in the crockpot.

You can cube your roast to make shish kebabs slathered in BBQ or some other bold tasting sauce.  Skewer new potatoes, onions, mushrooms, squash, red peppers, and whatever other veggies you like.

You can cut up the roast either before or after cooking, stick it in the crockpot with some beef broth, let it cook all day, then serve as French dip sandwiches on steak rolls with au jus.  Fries, salad, or chips on the side.

Sometimes I just sit here and Google for recipes when I'm bored and can't think of what to cook for dinner.  Type "rump roast recipe" on Google without quotes to see what else comes up.  You can narrow your search by adding "BBQ" or "crockpot".

I'm trying to find the name of one of the performers on the evening of the Fourth who sang God Bless the Child (I think it was on the show where the President attended).  Does anyone know who that singer was?  I missed the first half of her song and they did not announce her name again at the end.  I thought it might have been Brandy but I haven't kept up with celebs lately. 

Thanks in advance.