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Advice for our July 4 party?
sparksals:
--- Quote from: UpdatedName on June 16, 2012, 10:52:57 PM ---I'll admit, I'm surprised at the responses. Is it the new norm to hire professional lifeguards at a private pool party with less than 10 kids? Maybe it's because I grew up in Florida, where pools are a dime a dozen, but that sounds bizarre to me.
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Considering the number of drownings at parties like this, it is all too common. It Is a huge problem in AZ and im sure in FL too.
POF:
I make my potato sald with honey mustard vinagrette. ( potato. red onion, green beans, egg ane Newmans honey mustard light with just one small spoon of mayo )
Broccoli Salad is also a favorite.
Sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and vidalia onions with a ligth vinagrette is also popular.
jpcher:
--- Quote from: workerbee on June 18, 2012, 10:47:55 AM ---some kind of salad.... I make a good corn/black bean salad....might be too much on the beans?
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There's a lot of good recipes for different, yummy salads in this thread: http://www.etiquettehell.com/smf/index.php?topic=117170.0
I like lowspark's suggestion. Go with a big bowl/tray of fresh fruit, in season, without cutting it up into a salad . . . bananas, grapes, strawberries, cantaloupe wedges, peaches, sliced kiwi, etc.
I also like the idea of a veggie tray.
This way people can nibble instead of having to have a fork and plate.
What is Chili and Slaw? Do you mix the two together?
workerbee -- I have to apologize because I was a big part of the thread derailment. Sorry! Your last post was nicely done and to the point . . . let's get back on topic.
workerbee:
Fruit and veggie trays would be simple to pull together -- thanks for the suggestion! I don't know why I didn't think of that. Plus my kids are more likely to eat fruits and veggies separately -- they'll eat avocado all day long, but if I mix it into a green salad? They'll pick around and act as if they've never seen anything like it before! ::)
Chili & slaw - *sigh* - my darling, ever-so-Southern husband introduced me to this culinary tradition. The chili is a basic ground beef-and-sauce, NO BEANS (according to him). Around here you can buy it in cans or fresh at the local grocery. And slaw is regular old mayo-based coleslaw. People put it on hot dogs and burgers.....not mixed together, just as a topping (the way I would use lettuce and tomato). I don't understand why people use meat as a condiment for.....meat, but there you go! I am forever planning cookouts and DH will suddenly remind me, "where's the chili and slaw??"
Sophia:
--- Quote from: workerbee on June 19, 2012, 09:16:12 AM ---... I don't understand why people use meat as a condiment for.....meat, but there you go! ...
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More meat! Where is the downside?
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