What are you cooking for July 4th?

[dem in texas]

No plans yet.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. We have decided not to have our usual cookout this year, not in the mood.

My husband will still want my potato salad I'm sure of that, baked beans and brats I guess.

[rsdsharp]

2. This is what I WAS planning.

Ribs

Brats

Italian sausage (both the brats and sausage with onions and peppers)

Roasted potato salad

Celery salad

Cole Slaw

Baked beans

Green beans with tomatoes and Caesar dressing

I'm not getting the responses for the party that I usually get, so I may cut that down somewhat.

[japple]

7. Oooooh celery salad! That sounds awesome. Do you have a

recipe that you can share? I LOVE celery and the Mennonite farm near me grows the most lovely celery.

[rsdsharp]

8. It's an Ina Garten recipe I saw recently.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/celery-and-parmesan-salad-recipe-2102575

[japple]

9. That looks like something I would love!! Many thanks for sharing.

Hope to try this soon.

[trueblue2007]

16. looks good but ......

there is just too much salt in it. she salts the celery. she adds lots of salt AND celery salt. AND ...... all the sodium in the Parmesan cheese !!!
her recipe calls for 2 1/2 teaspoons of salt ..... PLUS the sodium in the cheese

CUT IT OUT ON THE OVER SODIUM ALREADY !!!!! [ note ... i have congestive heart failure. this 1 dish contains all the sodium i can consume all day !! ]


Note: 5000 mg of sodium a day is equal to two teaspoons of salt. The 2010 CDC guidelines recommend 2300 mg for people under 50 years old and 1500 for those over 50. Americans consume, on average, between 2645 mg and 4945 mg of sodium each day, almost twice the recommended amount

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1308&bih=727&ei=svUeXfW4K8GLtAaK7YPQBg&q=2+1%2F2+teaspoons+salt+sodium&oq=2+1%2F2+teaspoons+salt+sodium&gs_l=psy-ab.12...0.0..158180...0.0..0.0.0.......0......gws-wiz.ORIJtGwtw0A

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Apple slaw.

Like coleslaw, but with apples instead of cabbage.

My nephew request every year.

[PJMcK]

4. Nothing

We're gong to a party. Let them cook!

[Kali]

5. hopefully, not a damn thing

they have perfectly good fried chicken at Lucky Wishbone, Safeway has adequate potato salad, and the rest is snacky things, fruit and beverages. the one item I will make is a zebra cake, but it consists of whipped cream and chocolate wafers, not exactly cooking.

[japple]

11. Love zebra cake. I am thinking of making it with espresso whipped cream or

maybe sandwiching the layers with coffee ice cream and them icing the whole thing with whipped cream.

[Kali]

12. Hope you have access to Famous Wafers

I had to order on line a couple years ago. I have two pkgs left in the freezer. Hard to find around here!

[japple]

13. They are always available at Kroger and Ingles Markets. They are not in the cookie

or cracker department--they're in the ice cream section with the toppings.

[Kali]

14. yep that's often where they used to be

nobody around here carries them anymore. they have chocolate crumb pie crust and even just the crumbs in a box, but not the whole cookies.

[Auggie]

6. Grilled salmon, topped with romesco sauce ...

and probably sweet corn and heirloom tomato salad -- with fresh mozzarella, basil, olive oil -- as sides.

Wine? Probably a Rosé.

[Phentex]

10. Burgers, hotdogs, brats, & vegan versions of those...

slaw, pasta salad, corn on the cob, baked beans.

We aren't celebrating per se. Half are running a 10K tomorrow and half are walking it. We will come home famished and my husband likes to grill stuff so it works for me.

[NJCher]

15. July 4 menu from NJ

We are having a few people drop by. It's buffet style. Pork chops breaded with mustard and herbs
a Roman dish—tuna with celery and cannellinis
stuffed mushrooms with cheese
pasta with tomato sauce (another Roman dish ( pasta a la checca—from when he lived in Italy)
Italian sausages
grilled eggplant, zucchini, and red, yellow, and orange peppers.

There are several kinds of breads, some toasted, some with garlic and butter or olive oil.

Also a bowl of macerated fruit: kiwi, blackberries, blueberries, and mango.

[yellowdogintexas]

17. we ordered in pulled pork BBQ from Red Hot & Blue

I made potato salad and corn on the cob. We had RH&B slaw too.

It was wonderful.

We always had pulled pork BBQ for the 4th back in KY so this was perfect.