Happy 4th of July
Monday, Jul 4, 2011
Fourth of July is upon us and fingers crossed summer is finally here to stay! The agenda for this holiday is family, beach, food, and fun. As the kids are getting everything ready for the beach, I was busy this morning planning our menu for the day. In my typical summer routine, I made a visit to my local farmer’s market Saturday morning with today in mind. I made sure to stock up on plenty of grilling friendly vegetables such as carrots, squash, onions, peppers, mushrooms, and potatoes. In addition to my weekly fruit I choose extra red and blue colored fruit to go in my Fruit Salad.
Because today is more about enjoying the holiday and spending time with your friends and family I aim to create a simple, yet delicious and patriotic buffet. Today’s menu will include:
Burgers
Brats
Berghoff Bourbon Short Ribs (my children’s favorite)
New Potato Salad with Dill
Grilled Vegetables
Red, White, and Blue Fruit Salad
Ice Cream Sundays
The reason I love these ribs are they only take a few minutes to prep, most of the work is done by itself in the oven, and they are then added to the grill in the last ten minutes with everything else. The fact that the barbeque sauce makes them red, is just an added plus to our patriotic buffet. The Potato Salad can be done ahead of time and the Fruit Salad only takes a few minutes to throw together. It’s no secret that buffets are my serving method of choice, because they are easy, provide people with a large number of options, and can easily be transformed to your party’s theme. This 4th of July we will be enjoying the sun, a truly American buffet, time spent together with family and friends, and fireworks. Happy 4th of July, Cheers!