Howdy All!
We are running between the raindrops today! Whoo Hoo! Just the kind of day we love, soft rain, sleepy dogs, quiet music playing, ( Moody Blues, Doors, Sting, Bread) one could fall asleep standing up its one zen moment after another. Ahhh!
I planned so much food for the 4th of July celebration that we had to start it last night! Grilled Bratwurst on wheat buns, potato salad, Sliced Watermelon, Rhubarb Pie. Today Grilled Pork Steaks, Apple Pie, Sweet Potato Fries. Tomorrow, Grilled Rootbeer Chicken with a brown sugar rub, Macaroni and Cheese , Vegetable Shiska-bobs, and Peach Cobbler. For our actual Independence Day Celebration on Monday Grilled Sirloin Steaks, Baked Potatoes, Corn on the Cob, and Strawberry Shortcake topped with vanilla bean ice cream.
I just gained 5 lbs writing this! LOL!
I get carried away at the grocery store. I write a list but the sales are so good I just grab more stuff. Its a curse my hubby LOVES! He, of course, is going to wash this all down with a crockpot full of Velvetta/Rotel Cheese Dip and a few bags of chips. I promised to make it last night and keep it warm throughout the weekend. His goal is to eat it all ( 40 ounces/1.18 L) before going back to work Tuesday. I don’t know how he stays so thin?? I unplug it every night and put it in the refrigerator so he doesn’t die. *wink* Long-term I can make no promises, the man has never met a vegetable he likes…unless you count deep fried okra. I don’t! HOOT!~
While we Cates are eating our way through another holiday, I have a little freebie for you, Americans to enjoy. There can never be enough flags or red, white and blue bunting, I guess. Our little town is all covered in it, since its one of those historic towns that ties itself in a bow each holiday! Independence Day is a big deal, Revolutionary War Re-enactments and all that Jazz! Actually lots of Jazz bands too! LOL!
http://www.mediafire.com/?wzzmz3mymnd
Personal Use Only, Please.
Credits:
Custom Flag Shape by Jodiann. ( not for sale yet)
Flags decorated with
Jodiann’s CU Top 20 Black Styles
Okay the rain has stopped, time to go uncover the firewood and get to grilling! WHOO HOO!
Happy Weekend All and Happy 4th, US-ers!
Oh oh oh – strawberry shortcake is one of my all-time favorites!!! Can I come too?!?!?
Good Lord woman!! I’m gonna come live under your dinner table & eat scraps, LOL! PLEASE tell me how to make Root Beer Chicken?! It sounds wonderful…
Yes! Shannon! I could just make the Strawberry Shortcake, forget the rest and I would be happy!! Nom Nom Nom
Rosemary! That Rootbeer Chicken is pretty fun and really tender! I do two chickens at a time since the grill is big it seems a waste to just do one…plus I have two teenage boys and Jack never stops eating! LOL!
I follow this guy’s instructions…
http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/chicken2.html
…and I add a cup of brown sugar to his rub recipe. I skip all the fancy cooking steps on his website and just grill at about 275-300 for about 2 hours, checking at 1 1/2 hours. I am a simple girl too many instructions and its not fun anymore! LOL!
I often subsitute Cream Soda for Rootbeer. Not often do my boys or I drink Rootbeer. Buying Cream Soda means I won’t have leftover cans of rootbeer laying around. I notice the Rootbeer works best with the brown sugar, though.
I also pick two potatoes sized to fit in the top of the chickens and force them down, sometimes cutting a wedge out of the potato so they will fit snug. A potato “head” for each chicken keeps the steam from floating out the top.
Hugs!
If you do this, take pictures! I always forget!
Thank you very very much!
Hmmm… says the files is set to “private” and I can’t access it?
Whoopsie! That’s me learning the Mediafire ropes…4 shared has become a drag…literally!
Try again Mags, I have set this file and other freebies back to PUBLIC.
Thanks for letting me know! Your a peach!
Jodiann