Menu Suggestions Please

[RIDISNEYLOVERS]

Hello everyone -

We are having my daughters dedication on Sunday, August 1st and I need some help planning the food menu.

I figure by the time August rolls around everyone here in the NE is sick of eating hotdogs and hamburgers so I would like to offer our guests something else but that is still good for having a party out doors.

Thanks for any help that you can give me.

Lisa

 

[mickeyboat]

Chicken Caesar salads. Have the greens all prepared, marinate the chicken. Grill chicken when guests arrive. Set out the greens, cut up chicken, parmesan cheese, croutons and a variety of dressings (not everyone likes Caesar dressing). Have everyone make their own salad.

I might also have some nice bread to go with the salads. I might also cook some hot dogs for the kids, although mine would eat the cut up chicken.

Denae

 

[monkeyboy]

Clam bake

 

[stinkerbelle]

my mom and I make this at picnics all the time - easiest thing to make in the world

teriyaki chicken

get a big corningware (or glass) baking dish.
cut chicken boneless chicken breasts in half.
dump half a bottle of lawry's teriyaki marinade on top
put sliced up green peppers over the top randomly
(if you want - sprinkle sesame seeds over the top)
bake for 40ish minutes at 350.

serve over rice for something different

 

[Hillbeans]

Bruchetta is always nice, if you like tomatoes they're in perfect season in August....

At a BBQ I went to last week, they had a pig roast.

 

[JoenAdamnErinnSam]

I just made Marinaded Pork Tenderloin for a family party on Sunday-I am a recipe modifier however so I didn't quite do the marinade the way it reads-I left out the oregano-I didn't have fresh and I don't like dried oregano-and I took out the peppers instead of blending them in-figured it wouldn't be so spicy-this is yummy-everyone loved it. I also just used the whole can with sauce for the chipotles. If you have any questions-just ask, I'd be glaTitle: Pork Tenderloin With Mexican Chipotle Marinade
Yield: 4

Ingredients

6 canned chipotle chiles in
-adobo; stemmed, plus 2
1 ; tablespoons of
1 ; sauce from the can
5 garlic cloves; thinly sliced
1 one; (3-inch) strip of
1 ; orange zest
3/4 c fresh orange juice
3/4 c fresh lime juice
2 tb red wine vinegar
1 tb tomato paste
1 ts dried oregano
1 ts ground cumin
1/2 ts freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 lb pork tenderloin

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan, combine the chipotles and their sauce with the
garlic,
orange zest, orange juice, lime juice, red wine vinegar, tomato paste,
oregano, cumin and pepper. Simmer over high heat until reduced by
one-third,
about 3 minutes. Transfer the contents of the pan to a food processor and
puree until smooth. Let cool before using.

2. Coat the pork with 3/4 cup of the marinade and refrigerate for 2 hours.

3. Light the grill. Grill the pork over a hot fire, turning, until cooked
through, about 15 minutes. Let stand for 3 minutes before slicing and
serving.
d to help.

 

[stinkerbelle]

oh - another idea is ka-bobs.
had these at a picnic a few weeks ago.

take chicken and cut it up into chunks (about the size of a half dollar?) and steak and marinate in Kikoman teriyaki sauce (can you tell I like teriyaki?)

you can make JUST chicken and JUST steak ones, or mix the meats

thread chunks of meat alternating with green peppers/onions/green onion/red pepper

cook on the grill until the chicken is done. YUMMY

 

[Allie322]

Greetings from a fellow Rhode Islander!

Not sure where you live but Michael's Meats in Pawtucket and Cumberland has the BEST marinated steak and chicken. They go on sale periodically. Also if you buy a large portion of meat, they will often discount it.

Monkey Boy is my kind of guy--can't beat a clam bake. Or even chowder and clamcakes.