Our Next Biggy, July 4th!

We don’t really do much for the 4th. Haven’t even thought about food yet.
 
Dunno. Depends what I am doing then. I get invited to one or two parties over that weekend, and I bring something to share as a pot luck contribution. There is usually grilling going on. These days since those parties are back down where I used to live, I probably bring a salad or such, rather than having to re-heat something. Two-hour drive. But plans are not up and running as of yet. Likely this year I'll be invited to one of the parties but not the other, because I refuse to drop the one woman's brother and parents as friends simply because she's on the outs with all of them.
 
Basic family party, I have been asked to make potato salad, which is ironic since it's the 4th of July and June's dish is potato salad...but can't see making it 4 days before the party!
 
July 4 here is usually really :heat:. I'm sure I will toss something on the grill (bbq), but I'm not likely to spend a lot of time outside.

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Ok, I think I've got a menu worked out:

Watermelon punch
Michigans (upstate NY variation of a chili dog)
Lettuce salad (with some kind of lighter dressing, to compensate for all the mayonnaise coming up)
Deviled eggs
Corn on the cob
Potato chips & dip
Baked beans
Macaroni salad
Pickles & olives & cheese
Beer
Peach pie & vanilla ice cream

That'll stretch out over two meals during the day, so we'll probably eat some of that around 1PM, then have round 2 nearer to 6PM.
 
I have a beef brisket in the freezer, so it's either that or baby back ribs, mac & cheese, potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans & corn bread. Desert to be determined later. Maybe some homemade ice cream. :whistling:
 
Unusually quiet here considering?????
Its the 4th here. I'm having shepherds pie
We had a fish fry Sunday (the 3rd). Nothing going on for the 4th, I picked up some work for the afternoon briefly. Guess I'll make pork tenderloin sandwiches for dinner.
 
I'm making potato salad right now, but nowhere near as much as I made shown
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in the pic at the bottom!!:whistling:
 
I don't like this day much for personal reasons, but even here it's hard to avoid the 4th celebrations so I am reminded of the date anyway.

My mom's birthday. This is the 4th year with no contact because she's against my marriage.. she made me choose between her or my husband.
 
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