What you’re cooking this 4th of July
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A lot of us have big cooking plans over this wonderful holiday weekend so I asked on Facebook the other day what Southern Plate recipes folks were planning on making. Below you’ll find their answers along with a few pictures (just to liven things up a bit) to help inspire your menu, should you need just a little inspiration. ~grins~
Just click on the recipe name to go to the tutorial for that recipe and even print it off if you like! Recipe names in red are exclusive to the cookbook. For more great ideas, check out the index of SouthernPlate.com. So far I’ve got over 400 family recipes here with full photographic tutorials of each one.
Have a wonderful 4th of July and don’t forget to show your appreciation for our wonderful armed forces, past and present, who have given so much to ensure we can live in freedom.
Gratefully,
Christy
Alabama White BBQ Sauce
Cathie – Crockpot pork, Alabama White BBQ sauce, Coleslaw, Elvis Pressley cake!
Amanda – Lemon Meringue Pie.
Catherine – I’m making Beefed up Baked Beans and peanut butter cake.
Fresh Strawberryade
Monica – Strawberryade is a must!
Fresh Strawberry Pie
Jill – I’m seriously considering that Fresh Strawberry Pie!
Mandy – That strawberry pie you posted!
Lisa – I made the new baked bean recipe last night, mm mm, yummy! We will have mandarin orange cake, fire and ice salad, more baked beans and the best grilled steak.
Alana – Trying the Elvis Presley cake for the first time!
Becky – Beefed up baked beans!
Easy and Eggless Peach Ice Cream
Lauren – Homemade Peach Ice Cream, Fire & Ice Salad, Strawberry Pretzel Salad 🙂
Angie – the easy peach ice cream for one… =)
Debra- funny you should ask, I was thinking about the no egg peach ice cream.
Beth –Lemon Chess Pie….yum
Sweet and Sour Green Beans
Heather – Sweet and Sour Green beans! Made them last night – put them in a zip lock for traveling 😉
Christi – Cobbler with strawberries and I’ve never made one w/ strawberries before, so this could be interesting!! 🙂
Southern Style Pulled Pork BBQ in the Slow Cooker
Ginger – Beefed up baked beans and the slow cooker Southern pulled pork for sandwiches!
Becki – Baked beans for sure, and sweet tea of course!
Vikki – Decisions . . . decisions!!
Miss Mary Anne’s Twinkie Cake
Mary Anne – That delicious baked ham from your recipe book. And my Twinkie Cake.
Denise – Crock pot pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, Mandarin Orange cake, beefed up baked beans & relish tray!!
Dalene – Mandarin orange cake!
Sandi – We are going camping, so river food will be on the menu!
Christa – Diet Dr Pepper congealed salad...yum. Can’t wait!
Ronda – Butterfinger cake!
Sharon – Sweet and sour green beans
Jody – Been looking at the baked beans recipe think i will make those
Christy – Mandarin Orange Cake…yum,yum!
Sharon -um, oh? You mean I have to cook/make something?????? Um…..welllllll, lets see here………will have to think on that one! LOL
Carrie – Mandarin orange pie! And sweet and sour green beans.
Grandmama’s Orange Supreme Cake
Ana – I am going to make Grandmama’s Orange Supreme Cake for the first time! I have all the ingredients…now just need a bundt pan 😉
Sandra- Strawberry Cake!!!!!!
Danielle – Banana Puddin‘!
Sharon – Corn Bread !!
Demetra – Butterfinger cake
Judith – Another batch of Jordan Rolls and Daddy’s Coconut Cake.
Terri – Mandarin Orange pie and the Hash Brown casserole
Amanda – Im not doing anything i have to go the next day to have a baby im just going to relax (Christy – Congratulations! We’d love to see photos on the Facebook page!)
Debbie – Kind of off topic, but not really, because I MIGHT make it if I could….but do you have a recipe for dirty rice?? Since moving back to Upstate NY from Virginia a few years ago, I’ve tried to recreate it, and just can’t get it right. I miss Southern food more than anything…except my son….who was smart enough to stay put when Mamma move back north! Christy – Debbie, here is the link to my Dirty Rice recipe. Hope you enjoy it! Anytime you are looking for something you can either browse the SouthernPlate.com index or use the search box in the top right corner. I’ve got over 400 of my family recipes up here so far and still growing! 🙂
Kay – Going to a barbecue, asked to bring side dishes,taking Ms.Millies best coleslaw, Aunt Looneys Macaroni Salad and deviled eggs. Have a Happy ,Safe 4th !!!! We are celebrating our 51 st wedding anniversary on July 2nd.
Mary – Hodge Making the Chocolate Sundae Cake for a cookout tomorrow night, and the Fresh Strawberry Pie and the “Grilled” Chicken Tenderloins for a get-together on Saturday night.
Marsha -making your Daddy’s Coconut Cake tomorrow, so its ready Monday…oops, I mean Saturday, teehee:o)
Debbie – What is fire and ice salad? i would love to make this for the 4th thanks
Christy – Here ya go Debbie! It is one of my favorites 🙂 Fire and Ice Salad
I have ribs rubbed and ready in the fridge, boneless chicken breasts marinating in margarita marinade, and corn on the cob, cole slaw and mac and cheese waiting (about to put that slaw together and sit her in the fridge so all her flavors will be blended by Monday). Brownies and a yellow cake with chocolate icing about to hit the oven! Hope the fam all shows up and chows down!
The Mandarin Orange cake is chilling in my fridge as we speak 😉 YUM!
Oh and I have to add that I ate about 1/3 of that frosting right out of the bowl before it even hit the cake! OMG so yummy!
Texas Caviar and hopefully Strawberry Pretzel Salad!
I’ll be making your fresh strawberry pie, but adding blueberries. Topping it all off with whipped cream, of course, to complete a patriotic red, white, and blue delight!
I just made my family an Apple Dapple Cake! YUM!!!!
Makin’ Twinkie Cake! Yummy!!!
We are on vacation in a little Florida town called Dunnellon. We will be visiting an even smaller town called Williston for a smalltown, homegrown 4th of July, complete with a parade, arts and crafts and fireworks. So….no cooking on my part, but I’m sure we will be enjoying the results of someone else’s labors!
Ohhhh, I think they’re equally small towns, lol. I’m just up the road, welcome to N. Central Florida! Great weather this holiday weekend!