Hotdogs, Fruited Coleslaw and Bacon-Potato Salad
Have I already mentioned that
my birthday is this month? I have already discussed my personal feelings about getting old, yes? Can I tell you again the things I am starting to forget? Where I laid my keys, where I put my purse, what whatchamacalit’s name is, etc.. Just last night I threw away cashier’s checks in the trash. They were in a blank envelope, which I mistook to be empty and which I swooped down when I cleared our kitchen counter. I had to go through our community dumpster while my husband and daughter shined a
flashlight on me! I found the envelope in a garbage bag, amongst the leftover pasta we had last Saturday, the close-to-rotting bananas we had in our fruit bowl, and other unmentionables from our bathroom trash. True story, I tell you. Wait. This is not forgetfulness and really has nothing to do with getting old. Just Lalaine being Lalaine~at whatever age.
I took these pictures at our 4th of July celebration at work, as I was meaning to share the recipes here. If a firecracker, probably a neighbor’s leftover from yesterday’s fireworks, did not explode with a bang outside our window, I would have forgotten all about these hotdogs! Oh well, better late than never.
Our Independence day menu was pretty simple~hotdogs, fruited coleslaw and potato salad. This post is not a recipe, per se, but more of a combination of ideas.
Hotdogs
We wrapped the hotdogs with bacon, which we secured on with toothpicks. We then grilled them until both bacon and hotdogs were cooked. We served the bacon-wrapped hotdogs on buns, with sauteed green bell peppers and onions, and condiments such as catsup, mayonnaise and mustard. Delicious!
Coleslaw
We used shredded cabbage and carrots, raisins, and finely-chopped fresh pineapples. We put the fruited coleslaw together with a blend of mayonnaise and strawberry yogurt as dressing. Very good!
Potato Salad
We did our potato salad with the usual works of finely-chopped onions and celery, chopped boiled eggs, boiled potato cubes but we added interest with chopped crisp bacon. We also mixed in buttermilk along with the mayonnaise. Creamy!
Korean BBQ Short Ribs (Kalbi)
Broiled Tanigue Steak (Broiled King Mackarel Steak)
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