On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:59:18 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>> Dinner tonight, whiting fillets. I'll be dipping them in an egg wash
>> then coating them with a blend of cornmeal & flour seasoned with salt
>> and a little cayenne pepper for kick. They'll be pan-fried. The fish
>> will be accompanied by crookneck squash, sliced and sauteed in butter
>> along with some onion. I haven't decided yet whether I want to make
>> chips (fries) or mashed potatoes.
>>
>> What are your plans?
>
>Solstice party. Here's the current state of my to-do list:
>
>DONE cold fried chicken: a piece came out underdone, and so I feel I
>need to stick the whole batch into the oven for a while to make sure
>it's cooked through. A drag, but not the end of the world.
>
>Also, there's some unbreaded chicken that I plan to bake with barbecue
>sauce.
>
>DONE veggie kabobs with some sort of veggie protein (tofu or seitan or
>tempeh): Not started yet, except the pressing and marinating of the
>tofu. (the teenager did this)
>
>DONE pulled pork and homemade rolls for sandwiches: Pork is pulled.
>Burned the first batch of barbecue sauce, so I need to make more.
>
>DONE Need to make rolls (dough is ready).
>
>corn on the cob: need to cut and shuck and boil. Will start around 6.
>
>DONE potato salad: made
>
>DONE macaroni salad: made
>
>watermelon: Will cut at last minute
>
>lemonade: need to make (the teenager said she would do it)
>
>BUYING SODA iced tea (sweet and un): may make; may instead buy cold
>two-liters of soda, because I can't find my other pitcher
>
>SKIPPING peach cobbler: may skip; I have fewer peaches than I thought
>after the peach ice cream, and I'm going to need the oven for the rest
>of the chicken
>
>DONE homemade ice cream, several flavors: done and yummy. We made four
>flavors, but I gave the teenager permission to eat all of the green tea,
>because that's her fave. She said it was better than store-bought.
>*preen* There are small amounts of dark chocolate and vanilla in the
>freezer, and a bit larger amount of peach. I may make more before the
>day's up.
>
You did all of that in this heat? I think you should open a
restaurant.


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Mae West