Patch Picks: Fourth of July Recipes

Is barbequed vegetables. It goes great with just about anything and if made correctly, your guests will be asking for more. It is quick to make but takes about an hour to be ready.

Ingredients

1 small eggplant, cut into 3/4 inch thick slices 2 small red bell peppers, seeded and cut into wide strips 3 zucchinis, sliced 6 fresh mushrooms, stems removed 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

Directions

Place eggplant, red bell peppers, zucchinis and fresh mushrooms in a medium bowl. In a medium bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, basil and garlic. Pour the mixture over the vegetables, cover and marinate in the refrigerator at least 1 hour. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. Place vegetables directly on the grill or on skewers. Cook on the prepared grill 2 to 3 minutes per side, brushing frequently with the marinade, or to desired doneness.

Recipe found on All Recipes  . This is something non alcoholic both the kids and adults will like with their meals.

Ingredients

Ice cubes Cranberry juice Wild Berry flavor Gatorade Fierce Diet 7-Up

Directions

Fill a clear glass with ice cubes. Pour the drink with the most sugar (check the nutrition label) into the glass. For our red, white, and blue recipe, start with the cranberry juice. Very slowly add a beverage that contains less sugar -- in this case, Wild Berry flavor Gatorade Fierce. Be careful to pour it onto an ice cube -- not directly into the other drink -- to keep them from mixing. Use the same technique to add a layer of Diet 7-Up. 

Drink recipe found on Disney’s Family Fun

Red, White and Blueberry Salad

This salad is a little lighter than a heavy burger and yet patriotic.

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Patch Picks: Fourth of July Recipes

To prepare crust: Pulse pecans in a food processor until finely ground. Combine with whole-wheat pastry flour, all-purpose flour, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse



Our taste for pie is sky high

And I'll have to try Grandma Midgie's Old-Fashioned Sugar Cream Pie, a recipe that includes the truly old-fashioned instructions to mix the filling with your fingers. But the pie I've already made hooked me with its name. Happy Memories Pie, submitted



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If you cannot find pecans you can substitute any nut of your choice, almonds, peanuts etc. These bars freeze very well so you can make them ahead of time. Combine all ingredients in food processor or with an electric mixer, mix until well blended.



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Colts Neck event as American as apple pie

In a repeat performance from last year, 23-year-old Justine Cannizzaro of Colts Neck was awarded third place for an apple pie baked from her grandfather's recipe. “I think our crumb topping is what gets people, hopefully, fingers crossed,” Cannizzaro




Pecan Fingers Recipe For The Holidays | digtriad.com

• Additional confectioners' sugar

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans. Shape tablespoonfuls into 2-in. fingers. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 149 calories, 11 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 126 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Remember, you can attend the Cooperative Extension's Back to Basics - Holiday Magic Workshop.

It's November 19, 2009 from 11 am to 12:30 pm at the Guilford County Ag Center on Burlington Road in Greensboro.

To register, call 375-5876. The fee is three dollars.


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