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Default Preparing for a housewarming party tomorrow



"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 7/12/2014 3:23 AM, Cheryl wrote:
>> My part of the menu includes (it is an outdoor picnic with everything
>> cooked on the grill):
>>
>> Yellow and red bell peppers and Vidalia onion marinated - I have the
>> marinade ready because it only needs a short time in the pool
>>
>> Corn on the cob, already boiled and coated with butter, salt and olive
>> oil and will be reheated on the grill tomorrow
>>
>> Shrimp marinating now in a paste made from pressed garlic, salt,
>> rosemary and olive oil
>>
>> Deviled eggs - already done
>>
>> I planned to use skewers for the veggies but it turns out I don't have
>> enough so I'm going to use a grill pan to cook everything. Since the
>> corn is already precooked, and shrimp doesn't take long, the longest
>> cooking veggies will be the peppers and onions. I think the marinades
>> that each are in will complement each other so one grill pan with all
>> the veggies and even the shrimp should turn out fine.
>>
>> My niece and her boyfriend just bought a house together and are
>> expecting a baby, so this housewarming will be lots of fun checking out
>> their new home.
>>
>>

> Oh, and I cut the corn on the cob into ~2" pieces so there is enough to go
> around, and is easier to handle.


Hmmm will it be *only* for family? ;-)
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