In article >,
"kilikini" > wrote:

> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Boron wrote:
> >
> > > Tomorrow we will be having:
> > >
> > > Ribs
> > > Fresh fruit salad
> > > Home made Mac and Cheese
> > > Garlic bread
> > > Cole slaw
> > > Crudite platter with a Ranch Dressing Dip
> > >
> > > Dessert is chocolate chip cookies and 3 kinds of home made ice cream
> > >
> > > Deep, dark chocolate with almonds (made with a mix of bittersweet
> > > chocolates from Trader Joe's and Cote d'Or Brut (86% cacao).
> > >
> > > Vanilla, with Penzey's Vanilla beans
> > >
> > > Brown sugar Ice Cream with Poppycock "Just the Nuts" added in...sort
> > > of a Praline taste to it
> >
> > Sounds very good, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday! I'm serving
> > pretty much what I posted earlier:
> >
> > Assorted olives
> >
> > Peel-and-eat shrimp with
> > cocktail sauce
> > calypso sauce
> > sour-cream-and-dill sauce
> > mango-habañero-curry sauce
> >
> > Buffalo-burgers stuffed with blue cheese
> >
> > Margarita (lime-orange-tequila) chicken
> >
> > Grilled Louisiana hot links
> >
> > "Potato Goop" (herb-garlic) kebabs with:
> > catsup
> > sun-dried tomato mayo
> > red-wine vinegar
> > sour-cream-and-dill sauce
> >
> > Caprese (tomato-mozzarella-basil) Salad
> >
> > Jude's cold Avocado-Edamame Soup (Thanks, Jude!)
> >
> > Pasta Salad with:
> > Italian green beans
> > half-dried halved grape tomatoes
> > pine nuts
> > balsamic vinaigrette
> >
> > Fruit Platter with
> > bananas
> > fresh pineapple chunks
> > fresh mango slices
> > fresh carambola (starfruit) slices
> > halved strawberries
> >
> > LadyJane's Pavlova (Thanks, LadyJane!) with:
> > Grand Marnier whipped cream
> > the fruit listed above
> >
> > Memorial Day is set aside to remember and honor those who have died while
> > serving in the U.S. armed forces. I consider myself fortunate that I
> spent
> > fourteen years in the Navy through the 1980's and 1990's, including three
> > tours to the Persian Gulf (which became known as the "Arabian Gulf" for
> > political reasons during my service), and NONE of my shipmates died. So I
> > honor those who have died in service to my country, but the holiday isn't
> as
> > personal for me as it could be -- and I'm glad for that.
> >
> > (But even though I'm no longer on active duty, I'm still in a military
> > environment: After I finish feeding my fourteen guests, I'll be waddling
> off
> > to work a twelve-hour shift as contractor support of ongoing combat
> > operations.)
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
> Wow! If I'm really feeling up to it, I may make packet of Ramen noodles.
> Seriously.
>
> kili

Hey Ramen can be good dressed up a bit. :-)
Some steamed shrimp, a few veggies and leftover meat of just about any
kind cut into strips goes well, and a quartered hard boiled egg?
--
Peace!
Om

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