Family Gathering

[Gerry]

Planning a family gathering on our August long weekend. Will be making the 'must haves' - the family favourites but as always I like to add new to us recipes. Looking for appetizers as well as as main course and sides. Please share your summer favourites.

[Shadows1]

Try my "Smokin Buffalo Chips" ( recipe in my profile ) as a good easy inexpensive appie.


Added link to recipe.

[Kchurchill5]

Gerry, any specifics

Seafood or not
Hot or cold / oven available or crock pot
Just a few do's and don'ts.

I will be back with some.

[Gerry]

Seafood a big YES Kim. What I am looking to is having family time which means having trays made up/crock pots at the ready ... this is one weekend where it's a make ahead all ready to go. Planning on the must haves, but as I have always done want to add new to our tried and true. Have Bea's chicken wings and Olives tagged, as for the rest bring on the recipes. I may not be able to get to them all but I will be adding them to my Potluck file ... one cannot have too many potluck recipes.

[Kchurchill5]

Got it, perfect - that helps narrow the list. I will look and see. Back later

[Gerry]

Try my "Smokin Buffalo Chips" ( recipe in my profile ) as a good easy inexpensive appie. Added link to recipe.

Searched it out Shadows, going through your recipe and Bergy's review - printed!
Not familiar with most chips but will be checking out the bagel chips. Thank you for sharing.

[Felix4067]

My favourite go-to recipe is my #recipe3488. Make the filling a day ahead, and you can even cut the cucumbers and scoop the seeds a day ahead (if I do that, I lay a damp paper towel over them in a sealed container so they don't dry out). Then just fill and serve.

The other one I can't seem to make enough of is my #recipe5778.

[lovinretirement]

Our family and friends favorite is my Cucumber and Onion Salad
http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cucumb ... salad-5129
Make a lot, because it always disappears fast. I just made some the other day, and I also added some sliced radishes to the base recipe. But it makes the dressing turn pink. Still just a good, though.

[QueenBea]

Gerry, I love skewers for pot lucks because you can put them together ahead of time and they take no time to cook. I do have 2 new skewer recipes, these are both very spicy so good for those who appreciate heat.

http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/kickin ... icks-13016 (can use beef instead of moose)



http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/spicy- ... wers-13017



Here is another old one with heat

http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/red-ho ... ewers-5716



This is another one I make often. It is actually Noo's recipe from the other place. I liked it so much I posted it here. It usually one that strikes up conversation because of it's green colour.

http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/noos-f ... wers-11640


Another pork skewer that is usually a hit

http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/grille ... ewers-1311



And this shrimp one is another spicy one I broil in the oven but can be made on the grill.

http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/spicy- ... kewers-481

[QueenBea]

Here are a few of my fave crock-pot recipe that work great for pot luck gatherings

http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cabbag ... k-pot-1548



http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/baked- ... k-pot-1742



http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/porket ... k-pot-1019



http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/sweet- ... k-pot-7829



http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/cabbag ... olls-11906



And lastly this awesome crock-pot chili is great on its own or for chili dogs

http://www.recipezazz.com/recipe/hearty ... k-pot-4822