Recipe(tried): Here are Some Suggestions Paula!

Hi Paula,

Oh whatfun, a family get-together! Those can always be wonderful: seeing old family members, new babies, swapping stories, picture taking, games, etc.

Look at the following:

4th of July Celebration 2001
Firecracker Chili Cheese Pie
Spinach Dip in Hawaiian Round Bread
Tuscan Cream Cheese Spread
Margarita Dessert Dip
Cinnamon Tortilla Crisps
Florentine Artichoke Dip
Tortellini and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Salad
Best Barbeque Cole Slaw
Antipasto Pasta Salad
Fresh Green Bean Salad with Dill and Feta
Classic Potato Salad
Sweet Bourbon Baked Beans
Bali Wings
BBQ Beef Brisket
Chocolate Eclair Cake
Tropical Bars in a Butter Coconut Crust
Raspberry Ribbon Cheesecake
4th of July Flag Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Jumbo Frosted Brownies
Citrus Lemonade

Easter 2001 Menu
Eye Round of Roast with Golden Mushroom Gravy
Mixed Greens Salad with Pecan Boulders, Mandarins and Feta Cheese
Baby Carrots with Brown Sugar and Mustard
Creekside Cabin Corn Pudding (North Carolina)
Broccoli and Spinach Gratin
Candied Spiced Holiday Sweet Potatoes Casserole
Fudge and Brickle Bits Ice Cream Torte
Coconut Pound Cake with Lemon Rum Glaze
Strawberry Bavarian Trifle
Passion Fruit Sangria

Memorial Day Picnic
Fried Picnic Style Chicken
Barbequed Brisket Sandwiches
Classic Potato Salad
Smokin!! Baked Beans
McAroni Salad
Fresh Green Bean Salad with Dill and Feta
Fresh Corn Salad
Mrs. Dunn's Poundcake with Raspberry Sauce
Coconut Layer Cake with Lemon Filling
Bumbleberry Pie
Spiced Iced Tea

I have posted at least 10 recipes in each of those menus and they might give you some ideas. I am sure you will find just the right dishes by searching here as there are many other wonderful cooks as well with great recipes.

Do a search also on TerryTx, she is from Texas and her recipes always have the "Tex-Mex" flair...

Good luck and have some fun cooking up a storm! Please let us know how it went and what y'all did...

Happy Cooking! Gina