Recipe Box, Annual Friends & Family Weekend

the Painted Apron

7 years ago

Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful Dads!

We are celebrating Father’s Day with our Annual Friends and Family weekend, with our BFFs plus our son who will be without his little sidekicks as they are away at camp

My son is the head chef on beach weekends and together we planned the menu, keeping things delicious yet incredibly simple

It is a Manly Menu, but there is a lot of fruit and salads for lighter options

HH & I will be busy saying goodbyes today, and doing general clean up, but I wanted to give you a peek at the recipes we enjoyed

Key Lime Cheesecake Jars go together several days ahead of time and are easy to transport and ready to serve

Pineapple Cashew Coleslaw is fast and easy with coleslaw & salad mixes and a unique bottled dressing combination

Pesto Parmesan Biscuits are quick to toss together with canned biscuit dough pieces, pesto and Parmesan

Peach Bread Pudding was made last weekend, partially baked, and frozen. Then returned to oven to finish baking right before serving. This can be served either for breakfast or dessert

Bacon Bleu Cheese Butter is just what it sounds like, bacon mixed with softened butter and bleu cheese crumbles. It’s great on grilled steak, burgers, vegetables, french bread, sandwiches

Bacon Bleu Cheese Butter

Course condiment

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon bleu cheese butter, fancy butter, flavored butter, steak butter

Ingredients

1 stick 8 T unsalted butter, softened
1- 2 strips crispy bacon
2 oz. finely crumbled bleu cheese

Instructions

Chop bacon into very small pieces. Mash butter and bleu cheese together and add bacon. Mix well and roll into a fat log. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.
Use to top grilled steak, corn on the cob, vegetables, French bread, burgers.

Pantry Potatoes is hash brown potato casserole made with staple pantry items, getting a flavor kick from Ranch Dressing Mix. I made this last weekend and froze it unbaked, so all I had to do was pop it in the oven

Coconut Tempura Shrimp with Orange Marmalade Dipping Sauce is our friends’ favorite and always requested

HHjr takes the fryer outside and does the cooking on the deck and keeps the kitchen neat and clean

These tempura shrimp are light, and can be held in a warm oven and reheat well also

The ribs were sauced with Peach Whiskey Glaze from Stonewall Kitchens and the garlic bread was made in a flash using Stonewall Kitchens Roasted Garlic Bread Spread

Bushwacker Ice Cream is and adaption of Bushwacker Pie, just the creamy filling with out the cookie crust