4th of July picnic ideas?
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4th of July picnic ideas?
| Sat, 06-26-2004 - 1:44pm |
If any of you are attending picnics for the 4th of July....the "bring a dish" kind, what are you preparing?
Although I've been asked to bring German Potato Salad (NOT SBD friendly), I'll still need to take along something for me. Have any of you found crowd-gathering-type recipes that are SBD friendly and crowd pleasing?
Thanks,
Judy

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I just had a successful birthday party for my son at the zoo... Here's the SBD-friendly things I brought and all enjoyed:
* red pepper strips, broccoli strips (also chips) served with 2 homemade dips made from reduced-fat sour cream (I made dill, and onion).
* A fancy trail mix (more phase-2):
Susan :)
Other ideas:
shrimp cocktail with homemade cocktail sauce (mix sugarfree ketchup with horseradish).
homemade coleslaw
a tomato, basil, balsamic vinegar salad
Susan :)
Sweet Potato Salad
1 and 1/2 pounds scrubbed sweet potatoes
1 large apple peeled cored and cubed
1 large rib celery chopped
1 tablespoon oj
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp cider vinegar
1 tsp splenda
place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan cover w/water and bring to a boinl. cook for 30 min. or until tender. drain and cool. peel and cut into cubes. combine potatoes, apple and celery. in a small bowl whisk the oj, oil, vinegar, splenda and a pinch of salt. pour dressing over potato mixture and toss to coat. cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. :)
Or you could make ants on a log (peanut butter and raisins on celery)
You could put some fruit in sugar-free jello and bring along some light whipped cream if you want something sweeter.
Have a great time at the picnic!
Stella
sugarfree pudding too.
Susan :)
Drained kidney beans, mayo and chipped dill pickle- refrigerate
Chopped brocolli tops, mayo and crumbled bacon (jar bits or to keep to SBD- turkey bacon)
Mix and refrigerate.
Sally
Any more ideas are very welcome also. I really enjoy adding to my file of SBD recipes.
Judy
I am bringing a Mexican salad
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Mexican Low fat cheese
Red Onion
Red Pepper
Green Pepper
Black Beans
I usually use light ranch and mix a little salsa in the dressing for a Mexican kick, but any dressing or salsa that you like would work fine !!
How about Sugarfree vanilla pudding with fresh blueberries and raspberries at the top (red, white and blue)?
Susan :)
Thanks again for all the suggestions. I think I'm going to prepare some pudding with berries tomorrow for dinner company. And I may have to try the sweet potato recipe suggested by Zwes (I think).
Judy
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