Summer Picture and Recipe Thread

[Dark Cloud]

Wife has to work tomorrow so we had our holiday meal today.

Shrimp boil and Porterhouses!

I dont go crazy with steaks - just a little olive oil and montreal seasoning...

for the boil - 3-4 quarts of water, a lemon cut up, 3 tablespoons of salt, a bag of "boil" seasoning...

new red taters boiling for 8-10 min

sausage and corn in for 5-6(i like to us a fully cooked anduille sausage)

mussels and shrimp in for about 3-4...

Add some recipe and picts!

[c0untryf1sh3r]

Rhubarb pie means summer to me. Serve this with ice cream and a big glass of iced tea. On a hot summers day, nothing beats it.

Easy (but good) Rhubarb Pie

Crust:

2 1/2C AP flour

1C butter

1/2tsp salt

1/2C ice water

Combine flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter until it forms coarse crumbs. Add water one tablespoon at a time until it forms a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for four hours or until needed.

Rhubarb filling:

4C Chopped rhubarb

1 1/3C White sugar

6Tsp AP flour

1Tsp Butter

Preheat oven to 450. Combine sugar and flour and sprinkle 1/4 of it in the prepared crust. Heap rhubarb on top of that. Cover with remaining flour/sugar mix. Dot with small pieces of the butter and cover with top crust.

Place on lowest rack and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temp to 350 and continue for 40-45 minutes.

[toddb]

Shrimp boils are awesome- even better when supersized!

[waskawood]

Rhubarb pie means summer to me. Serve this with ice cream and a big glass of iced tea. On a hot summers day, nothing beats it.

Easy (but good) Rhubarb Pie

Crust:

2 1/2C AP flour

1C vinegar

1/2tsp salt

1/2C ice water

Combine flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter until it forms coarse crumbs. Add water one tablespoon at a time until it forms a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for four hours or until needed.

Rhubarb filling:

4C Chopped rhubarb

1 1/3C White sugar

6Tsp AP flour

1Tsp Butter

Preheat oven to 450. Combine sugar and flour and sprinkle 1/4 of it in the prepared crust. Heap rhubarb on top of that. Cover with remaining flour/sugar mix. Dot with small pieces of the butter and cover with top crust.

Place on lowest rack and bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temp to 350 and continue for 40-45 minutes.

What is the cup of vinegar used for?

[c0untryf1sh3r]

Thats a good question . It was supposed to say butter but for some reason my phone substituted vinegar for butter. So much for having a "smart" phone.

[Dark Cloud]

Good stuff folks!

I havnt had rubarb pie in a long time. When my strawberries are ready in the garden i'll try that recipe with a few berries tossed in.

p.s. - I fixed the butter/vinegar thing...

[Leaky]

Just got a bunch of Rhubarb from the neighbor. Thanks!

[c0untryf1sh3r]

Thanks DC. You could always make two pies, one with strawberries and one without.

I too just got a big bag from our neighbor but my wife just had two teeth pulled on thursday so its going to be a few days before I can make the pie.

Here's another good one for a hot day full of nothing to do. Especially for anybody whose heart resides south of the Mason-Dixon.

Mint Julep

8-10 mint leaves

1Tsp sugar

2-3oz. good bourbon (eye-balled of course)

ice

simple syrup

mint, for garnish

Add sugar and mint to a tom collins type glass. Muddle thoroughly with the end of a wooden spoon. Fill with ice, add bourbon, top with SS, stir and serve. Garnish with a couple mint leaves.