We had a great 4th. Adam and I were both on the "committees" in charge of a church activity that morning (at 8AM,
blasphemy) but it went really well! It was short and sweet, just the way I like it. We headed over to my parents for a family dinner and fireworks. On the menu? BBQ staples of course. First, potato salad.
As a disclaimer, I know a lot of people don't like potato salad. I don't eat potato salad except my own/my moms recipe... which are the same thing. It is incredibly yummy and I could make a meal out of this side dish alone!
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Chopped Monterrey jack cheese, hamburger pickles, and onion. |
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Chopped hard boiled eggs. |
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Chopped, boiled potatoes. |
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Salt, pepper, and wait for it - dill weed. |
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Mix with mayo (YUM) and EPIC POTATO SALAD. |
What do you pair this yummy dish with? A Jucy Lucy, that's what! My family are avid watchers of Man vs. Food on the travel channel. When we saw
the episode where a restaurant shoved cheese between two hamburger patties to make one delicious, juicy, melty patty. My brother made them for his night at the beach to cook, but Adam and I missed out because we had to leave early for a wedding I had to shoot. It was all I heard about so I decided to give them a shot on July 4.
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Seasoned the patties with Lipton Onion Soup mix, salt, pepper, the usual. Added the cheese (I think I should have done more - they went all out on Man vs. Food). |
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Topped with a 2nd patty and sealed the edges. |
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Grilled to perfection. |
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Big, fat burgers. |
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I had the pepper jack, but I think cheddar is the way to go. It was a bit spicy, plus it didn't melt as well as cheddar. |
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My sister's cheddar. YUM. |
After dinner we waited a few hours for it to get dark. This proved to be a challenge with Autumn's bedtime at 7:30 and it barely getting dark before 9. I'd bought a multi-pack of fireworks to do at home which at this point in our lives (that sounds corny) was a perfect fit for us. Plus, we had no idea how Autumn would react to the fireworks. For the most part, she was a big fan!
Those hamburgers look DELISH! Making me ready for another cookout! :)
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