We are having a group at the lake house next weekend and with everything else that is going on, I haven't had time until today to plan the menus (usually I do these weeks in advance-- bad Vicci!). I'm almost done, but have a couple of menu items which I am having trouble with.
On Friday we are taking atv's to a place called the Blue Lagoon to spend the day and have lunch. I have planned to take veggie hoagies, and one of the guests is going to bring a side, but I want also to have some sort of snack-y food for late afternoon munching before we pack up and head back up the hill. Chips and/or cheese and crackers come to mind first, but if anyone has any ideas that are more interesting (and easy and portable) please let me know.
For dinner on Saturday I will grill skewers of mahimahi with pineapple and bell peppers (and a sauce of honey, onion, red wine, balsamic vinegar, and pineapple juice). I'm thinking that rice would be a good side, but how could I dress it up? And I would like to have another veggie side, maybe a salad? Ideas? We will have spent the day on the boat and I'd like this meal to be easy. Dessert will be Strawberry Ice Cream Pie (F&W, Aug 06)-- very easy and make-ahead. Softened strawberry ice cream flavored with a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg, frozen in a graham-cracker crust and served with a cinnamon-black pepper strawberry sauce.
Now, lunch on Sunday is totally up in the air. We will probably go out on the boat again, and I had sandwiches on Friday, a salad on Saturday--- what to make? It must be easy, and either something I can make far ahead (like, Thursday morning because the first of the guests arrive Thursday evening) or have someone help me with on Sunday after breakfast. Ideas, anyone?
Thanks so much for helping me with this. Usually I have the menus planned ahead, but this year I just have not had the time (and that really irks me, because I enjoy doing it!).
On Friday we are taking atv's to a place called the Blue Lagoon to spend the day and have lunch. I have planned to take veggie hoagies, and one of the guests is going to bring a side, but I want also to have some sort of snack-y food for late afternoon munching before we pack up and head back up the hill. Chips and/or cheese and crackers come to mind first, but if anyone has any ideas that are more interesting (and easy and portable) please let me know.
For dinner on Saturday I will grill skewers of mahimahi with pineapple and bell peppers (and a sauce of honey, onion, red wine, balsamic vinegar, and pineapple juice). I'm thinking that rice would be a good side, but how could I dress it up? And I would like to have another veggie side, maybe a salad? Ideas? We will have spent the day on the boat and I'd like this meal to be easy. Dessert will be Strawberry Ice Cream Pie (F&W, Aug 06)-- very easy and make-ahead. Softened strawberry ice cream flavored with a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg, frozen in a graham-cracker crust and served with a cinnamon-black pepper strawberry sauce.
Now, lunch on Sunday is totally up in the air. We will probably go out on the boat again, and I had sandwiches on Friday, a salad on Saturday--- what to make? It must be easy, and either something I can make far ahead (like, Thursday morning because the first of the guests arrive Thursday evening) or have someone help me with on Sunday after breakfast. Ideas, anyone?
Thanks so much for helping me with this. Usually I have the menus planned ahead, but this year I just have not had the time (and that really irks me, because I enjoy doing it!).