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Tell me what you think of this menu my mom set up for her party on the 20th:

Shar’s Going Off to Sarah Lawrence Dinner and Sleep-Over



Saturday, August 20, 2005, 3pm until





Her mom and brothers are going to prepare the tasty cuisine



While you enjoy yourself either around the pool

(don’t forget your bathing suit)

or

viewing something pleasurable on the movie screen



then, eat a hearty meal

and after

play a group game



then stay up late talking away and choosing from a plethora of movies



to wind down from the day



Pull out your pillow and blanket or sleeping bag



To catch some zzzz’s after a slice of yummy cake or pie.



You can’t miss it!


Menu

chipotle bbq ribs and curry fried chicken strips with

honey mustard sauce



citrus cilantro tilapia



southern style homemade potato salad



baked beans



homemade macaroni and cheese



a greens blend of kale, collards and mustards

seasoned with smoke turkey portions



old fashioned, sour cream and buttermilk cornbread





Dessert

Homemade lemon meringue pie and cherry cheesecake



Organic milk





Beverage

Fruit infused lemonade

Too bright.

Too bright.

Better?

From the south?

No, I'm from Detroit, Michigan. I just live happen to live in Florida.

:( I'm going to miss my sister badly people!

:( I'm going to miss my sister badly people!


If she's hot, I'll allow her to be my chick on the side.

If she's hot, I'll allow her to be my chick on the side.
ROFL.


Anyway, unless the cook is from the south, that's probably a bad menu. Otherwise, if the cook IS from the south (preferably somewhere like TX, AR, MS, AL, GA, or SC), then the menu is excellent.

I'm always really suspicious of non-southerners who claim they can barbeque.

If she's hot, I'll allow her to be my chick on the side.

lol, please, she'd tear you up in a second at the very notion of that. Then I'd severly cripple you as you lie on the ground dying from blood loss and bone penetrations into your vital organs. :D

ROFL.


Anyway, unless the cook is from the south, that's probably a bad menu. Otherwise, if the cook IS from the south (preferably somewhere like TX, AR, MS, AL, GA, or SC), then the menu is excellent.

I'm always really suspicious of non-southerners who claim they can barbeque.

Well we're from Detroit, Michigan but we have one thing goin for us...we're African American :p


* PS, what the heck is up with the coding?!? It's been acting funny on me all day!*

Well we're from Detroit, Michigan but we have one thing goin for us...we're African American :p
You're right, you do have that going for you, but I'd still be suspicious. When you pick up a rib bone, the meat should still be on your plate.

* PS, you put [/[/B]Quote], as opposed to [/b][/quote]

You're right, you do have that going for you, but I'd still be suspicious. When you pick up a rib bone, the meat should still be on your plate.

* PS, you put [/[/B]Quote]

haha, yes we are quite capable of cooking meat that doesn't fall off the bone. From my observations, people normally have extremely bad taste when it comes to bbq. There's this restaurant down here that EVERYBODY and their mother raves about but everything is burnt to a crisp.

yes we are quite capable of cooking meat that doesn't fall off the bone.
No...BBQ rib meat shouldn't stay on the bone. They also take basically all day long to cook.

There's this restaurant down here that EVERYBODY and their mother raves about but everything is burnt to a crisp.
You're quite clearly not southern.

No...BBQ rib meat shouldn't stay on the bone. They also take basically all day long to cook.


You're quite clearly not southern.

The question is, do I want to be? ;) :p

The question is, do I want to be? ;) :p
I don't know if you want to be or not, but it's not really an option. Southerners know how to cook and enjoy good barbeque. If BBQ isn't really your bag, then oh well...

lol, please, she'd tear you up in a second at the very notion of that. Then I'd severly cripple you as you lie on the ground dying from blood loss and bone penetrations into your vital organs. :D


Don't worry, I like em feisty. ;)

Don't worry, I like em feisty. ;)

lol, you wouldn't be around long to enjoy it.

I don't know if you want to be or not, but it's not really an option. Southerners know how to cook and enjoy good barbeque. If BBQ isn't really your bag, then oh well...

Why is everything from the south pork based anyways? No matter what you eat, you could ask someone "what kind of fish is this?" and they'd say "porkfish".

Why is everything from the south pork based anyways? No matter what you eat, you could ask someone "what kind of fish is this?" and they'd say "porkfish".

Hogs are easier to raise then bulls! ;)

Why is everything from the south pork based anyways? No matter what you eat, you could ask someone "what kind of fish is this?" and they'd say "porkfish".
Dates back very far...

Basically, pigs are easy and cheap to raise throughout most of the south. And BBQ was a good way to turn one pig into a massive meal (you pretty much eat everything)...so cheap farm folk can still get good eats.

You notice that Texas BBQ has a lot more beef, and that's because cattle are just as easy to raise there as pigs, but throughout the rest of the south, it's pretty much pigs that are the easiest and cheapest to raise...

Today, you could get pretty much anything, but tradition and recipes are all pork based...and people just cook the things their parents showed them how to cook well..

Dates back very far...

Basically, pigs are easy and cheap to raise throughout most of the south. And BBQ was a good way to turn one pig into a massive meal (you pretty much eat everything)...so cheap farm folk can still get good eats.

You notice that Texas BBQ has a lot more beef, and that's because cattle are just as easy to raise there as pigs, but throughout the rest of the south, it's pretty much pigs that are the easiest and cheapest to raise...

Today, you could get pretty much anything, but tradition and recipes are all pork based...and people just cook the things their parents showed them how to cook well..

Well that does make sense, never exactly thought about it in exactly the same context.

Well that does make sense, never exactly thought about it in exactly the same context.
There was a thing on the History channel the other day about American food. Part of the show was about BBQ and the south.

They also discussed Chef Boyardee and Hershey's.

There was a thing on the History channel the other day about American food. Part of the show was about BBQ and the south.

They also discussed Chef Boyardee and Hershey's.

I love the history channel, I used to be addicted to it on the same level someone would be to drugs. It's probably the best thing on tv.

I love the history channel, I used to be addicted to it on the same level someone would be to drugs. It's probably the best thing on tv.
The best part about BBQing...

In Fayetteville, Arkansas (Univ of Arkansas Razorbacks), if you are going to tailgate, if you get to the football game early enough to get a good parking spot (generally about 7-8 hours before kickoff), that leaves you with the perfect amount of time to cook some nice BBQ and have just enough time to eat it before you head to the stadium.

The best part about BBQing...

In Fayetteville, Arkansas (Univ of Arkansas Razorbacks), if you are going to tailgate, if you get to the football game early enough to get a good parking spot (generally about 7-8 hours before kickoff), that leaves you with the perfect amount of time to cook some nice BBQ and have just enough time to eat it before you head to the stadium.

I could never do that because when I eat large portions of food before events I get terribly sleepy and I wouldn't be able to watch the game.

You don't sleep at a Razorback home game.

Actually, you don't sleep at SEC football stadiums. Unless it's at Miss St[ake], Vanderbilt, or Kentucky.

Trust me, I'd sleep through a war if I were in one.

You don't sleep at a Razorback home game.

Actually, you don't sleep at SEC football stadiums. Unless it's at Miss St[ake], Vanderbilt, or Kentucky.

I suppose it can be more fun if you can watch a winning team.

I suppose it can be more fun if you can watch a winning team.
Last season was fun for Razorback fans even with a 5-6 finish. Just about the only game that wasn't any fun was the season finale in Little Rock against LSU...that was pathetic.


But if you're not in the SEC, or if you're one of those 3 teams I mentioned, I can understand how college football season wouldn't be that exciting.

Last season was fun for Razorback fans even with a 5-6 finish. Just about the only game that wasn't any fun was the season finale in Little Rock against LSU...that was pathetic.


But if you're not in the SEC, or if you're one of those 3 teams I mentioned, I can understand how college football season wouldn't be that exciting.

I can't really get into college football anyway. I find the NFL alot more interesting.

I can't really get into college football anyway. I find the NFL alot more interesting.
Too much drama.

Too much drama.

I hope it has nothing to do with the Patriots winning streak or that Janet Jackson foolishness.

I hope it has nothing to do with the Patriots winning streak or that Janet Jackson foolishness.
No. Although, the Janet Jackson thing is kind of rediculous...

I really don't care how many games a team wins, but I do have a hard time feeling any sort of allegiance or real connection with any NFL team, versus the college that I attend...etc., so I don't follow it too closely.

But what I don't like about the NFL essentially is the idea of the professional athlete. It's weird, I know, but College Athletics just seems more true to the game, more about the game and less about the money (at least on the surface, but we all know it's the money that prevents a play off system for the post season). I mean, you don't see massive amounts of players switching teams for a better pay or because they lost a piss fight with someone on the team. It's rare to see transfers, and when you do, it's usually because a player isn't getting the playing time he feels that he deserves...and at the same time, with college football, a player will have 4 years tops of on the field experience, so by the time a player gets really good at his position, he's replaced by someone with less experience because he left to graduate or whatever. The lack of experience makes for errors, but that is what makes the game exciting at that level.