| Grilling steaks and chicken. What are some side dishes? |
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Baked potatoes
Corn Salad Asparagus Brussel Sprouts |
| Corn soufflé and a fresh green salad. |
| Grain/bean salad, cabbage slaw |
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Mac n cheese especially if kids are involved
Green beans scallop potatoes |
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In this weather, I would do cold things.
Maybe corn in the cob, and then potato salad, a big green salad, watermelon, caprese salad? |
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Cucumber salad
Mashed potatoes or roasted potatoes Mac and cheese Potato salad or slaw Sautéed mushrooms/vegetables |
| Hummus and pita, tomato/cucumber/feta salad. |
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Sautéed mushrooms
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/58112/mushrooms-with-a-soy-sauce-glaze/ Potato salad or pasta salad Cucumber salad Fresh corn |
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A pasta and green bean salad like this:
https://www.thekitchn.com/lemon-herb-pasta-salad-green-beans-recipe-23048159 If kids won't be into it, just keep some of the pasta separate after cooking and serve my signature dish, buttered noodles. Also, watermelon with feta and mint (again, keep separate melon for the kids if that works better). |
And/or the red cabbage slaw and fresh corn on the cob suggestions. |
| Mac and cheese for adults? Really? Unnecessary high calorie food. |
| I would put everything on the grill. Corn on the cob and then a pile of grilled veggies. People can pick and choose. Or you can toss some okra in olive oil with a bit of salt and pepper, when it is almost ready, throw in cherry or other small tomatoes also tossed in a little oil and pepper, take it all off just before the tomatoes burst, add basil, mix and done. Then a side of fruit (peaches, watermelon, cantaloupe). If you want to be a bit fancier, serve the peaches or other berries with cream. |
Delicious, and has protein and calcium. Better than a jar of pasta sauce on your spaghetti. |
Some of us need the calories. Go away. |