July 21st Party Patio Contest - Post your Entries Here!

Thanks for coming by the Party Patio!

We're throwing a fun little contest for this week's Happy Hour. A party is no fun without something tasty to eat. Post a recipe for your favorite summer appetizer or dessert as a reply to this post any time on Thursday, July 21^st and you'll have a chance to win a prize.

Our prize this week is a copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Vol 2. Find 100 brand new quilt block designs from your favorite and up-and-coming quilt designers. Blocks feature a variety of techniques and styles and include applique, foundations, embroidery, simple piecing and more. This issue include "Playing with Blocks," virtual quilt designs using blocks from this issue, plus a gallery of quilt designs.

The winner can choose to receive either the print or digital issue.

We'll pick a winner and announce it here on Friday!

So, what's cooking for summer that you want to share???

This is one of my family's absolute favorites for late summer: Rhubarb Pudding Spread 3 cups diced rhubarb in a 9x9 pan. Make the following batter: 3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 teas. salt, 1 cup flour, 3 Tblsp. butter, 1 teas. baking powder, 1/2 cup milk. Use a spoon to stir and spread over the rhubarb in the pan. Mix 1 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon cornstarch and sprinkle on the batter. Pour 1 cup boiling water over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Let cool before serving. Refrigerate any leftovers. This is good warm or cold!!

What is a block party with out drinks?

Sun Tea

Large Jug

6 tea bags ( I put them in boiling water first (about 3 cups) and steep them for about 4 to 5 minute)

1 gallon - 3 1/2 cups of cold water

Optional: 1 lemon cut in 8ths, 1/4 cup of sugar

Set outdoors in the HOT sun for 6 - 8 hours

Serve in large ice filled glasses - decorate with a sprig of mint

(For those of you who would like it a bit stronger, add a short shot of good Irish Whiskey)

Yummy

xoxoxo

 

this sounds yummy Denise, you must live up North where there is great fresh Rhubarb. Here is Deep TX we only get the frozen bags, and on occasion the fresh will be available for over $4. a #.  I've developed a crisp that has passed the taste test with my husband of 43 years, born in MN. LOL

 

Jello cake for the kid in all of us. My friend Mary makes this for a ll the kids (2-75) all year around.

 

1 lg package of raspberry jello
1 PG FROZEN STRAWBERRY (16 oz)
1 POUND CAKE OR USE A DENSE WHITE CKAE
WHIPPING CREAM OR ALREADY MADE WHIPPED TOPPING , YOUR CHOICE

MIX jello as package directions, chill for about 45 mins.
while chilling; cut the strawberries and the cake into bite size pieces and prepare the whipped topping.
chill all parts while jello is setting up
After chilling jello should be loose, use a spoon to stir  in the cake ad strawberries. Now let chill again for about an hr and serve with topping.
 Is that easy enough?? yes sireee

Carylanne

 

 

 

 

Well now, let me see!  My very favorite new summer dessert is just so simple that it's not even really a recipe.  We've been making chocolate covered strawberries forever, but have only lately tried dipping the gorgeous fresh summer cherries that are available now!  Even better, choose both bing and Queen Anne cherries!  Wash and dry them well. Then melt a package of good quality dipping chocolate with 1 T. of shortening.  Keeping the cherries nice and cold before they are dipped and after help the process along.  In addition, you can finish up what melted chocolate is in the bottom of the bowl by stirring in some lovely blueberries.  Keep all the dipped fruits in the refridgerator until serving time, and, on a day like today, you might want to serve them on a platter set on top of a pan of ice! 

     This chocolate dipped fruit is my favorite summer goto dessert.  Coupled with a dish of fresh melon chunks tossed with mint leaves and blueberries and a tall, cool glass of iced tea....I'm a happy camper!

Our family recipe is Cherry Clouds,  first put 1 large cool whip in a bowl then add 1 can cherry pie filling and 1 can sweeten condensed milk blend well and serve or spoon into Popsicle molds and freeze they make a very creamy Popsicle

Lisa

Mmmmmm! You are all making me crave dessert! I'll have to try the cherries with chocolate and Lisa, that frozen Cherry Cloud Popsicle sound refreshing!

Merrilee, That mint and melon with blueberries sounds good too.

this is my favorite appetizer recipe:

soften i package of cream cheese, mix in one-two tablespoons of chopped canned chipotle pepper, squeeze in half a lime

spread on a flour tortilla (this will be enough for four tortillas)

on top of the cream cheese, put wedges of mango, sprigs of cilanto or mint, and chives or green onion stems.  roll tightly and chill for an hour or half a day.   slice in rounds and enjoy.  

 i love that this recipe has lots of bad looking ends, so there is lots of sampling while cutting.    

we have lots of vegetarian friends so i serve it this way, but shrimp or crab  would so go good in this too.

Chocolate Bread Parfait

1 cup(s) (4 ounces) sliced almonds

8 ounce(s) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

1/2 cup(s) hot brewed espresso or very strong coffee

2 tablespoon(s) sugar

2 tablespoon(s) dark rum (opt.)

1/2 pound(s) (6 cups) white  bread, crust removed, bread cut into 1-inch cubes

1 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the almonds on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for about 8 minutes, until golden and fragrant. Let cool.

Meanwhile, in a large heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water, melt the chocolate, stirring frequently, until smooth, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and keep warm.

In a small bowl, mix the espresso with the sugar until dissolved. Whisk in the rum. Stir this mixture into the melted chocolate and fold in the bread cubes; let stand for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, whip the cream until soft peaks form.

Spoon half of the soaked bread cubes and any excess chocolate into 6 parfait glasses. Top with half of the whipped cream and half of the almonds. Repeat with the remaining bread and chocolate, whipped cream, and almonds. Serve at once

Guess I need to get some of DH homemade wine out tonight. Seems like every recipe I like seem to be tipsy lol!

Caryl Anne:

Jello cake for the kid in all of us. My friend Mary makes this for a ll the kids (2-75) all year around.

 

1 lg package of raspberry jello
1 PG FROZEN STRAWBERRY (16 oz)
1 POUND CAKE OR USE A DENSE WHITE CKAE
WHIPPING CREAM OR ALREADY MADE WHIPPED TOPPING , YOUR CHOICE

MIX jello as package directions, chill for about 45 mins.
while chilling; cut the strawberries and the cake into bite size pieces and prepare the whipped topping.
chill all parts while jello is setting up
After chilling jello should be loose, use a spoon to stir  in the cake ad strawberries. Now let chill again for about an hr and serve with topping.
 Is that easy enough?? yes sireee

Carylanne

 This sounds so refreshing. Just what we need on a 95 + deg day

 

 

 

My favorite summer dessert or snack is frozen red grapes. They're healthy and yummy. Only the red grapes though, the green grapes freeze so hard that you can barely eat them!

 

Sylvia

Frozen jello pudding pops...just mix pudding and pour in popcycle mold. Freeze and serve.

Peaches n Cream

Vanilla Ice Cream (your favorite brand)

fresh peaches (cold if possible)

Slice up washed and dried peaches, put in bowl, add a large scoop of ice cream.

Enjoy!   I serve this to guestsand family often on hot summer days, very refreshing!  Just ate the last peach or would post picture.