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Holidays: How Food Figures in For You

What was on the menu at your summer holidays growing up?

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Best memories are drives to the Jersey Shore with my parents...bring home clams...and stopping at the farmstands on the way back to Philadelphia for cantelopes, corn on the cob and beefsteak tomatoes

Last updated: Jun 29 2012

 
Jk
Growing up in Iowa it was always lots of sweet corn and butter. We always had really great gardens so there would also be marinated cucumbers, green beans and tomatoes. Some kind of grilled meat wa... more »

Last updated: Sep 7 2011

 
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Seven Layer Salad was a must and if the season was good, crawfish boil with all the extra stuff thrown in there.

Last updated: Jul 26 2011

 
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Hot dogs and and this roast pork that my family called the pillow. It was cooked in an envelope of foil and when it cooked it expanded like a pillow.

Last updated: Feb 10 2011

 
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Lots of ribs, bbq chicken and grilled corn. Charred brats and fresh peaches. Not together of course.

Last updated: Feb 1 2011

 
Picklesordinary
BBQ pork, corn on the cob, green beans, ambrosia salad, mac n cheese, pecan pie and of course Watermelon. At the beach, it would be fresh blue crab with drawn butter, shrimp, hushpuppies, and ei... more »

Last updated: Jan 8 2011

 
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Corn on the cob and steaks from our cows. Also, tons of pickled items that I thought were weird when I was young but now bug my grandma to make for me.

Last updated: Jan 6 2011

 
Pastry chef patrick fahy b-w[1]
Summer holidays? Every day was a holiday in the summer. We ate lots of pizzas, and meatball sandwiches, and gyroses. Our mom did a good job of switching it up every day.

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
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  • Nathan Sears
  • Executive Chef/Owner
  • The Radler and D.A.S.
  • Chicago, IL
too many things

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
Chefjimmyjr
Anything on the grill

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
Dan solo
We went camping every summer for vacation so I remember a lot of grilling - especially campfire fish in foil.

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
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Armenian Lamb Shish Kebab on the grill..with skewered onions and peppers off the fire. Of course, Rice Pilaf and a big big Salad ful of Cucumbers, Red Onions, Mint and Parsley. We were big steak f... more »

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
Jillg
hot dogs! corn! potato salad!

Last updated: Jan 13 2011

 
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Grilled corn fresh out of the farmer's field. There's nothing better in the summer.

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
Graves
Hog roast and baked beans. Everyone made their own version of baked beans.

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
Tony_priolo
Always panzanella, and a barbecue at my house

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
Stevemcdonagh3(2)
The 4th of July is actually my favorite holiday; truly- above Christmas even. How can you beat a day that has no obligations, surrounded by family and friends, grilled meats, cold beer and ends wit... more »

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
Fehribach_paul
Fourth of July was pretty straightforward family barbeque - sometimes we'd have ribs or pork blades, but usually it was these delicious frankfurters we'd get from Merkley's back when they still sla... more »

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
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  • Jason McLeod
  • Executive Chef/Owner
  • Box Tree Restaurant, Inc
  • San Diego, CA
Being from Canada unfortunately we do not celebrate our independence day like the USA. But we did BBQ allot on summer vacation

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
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The Virant's throwdown every Fourth with an array of smoked, slow-cooked and pickled foods. Which we wash down with crazy summer cocktails like the "mike page sour cherry gin sling" (with deaths d... more »

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 
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ALways on the lake with burgers and dogs. Lots of waterskiing and watching the BRAVES

Last updated: Dec 13 2010

 

Last updated: Jun 29 2012