the work that remains

[serene]

DONE cold fried chicken: a piece came out underdone, and so I feel I need to stick the whole batch into the oven for a while to make sure it's cooked through. A drag, but not the end of the world.

Also, there's some unbreaded chicken that I plan to bake with barbecue sauce. Will start around 5:30.

DONE veggie kabobs with some sort of veggie protein (tofu or seitan or tempeh): Not started yet, except the pressing and marinating of the tofu. (wtfpotatoes said she would do it)

DONE pulled pork and homemade rolls for sandwiches: Pork is pulled. Burned the first batch of barbecue sauce, so I need to make more.

Need to heat the pork in barbecue sauce around 6:45.

DONE Need to make rolls (dough is ready).

corn on the cob: need to cut and shuck and boil. Will start around 6:00.

DONE potato salad: made

DONE macaroni salad: made

watermelon: Will cut at last minute

lemonade: need to make (wtfpotatoes said she would do it); she squeezed the lemons; I just need to mix the ade up later. Last minute, I think.

BUYING SODA iced tea (sweet and un): may make; may instead buy cold two-liters of soda, because I can't find my other pitcher

SKIPPING peach cobbler: may skip; I have fewer peaches than I thought after the peach ice cream, and I'm going to need the oven for the rest of the chicken

DONE homemade ice cream, several flavors: done and yummy. We made four flavors, but I gave wtfpotatoes permission to eat all of the green tea, because that's her fave. She said it was better than store-bought. *preen* There are small amounts of dark chocolate and vanilla in the freezer, and a bit larger amount of peach. I may make more before the day's up.

ALSO:

Need to buy ice & soda around 6:30
Move furniture around 6:30
DONE Shower
Hook up tv/dvd in the bedroom for kids
DONE Put away the last of the laundry
Might make more ice cream at 6:00 or so
Clear flat surfaces, including recliner

Comments

[kake]

I'm interested!

Lovely to hear about wtfpotatoes cooking along with you.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's fun watching a person who doesn't cook much figure out things like "how should I cut something if I'm going to thread it on a skewer?" I'm here to answer questions, but mostly I'm just saying "There's no right way; do it however it seems like it will work for you" and she's grooving on it.

[mamagotcha.livejournal.com]

This is, in general, an excellent way to answer many questions that a teenager has.

Wish I could come help you demolish that pile-o-food! But it's been fun hearing all about it on the way; thanks for sharing!

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon. It was tons of fun (and TONS of food). Way way way way too hot for comfort, but I was handing out iced washcloths at the door, and I think those helped.

[loracs.livejournal.com]

Sounds fabo. It's so hot, I'd just want to soak in the ice cream! I'm sure you didn't make enough for that. ;-)

I wish stonebender felt better. It's so warm, he could totally sit outside your back door tonight. 8-(

[cerulean-me.livejournal.com]

Today has spiraled out of control, I don't think we're going to make it tonight :(

I'm sorry!

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

No problem; your family was delightful. Hope your date went well!

[cerulean-me.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that they decided to go until they got home *laugh* my original plan was to drop you a line, and drag along the date, but I seriously needed QUIET by the end of yesterday.

I hear the party was awesome, I'm sorry I missed it.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

:-) Well, you're always welcome, of course, but I certainly understand a need for downtime. I have several folks asking about hanging out today, and seriously, I'm not leaving my apartment, nohow.

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

catzen was planning on coming with us which I had assumed was fine. He has asked if it is OK if he brings one of his friends. I said I would check with you.

ptor, Baby Fly and I should be there between 7 and 7:30.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Oh, hon, I'm sorry I didn't get this earlier! For future reference, it's ALWAYS okay for you (and/or catzen) to bring as many people as you want. If you like them enough to want them around, then we want them around. :-)