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Friday, June 13, 2008
Celebrating Father's Day

It’s Father’s Day again.

Happy Father’s Day to all daddy’s out there. To my one and only loving father who’s in God’s heaven now…happy father’s day, daddy.mwuaahhh!!!

For those of you whose father’s are still with you…Treat them well and let them feel that they are well loved and respected.

Since Father’s Day falls on Sunday, June 15, there’s no reason for us/you not to celebrate it. You can plan your celebration together with your whole family or you can even surprise your father’s on this day. Some might celebrate it going to restaurants or malls and some can just celebrate it inside of their homes, but what ever kind of celebrations you’ll have just make it wonderful and perfect. If you will happen to celebrate Father’s Day at home why not treat your Dads the whole day starting from a delicious breakfast, lunch and dinner and don’t forget desserts, too! How about a couple of beers, too, sounds good, aren’t it?

Well let me give you very delicious recipes from MSN.com that you can prepare for this very special day.

Breakfast: Blueberry Pancakes with Warm Blueberry Sauce

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tablespoon(s) water
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) cornstarch
  • 3 1/2 cup(s) blueberries
  • 5 tablespoon(s) sugar
  • 2 teaspoon(s) fresh lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon(s) baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 1 3/4 cup(s) buttermilk
  • 4 tablespoon(s) butter or margarine melted
  • 2 large eggs

DIRECTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Place cookie sheet in oven.
  • Prepare blueberry sauce: In 1-quart saucepan, combine water, cornstarch, 1 1/2 cups blueberries, and 2 tablespoons sugar, and heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 to 2 minutes or until berries burst.
  • Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice.
  • Prepare pancakes: In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and remaining sugar. Stir in buttermilk, butter, and eggs just until flour mixture is moistened. Stir in remaining berries.
  • Lightly grease griddle or nonstick 12-inch skillet; heat over medium heat until very hot.
  • Drop batter by 1/4 cups onto hot griddle, spreading batter gently to make 4-inch rounds. Cook pancakes 2 to 3 minutes. (Pancakes are ready to turn when batter begins to set, bubbles start to burst, and edges look dry.)
  • Turn pancakes over, using a wide spatula. Cook 1 to 2 minutes longer, until puffy and undersides are a rich golden brown. Transfer pancakes to cookie sheet in oven; keep warm.
  • Repeat with remaining batter, greasing griddle if needed. Serve pancakes with blueberry sauce.


Dinner: Honey 'n' Orange Back Ribs

INGREDIENTS

• 5 to 6 pounds pork baby back ribs (loin back ribs), cut into 3- to 4-rib portions
• 1 29-ounce can tomato sauce
• 2/3 cup honey
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel
• 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon barbecue seasoning

DIRECTIONS
  • To precook ribs, place ribs in a Dutch oven. Add enough water to cover ribs. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Drain ribs and cool.
  • Meanwhile, for marinade-sauce, in a large saucepan combine tomato sauce, honey, onion, soy sauce, vinegar, onion powder, orange peel, garlic powder, ginger, and barbecue seasoning. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove saucepan from heat; cool sauce completely.
  • Place an extra-large, self-sealing plastic bag in a large bowl. Place ribs in the bag. Pour about 3 cups of the cooled sauce over the ribs; seal bag. Turn ribs in bag to coat. (Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce to serve with ribs). Refrigerate ribs for 4 to 24 hours, turning bag occasionally.
  • To grill ribs, remove ribs from marinade, reserving marinade for brush on during grilling. Place ribs on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 25 to 30 minutes, turning and basting occasionally with some of the reserved marinade. Discard any remaining marinade. In a small saucepan heat the remaining sauce not used for marinating and pass with ribs. Makes 6 servings.

And want some dessert, too?

Dessert: Chocolate Bananarama Cream Pie

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • Yolks of 3 large eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 oz semisweet baking chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • One 6-oz ready-to-fill Oreo cookie crust
  • 2 large, ripe bananas
Topping
  • 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream
  • 1/3 cup fat-free caramel topping
  • 1/2 cup almond toffee bits, plus extra for garnish

DIRECTIONS
  • Whisk sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan to blend. Gradually whisk in milk, then egg yolks. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and, stirring gently, cook 2 minutes to cook yolks. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Add chocolate; let stand 1 minute to melt, then whisk until blended. Refrigerate 15 minutes until slightly cooled.
  • Spread 1/3 cup chocolate custard over bottom of crust. Peel and thinly slice bananas; arrange over custard. Spread with remaining custard. Place plastic wrap directly on surface and refrigerate at least 5 hours or up to 1 day.
  • Up to 3 hours before serving: Beat Topping ingredients in a medium bowl on high speed until stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted. Sprinkle 1/2 cup toffee bits over custard. Drop dollops of topping on pie, or scrape topping into a ziptop bag, cut 1/2 in. off tip of 1 corner and pipe a design on pie. To garnish, sprinkle with additional toffee bits.

Planning Tip: Can be made through Step 2 up to 1 day ahead. Complete pie up to 3 hours before serving.

And lastly, let me share this lovely and touchy poem from marvelcreations.com

What is a DAD?

A Dad is a person


who is loving and kind,

And often he knows

what you have on your mind.

He's someone who listens,

suggests, and defends ~

A dad can be one

of your very best friends!

He's proud of your triumphs,

but when things go wrong,

A dad can be patient

and helpful and strong

In all that you do,

a dad's love plays a part ~

There's always a place for him

deep in your heart ~

And each year that passes,

you're even more glad,

More grateful and proud

just to call him your dad!

Thank you, Dad...

for listening and caring,

for giving and sharing,

but, especially, for just being you!

Happy Father's Day




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