Father's Day Food? (508 views)

Bourbon Marinated Flank Steak, broiled as we don't own a grill. DH loves cheese cake and I'll buy some slices - better than the two of us finishing off a whole cake. That Neapolitan ice cream cake sounds delicious, calcook!

Not that I am trying to dissuade you from buying a few slices of cheesecake, but this was excellent, smallish, and easy! I thought it was too much crust, but I could have eaten the filling with a spoon! Maybe that is a good idea--cheesecake in a glass!

Lemon-Poppy Seed Cheesecake Bars (Food Network Magazine April 2016)

For crust: Combine 1 1/2 c flour, 1/2 c powdered sugar, 1Tbsp poppy seeds, pinch of salt. Work in 2 sticks softened butter until clumps form. Press into a foil-lined 9-inch square baking pan. Bake at 350 until lightly browned, about 25 minutes. In food processor, mix 1 c Greek yogurt, 6ozs cream cheese, 1/2 c sugar, 1/2 c heavy cream, and grated zest and juice of half a lemon. Process until thick and combined. Pour over crust and refrigerate overnight until set.

Today is my mom's bday (85!) and her bday will be the main celebration this weekend. We will toast to my dad and celebrate my brother, brother-in-law, and nephew who are the dads in our family. I'm doing a taco bar for dinner. My sister is making my mom's favorite chocolate cake for the bday cake. We always celebrated my mom's birthday and father's day together, so the weekend is bittersweet for me with my dad not there.

Father's Day will be quiet around our house (and we have earned it!). All my kids were home from school, but they are now finally going in various directions for the summer. My DS#1 left yesterday for a 6 week trip as a counselor to Eastern Europe and Israel. DD leaves on Father's Day to be a camp counselor for 2 months at the overnight camp that she has been going to since she was 6 y.o.!! She will come home weekend after this one for her high school graduation and then go right back to camp the next day. Finally, DS#2 is going to be home the summer but he has a 5 day/week job working about 8 hr. each day. That and a busy social life so he is not around too much. Sunday will just be DH and I. Not sure what the plans are yet, but may go out if that's what he chooses. I am marinating a flank steak now so that is always a possibility for DH (I am not a meat eater but I have a bean dish planned for me). So that's it.....nothing too exciting, but the peace and quiet is needed right now!!!

Karen

Some great food planned. Have fun!

calcook and swedishcook -- Your menus sounds terrific! I don't have a grill either, I should try broiling a flank steak but I always worry about setting off the smoke alarm (super sensitive or maybe its just my cooking : ) )

erin -- I already copied down that recipe from another thread. Ok seeing it mentioned again, might just convince me to bump it up and make it. I do need a small dessert for a dinner next week, and and this sounds perfect. The last thing I need is a ton of leftovers.

PattiA -- Hope you have a fun time celebrating, and that you are keeping the celebration going and can cheer your dad, although will certainly be tough. I always think a taco bar is a great idea since people can customize what they want to eat.

KarenW -- Enjoy the quiet. Man time flies, I remember reading posts and your kids were so little.

SallyT -- What a fun surprise! If not too much trouble, I would love a review. I remember seeing that recipe on SK too, and like your DH, it caught my eye. Off to check out that CL recipe. Have fun celebrating your daughter's bday.

It is HOT here - today it's 100 degrees and tomorrow it's expected to hit 107 which is even too hot to BBQ outdoors. Sooo, we will have sandwiches - tonight BLTs and tomorrow tuna salad. This heat is supposed to continue all week so it will be either salad or sandwiches on the menu for a while.

Re: toasted marshmallow milkshake - good, my family liked it more than I did. It was VERY thin so we added 8 (!) more scoops of ice cream. I wouldn't repeat, but they loved.