Cookout Fundraiser for Basketball Team: Recipes Wanted!

[blessedrub]

So, I'm doing a fundraiser show for a basketball team and they want to do it in the form of a cookout. Does anyone have any recipes that they would recommend. I'm going to have fruit and use the different wedges and fruit cutters. All ideas are appreciated.

 

[scottcooks]

"FRESH SLICED" PAMPERED CHEF LEMONADEFirst and foremost, lemonade in the quick stir pitcher with the Ultimate Mandoline:1) 2 large or 3 small fresh lemons
2) 1 cup of sugar
3) water to fillRemove any stickers and wash and mostly dry the lemons. With a Forged Cutlery (or another PC) knife, cut your lemons in half (around the equator, but it probably doesn't matter)One at a time, place the half lemon on the Ultimate Mandoline (flat side down) and use the V-shaped blade to slice the lemons right into the Small Quick Stir pitcher. Once lemon is sliced through all the lemon flesh - no need to include the last bit of peel, carefully remove it from the slicer or the pitcher, then do the other halves of the lemons.Add 1 cup of sugar to the lemons, and fill the pitcher within 1 inch of the top. Add the plunger lid, plunge slowly until all the sugar is disolved, about 2 minutes of regular plunging. The lemons will kind of move from under to over the plunger - this is just fine. When it seems done, carefully return the plunger to "over" the lemon slices, and plunge the lemon parts to the bottom like a French Press coffee maker. Pour the resulting fresh lemonade over ice into guest's glasses.You can re-use the same lemons a second time by adding another cup of sugar, water, and pluinging - very vigorously this time until most of the lemon flesh is separated from the peels. Again, pour over ice.Do not store the peels in the lemonade if you have any remaining - they turn bitter in about an hour's time. Instead, remove the peels and the lemonade will last a few days in the refrigerator.I have not tried the mixing process in the Family Quick Stir pitcher - I imagine it would work just fine, though! Good luck with your event.

 

[blessedrub]

Thank you, That's a good idea in which I didn't think about.