Whether your long weekend will be spent catching rays at the beach, checking out a state fair, or having a lazy day fishing! The thing to remember is that Labor Day is best when celebrated outside! Typically Labor Day we cart the family to the great outdoors, and while this may be the perfect opportunity to enjoy the summer before it ends, often more than not it doesn't make meal planning any easier. Not only do you need to take precautions against the chance of a sun burn, but you'll also need to prepare and realize that you can't just walk into the next room to your kitchen and cook, in fact your kitchen may be miles away.Here are a few recipes that have come my way that I would love to share, to help you make your day easier. Come on, who really wants to "labor" on labor day?
Fried Chicken
For the chicken
1 whole chicken, cut into parts
milk
1 stick (1/4 pound) butter
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
2 teaspoons paprika
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
Make chicken:
Soak chicken in milk to cover for 20 to 30 minutes. Spray a baking dish (one that will accommodate all the chicken pieces comfortably in one layer) with nonstick vegetable-oil spray.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Put the butter in the baking dish and heat it in the oven until the butter melts. Mix flour and seasonings together in paper sack or plastic baggie (1-gallon size). Shake each piece of chicken in seasoned flour. Place chicken pieces, skin-side down, in baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes. Turn chicken over and bake an additional 20 minutes or until cooked through and crispy. Remove chicken and set aside in a warm place.
Blue Berry Cheesecake
1/2 cup butter
2 cups white fine bakers sugar
36 graham crackers, crushed
4 jumbo eggs
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 lage cans of blueberry pie or cherry filling
1 (16 ounce) package frozen cool whip, thawed
Directions
1 Melt the butter or margarine, and add 1 cup sugar and the graham crackers. Press this mixture into a 9x13 pan.
2 Beat the eggs. Gradually beat cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla into the eggs.
3 Pour egg and cream cheese mixture over the graham cracker crust. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 15-20 minutes. Cool.
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