Side dish and cookout etiquette?

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » July 12th, 2012, 3:04 pm

The family (Lavabe, ILJ, LL, and French exchange student) has been invited to a group activity, a Bastille Day cookout this Saturday. We are asked to bring a side dish. Will peach pie/cobbler count as a side dish? I say that it counts; ILJ says no. What say the folks at CTN?

IowaDevil · Post by **IowaDevil** » July 12th, 2012, 5:13 pm

If it doesn't work at your party, come on by our house - we'll call it whatever you want as long as you share that peach cobbler/pie! YUM!

IowaDevil · Post by **IowaDevil** » July 12th, 2012, 5:14 pm

PS: I vote that it counts!

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » July 12th, 2012, 5:19 pm

Nope, it is a dessert. Do they ask that everyone as a general request bring a "side dish" though? Then if so you will have lots of potato salad and no peach cobbler.

bluebutton · Post by **bluebutton** » July 12th, 2012, 6:07 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:Nope, it is a dessert. Do they ask that everyone as a general request bring a "side dish" though? Then if so you will have lots of potato salad and no peach cobbler.

As a recent organizer of a neighborhood bbq, I agree w CBB. We asked people to sign up for different things so we wouldn't have only potato salad. But if everyone is bringing a 'side dish'--bring whatever you want other than a main dish. Although for Bastille Day, are they doing themed French food? If so, maybe a more French 'side' would be more appropriate.

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » July 12th, 2012, 7:18 pm

OOOOHHHH... the situation just got more complicated.

Initially, they said side dish. This was about six weeks ago. In the most recent email, it said "favorite Kentucky dish." As the peaches are all from Kentucky (and neither ILJ nor I know many Kentucky dishes other than hot browns and KFC), I think I'm in the clear to make peach cobbler.

Am I in the clear?

CameronBornAndBred · Post by **CameronBornAndBred** » July 12th, 2012, 7:51 pm

Lavabe wrote: Am I in the clear?

No. Just bring some bourbon.

Devil in the Blue Dress · Post by **Devil in the Blue Dress** » July 12th, 2012, 8:24 pm

You could always Google Kentucky recipes and see what sort of side dishes turn up. Studying the local cooking customs is in no way conceding anything to the locals.

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » July 12th, 2012, 8:39 pm

Devil in the Blue Dress wrote:You could always Google Kentucky recipes and see what sort of side dishes turn up. Studying the local cooking customs is in no way conceding anything to the locals.

Here's what came up:
http://www.atasteofkentucky.com/shop/ki ... _index.php
REUBEN TARTS? PESTO-STUFFED CHERRY TOMATOES? HUH?!?!?!
BISCUIT PUDDING WITH JIM BEAM BOURBON SAUCE?

I'm safe with peach cobbler.

Devil in the Blue Dress · Post by **Devil in the Blue Dress** » July 12th, 2012, 9:03 pm

Lavabe wrote:
Devil in the Blue Dress wrote:You could always Google Kentucky recipes and see what sort of side dishes turn up. Studying the local cooking customs is in no way conceding anything to the locals.
Here's what came up:
http://www.atasteofkentucky.com/shop/ki ... _index.php
REUBEN TARTS? PESTO-STUFFED CHERRY TOMATOES? HUH?!?!?!
BISCUIT PUDDING WITH JIM BEAM BOURBON SAUCE?

I'm safe with peach cobbler.

Southern Living is also a good source should you need back up. http://search.myrecipes.com/search.html ... 3B&x=0&y=0 It would appear that adding Bourbon to almost anything makes it a Kentucky recipe. I know that one of my nieces learned that from her paternal grandmother who was an Ole Miss Tri Delt before she became an Kentucky Grande Dame.

Post by **YmoBeThere** » July 12th, 2012, 9:09 pm

In northern KY, this is a common dish served:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Brown

ArkieDukie · Post by **ArkieDukie** » July 12th, 2012, 9:17 pm

I'll second DitBD's suggestion to look at Southern Living for recipes.

Maybe you could just add bourbon to the peach cobbler.

Ima Facultiwyfe · Post by **Ima Facultiwyfe** » July 12th, 2012, 10:08 pm

My father, born and raised "Over Home" as we called it in Illinois, was famous for his peach cobbler. As far as I'm concerned, it don't get more "Kaintuck" than that!

Love, Ima

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » July 12th, 2012, 10:09 pm

YmoBeThere wrote:In northern KY, this is a common dish served:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Brown

NOT a dish to be done as part of a help yourself buffet. But yes, hot brown sandwiches are VERY Kentucky.

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » July 12th, 2012, 10:13 pm

ArkieDukie wrote:I'll second DitBD's suggestion to look at Southern Living for recipes.

Maybe you could just add bourbon to the peach cobbler.

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!

Oh, but there will be lots of kids.

I KNOW... top it off with some Ted Drewes peach frozen custard.

And well, hey... wash it down with an O'Fallon WHEACH.

Uh oh... now it's becoming more of a St. Louis dish.

CathyCA · Post by **CathyCA** » July 12th, 2012, 10:18 pm

ArkieDukie wrote:I'll second DitBD's suggestion to look at Southern Living for recipes.

Maybe you could just add bourbon to the peach cobbler.

This is exactly what I would do.

Desserts are side dishes as far as I'm concerned. In fact, if I saw a peach cobbler made with bourbon, I'd probably have it as my APPETIZER.

CathyCA · Post by **CathyCA** » July 12th, 2012, 10:19 pm

Lavabe wrote:
ArkieDukie wrote:I'll second DitBD's suggestion to look at Southern Living for recipes.

Maybe you could just add bourbon to the peach cobbler.
WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!

Oh, but there will be lots of kids.

I KNOW... top it off with some Ted Drewes peach frozen custard.

And well, hey... wash it down with an O'Fallon WHEACH.

Uh oh... now it's becoming more of a St. Louis dish.

YAY! I'm glad you're going to do Kentucky Peach Bourbon Cobbler. It doesn't get more Kentucky than that.

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » July 12th, 2012, 10:28 pm

Ima Facultiwyfe wrote:My father, born and raised "Over Home" as we called it in Illinois, was famous for his peach cobbler. As far as I'm concerned, it don't get more "Kaintuck" than that!

Love, Ima

I agree with you. I also think everybody and their mother will bring pasta/potato salad. Some variety of dishes is needed.

And well, a couple of people MIGHT do some bourbon dishes.

Lavabe · Post by **Lavabe** » July 12th, 2012, 10:32 pm

Tyler Florence of Food Network:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyle ... index.html

Ima Facultiwyfe · Post by **Ima Facultiwyfe** » July 13th, 2012, 12:53 am

Just did some research. My 350 page "Kentucky Keepsakes" cookbook purchased when I was at the Kentucky Derby, having no less than 13 recipes for Kentucky Hot Browns and 8 different recipes for chess pie, 8 or 9 different ways to cook yer grits etc, etc, has not a single recipe for peach cobbler. There is one for blackberry, though.

Love, Ima

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