'JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE' ~ (PICNIC LUNCH) PINA COLADA / SEAFOOD SANDWICHES / LEMON SQUARES

Well, it's ok. It's so nice.

It's just another day in paradise.

Well, there's no place that

I'd rather be

Two hearts

And one dream

I wouldn't trade it for anything

And I ask the Lord every night

For just another day in paradise

~ Phil Vassar

~ July Evening

(Hubbard Lake ~ Mt Maria)

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PINA COLADA

(one serving)

3 oz. pineapple juice

1/3 oz. cream of coconut

1 1/2 oz. Puerto Rican gold rum

1/4 oz. Puerto Rican 151 proof rum

2 slices fresh pineapple

shaved ice

fresh pineapple spear garnish

Combine ingredients in blender. Pour through strainer in tall glasses. Serve with slice of fresh pineapple and a straw.

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SEAFOOD SANDWICHES

~ Perfect for a lazy day

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CRABMEAT:

6 large slices pumpernickel bread

room temperature unsalted butter

favorite lettuce like Romaine or Boston bibb

2 cups good flaked crabmeat

2 ripe peeled and sliced avocados

1 cup good mayonnaise

1/4 cup chili sauce

2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

1 Tbsp. horseradish

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

1/8 tsp. sea salt

Lemon slices

• Lightly spread bread with butter. Cover bread with lettuce; then crabmeat. Top with slices of avocado.
• Combine mayonnaise, chili sauce, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and salt. spoon over crabmeat. Garnish with lemon slices. (6 open face sandwiches)

SHRIMP:

6 large slices rye or French bread

room temperature unsalted butter

favorite greens like Romaine, spring greens, or spinach

2 cups small cooked shrimp

6 hard-cooked eggs

1 cup sour cream

2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

1/4 tsp. sea salt

1 tsp. dill weed

grape or cherry tomatoes

• Lightly spread bread with butter. Cover with greens; then shrimp and sliced eggs.
• Combine sour cream, lemon juice, sea salt and dill. Spoon over shrimp. Garnish with cherry tomatoes. (6 open-faced sandwiches)

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LEMON SQUARES

~ Thirty year favorite and still going strong

(thanks Colby)

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1 cup unsalted butter

1/2 cup powdered sugar

2 cups flour

• Mix well. Pat into lightly buttered 9x13 pan. Bake 20 minutes at 350-degrees.

2 cups granulated sugar

1/4 cup flour

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

4 large organic eggs

• Mix well. Pour over hot crust. Return to oven for 25 minutes. Cool in pan. Sprinkle with powdered sugar when cool.