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I’ve got a great giveaway for my readers…two winners will receive a Country Bob’s prize pack featuring two bottles of their famous sauce and a cookbook. If you’ve never had Country Bob’s, you’re missing a unique taste. It includes tamarind for a really unique kick. Tonight, we grilled up some chicken and used the sauce to baste, and the results were spicy and delish! Served up with a cool, cucumber salad, this is what summer dinners are all about.
I love this salad because it’s fat free, sugar free (if you use Splenda), doesn’t spoil in the sun and is a great way to use up those cukes in your garden. Oh, and it takes about 1 minute to make.
CUCUMBER SALAD
2 cucumbers, thinly sliced
1/2 c. rice wine vinegar (a slightly sweet vinegar, found in the Asian section)
1/3 c. sugar or Splenda
1 tsp. dill
Pinch of salt
Toss and chill for at least 1/2 hour.
Sounds good, no? All you need to do to get your hands on some of Country Bob’s Special Sauce is to leave a comment stating your favorite summer food by August 10. Two winners will be randomly drawn to receive a couple bottles of the sauce plus a cookbook. And if you don’t win, you can still get one free bottle by signing up at the company website!
July 28th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
My favorite summer food is a good steak, on the grill, with corn-on-the-cob, and fresh coleslaw. yum! Thanks!
July 28th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
favorite summer food- Strawberry shortcake!
July 28th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Marinated Chicken, cucmber salad, Corn On the cob and greens!!!
YUM!!!!
July 28th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Cherries right off the tree! Or anything bbq’d.
July 29th, 2008 at 12:42 am
i love tangy sorbets i the summer!
July 29th, 2008 at 5:05 am
My favorite summer food is a turkey burger with avocado slices and grilled corn on the cob.
July 29th, 2008 at 5:56 am
when it comes down to it, my favorite summer food is watermelon. i can’t get enough.
July 29th, 2008 at 7:06 am
My favorite summer food is any fresh fruits like strawberries, blueberries, cherries. I love them.
July 29th, 2008 at 7:34 am
I like gaspacho. The garden is really producing and I can put all the extra cukes, tomatoes, peppers, even a little squash, with fresh basil, dill and oregano and top it off with some beef broth and the normal spices.
Yummmm!!!
July 29th, 2008 at 9:01 am
My favorite summer meal is a spice-rubbed chicken, red potato salad, grilled asparagus with fresh berry and whipped cream topped poundcake for dessert!
July 29th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Tomatoes. I love when they start coming in and I can make sauce, soup, Caprese Salads, or just plain tomato sandwiches. Yum. I can’t wait until August . . .
July 29th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Tomatoes. I love when they start coming in and I can make sauce, soup, Caprese Salads, or just plain tomato sandwiches. Yum. I can’t wait until August . . .
July 29th, 2008 at 9:53 am
I love cucumber salad - but try making it with maple sugar instead of the Splenda - - - oh it is so delicious. Also a side of kefir to drink makes a very cool meal when it’s hot (like here in the Texas Hill Country). Here’s my info on kefir…
http://marysnest.typepad.com/marys_nest/2008/07/fermented-cultu.html
All the best,
Mary
http://marysnest.typepad.com/
July 29th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Does Margarita count as food?
July 29th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I love corn on the cob in the summer, some good fried chicken and potato salad can’t be beat either!
July 29th, 2008 at 11:50 am
I praise God for all things tubular! Hot dogs cooked slowly on the grill are always a favorite, as well as any of the dozens of varieties of sausages from Gibbs Market in Olmsted Falls, OH.
The cucumber salad recipe in this blog is a good one, but I’d suggest adding a small dash of sesame oil to give it a distinctive Asian taste. Just a dash, because a little sesame oil goes a looooooong way!
July 29th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
My favorite summer food is BBQ ribs.
July 30th, 2008 at 2:31 am
Great post - I’ll have to try the cucumber salad.
My favorite summer food…. I have a griddle attachment to my grill so I can have breakfast outside. Nothing like pancakes and eggs on the deck with a good cup of coffee (Stumptown Roasters!) and the morning crossword. I’m in the Pacific Northwest, so any morning without rain should be taken advantage of.
July 30th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
a really good burger with beanie weenies and watermelon for dessert!
July 30th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Favorite summer food… hmmmm… that would have to be spareribs, coated in my own special rub, grilled and smoked over low, indirect heat on the grill for about 4 hours. With a huge side of beer. And maybe some potato salad. God, now my mouth is watering and it’s too late to fire up the grill.
July 31st, 2008 at 5:31 am
My favorite foods of the summer are the ones that come out of my Mom’s garden…fresh red tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, corn, and watermelon. Mmmm, mmmm.
July 31st, 2008 at 7:20 am
My favorite summer foods include caprese salad (tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil), key lime pie and…cucumber salad! Seriously, yours up there is pretty much close to what we throw on the plate all summer. Looks scrumptious to me in any season…but so cold and perfect in summer.
July 31st, 2008 at 9:25 am
Ooo - so hard!
Corn on the cob, bbq’d with S&P and lashings of butter…
Tomatoes fresh from the vine, sliced on really good bread…
spicy BBQ chicken bits, with crunchy little burnt bits…
Blueberries, blackberries and raspberries with a dollop of natural yoghurt…
and on, and on, and on…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Watermelon, corn on the cob, tomatoes. Anything fresh from a garden! I like the site redesign, btw (I may be really slow on this, but I am just getting back up to speed)!
August 1st, 2008 at 8:06 pm
I love corn on the cob
August 3rd, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Well, how can you pick just one?? Last night, we had sweet corn fresh from the field and so that’s my favorite now, but two days ago, we had our first sauteed yellow squash and zuchini, so of course that was delightful for the tastebuds… Garden produce - Yeah!
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Mmmmmmmmm . . . grilled burgers with all the fixin’s - cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, and homemade not so secret thousand island dressing sauce. Add a side of potato salad, some deviled eggs, and grilled corn on the cob for a delightful summer feast! If you have room for dessert - fresh strawberry shortcake! Ahhhhh - life is good!
August 5th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Watermelon which is strategically placed on the top shelf of my side-by-side fridge so the kids can’t sneak into it and I get to eat all by myself. I will share the ice cream but you better not touch my watermelon.
August 5th, 2008 at 8:43 am
I’d have to say it’s all the summer fruits really. Strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, peaches…all of it!
August 5th, 2008 at 9:46 am
I love anything grilled, but give me some teriyaki salmon and pineapple on the grill - heaven!
August 9th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
My favorite summer food is a toss up between cold watermelon or grilled corn. YUM!!!
August 11th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Oh, I missed it by one day! Darn it…my favorite summer food is WATERMELON! Hands down.
Rhoda
October 12th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I have some of this sauce and just made a killer meatloaf from one of their recipes. good stuff!!!