Remember how we used to host High School Huddle on Sunday nights? (It’s the high school kids from our church youth group, along with a few adults, meeting on Sunday evenings for fellowship and Bible study.) We took a break last year and instead hosted a family small group Bible study at our house. This year, since we’ve got two boys in high school, and a big enough house for hosting 40 people, we’re hosting huddle again! We’re sharing the responsibility with another family, taking turns month by month. September is our month, October is theirs, November is ours, and so on. I love this plan and am very excited to have these teens in our home!
All that to say, our first Huddle of the year begins tonight! Feeding meals to a large crowd isn’t difficult for me as long as I keep the menu simple. The teens don’t need fancy, they just want yummy. I can do that. :)
Here’s our menu for this week. Our evenings are full of soccer games and music lessons.
Sunday, September 7
Poppyseed bread with orange glaze (recipe from Make-Ahead Meals and Snacks eBook), blueberries
Sweet and Sour Meatballs (recipe from Let’s Do This! eCourse), baked potatoes in the crock pot, green beans and sweet peppers from the garden
Huddle – Grilled Italian chicken, Italian bread, carrots and cucumbers with ranch, watermelon, chocolate chip cookie bars
Monday, September 8
Scrambled cheesy eggs, peaches
Pizza boats, tossed salad, carrots and cucumbers
Pigs in a blanket, green beans from the garden, honey dew melon
Tuesday, September 9
Chocolate chocolate chip muffins, fried eggs, strawberries
Bacon, egg, and avocado salad, cantaloupe
Chicken, spinach, and feta sliders, pineapple mango smoothies, cucumbers
Wednesday, September 10
Mountain man breakfast, peaches
Cheddar ranch burgers, potato wedges, peas, honey dew melon
Grilled barbeque chicken, tossed salad, green beans, raspberry lemon cream cups
Thursday, September 11
Try a new smoothie recipe, scrambled eggs
Easy noodle stir fry with carrots, broccoli, and zucchini, watermelon
Lasagna casserole, tossed salad, sweet peppers and cucumbers, fresh pineapple
Friday, September 12
Mini breakfast pizza, creamy orange cooler
Tuna salad on tomatoes and lettuce, peaches, pickles
Ham and cheese pasta salad, raspberries
Saturday, September 13
Crepes with blueberries, strawberries, and whipped cream
Leftovers
Grilled burgers, corn on the cob, watermelon, pickles
Anything good on your menu this week?
How do you have time to do all the meals and homeschool? I find myself struggling just to provide decent meals.
Most of the side dishes I offer are “throw it out on the table” foods like fresh fruits and veggies, or steamed veggies – so that part is SUPER easy. As much as possible, I make meals, or parts of meals ahead of time. For instance, I’ve got bacon already cooked so all I have to do is throw it in the salad on Tuesday. Also, our boys are older, so they almost always help with meal prep.
The simpler the better – and all of my meals are simple. Otherwise, I’d never be able to keep up! :)
I have fresh peeled peaches in my fridge right now was gonna freeze could make a peach shake ….not gonna scared now cuz I’m a big klutz “carrot fries”look GREAT for lunch Thanks Laura