We’ve had a full weekend with relatives visiting and sharing yummy meals. Since we have a lot of this and that left over, Monday I’m taking the day off. Ahhh, the joy of leftovers!
Need an easy meal that won’t heat up the house? Our whole family loves this Easy Taco Salad. We have fresh lettuce ready to pick from our garden, so this will taste better than ever!
Sunday, May 25
Dark chocolate almond granola, blueberries, strawberries
Sloppy joes, potato salad, creamy coleslaw, raw veggies with homemade ranch, watermelon
Small Group – grilled burgers, grapes, sides others bring
Monday, May 26
Clean out the fridge – leftovers all day, day off for Mom!
Tuesday, May 27
Crepes, applesauce
Salmon patties, potato wedges, peas, sweet peppers, raspberries
Taco salad, fresh pineapple
Wednesday, May 28
Green machine milkshakes, toast, blueberries
Baked potatoes in the crock pot with cheese and chopped ham, cantaloupe, cucumbers, carrots
Grilled barbeque chicken, steamed asparagus, green beans, sweet corn
Thursday, May 29
Flaky cream cheese pastry, kiwi
Pasta salad bar (more details to come!), watermelon
Italian stew with green beans, honey glazed carrots, cantaloupe
Friday, May 30
Chocolate whipped cream on strawberries, peanut butter honey toast
Sliced ham, spicy avocado dip with chips, sweet peppers, olives, blackberries
Teriyaki chicken and veggies (broccoli, zucchini, carrots), tossed salad
Saturday, May 31
Cheesy scrambled eggs, pineapple mango smoothies
Leftovers
Homemade pizza, tossed salad
Hope you got your Free Tealights! If not, you can still pick them up (completely free) through midnight Monday, May 26. After you do that, go grab your free $5 Lowe’s gift card. Seriously…it’s all free with no catch. TopCashBack is really cranking out the generous offers. :)
How much/what kind of your own food/produce do you grow? I’ve started a small garden this year, hoping to help out with grocery expenses. I’ve planted 20 tomato plants (Beefsteak, German Pink, and Cherry), several “hills” of squash and cucumbers, a couple of rows of Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans, and sweet peas (little green peas, like for taters, LOL), carrots, pumpkin pie pumpkins, cabbage, jalapeno peppers, habanero peppers, cayenne peppers, banana peppers, bell peppers, and a “bed” of buttercrunch lettuce. I also planted an herb garden of basil, cilantro, thyme, garlic, rosemary, catnip, oregano, parsley, sage, lavender, and dill. I’m praying that this will help us out with our grocery bill, AND have enough to can/preserve. I also have strawberry plants, and a muscadines vine that’s about 30 years old. It’s HUGE, and produces well. Being from the south (Northeast Georgia), I’m fortunate to have blackberry bushes just about anywhere I go/look, so the kids and I will be picking a lot this year. It’s looking to be one of the biggest blackberry crops I’ve ever seen. Anywho, I was just curious as to what you plant ;)
I’ll try to take some pictures and post about our garden soon – that way I can answer everyone who is curious. :) LOVE fresh garden produce!
That would be awesome!! I love seeing your pictures. I take a lot of pictures too, especially food! My husband says I act like a tourist in my own home, LOL ;)
Was reading your comment on Heavenly Homemakers blog. Noticed you were from GA. We are in GA also. We are about 40 miles north of Atlanta. Have you planted pole beans before? Sounds like you have a big variety in your garden.
Hi Charlotte! This is my first year planting pole beans myself. My daddy has been successful with them for years. I place a “bull pen” panel between the rows for them to climb on. I do the same for my cucumbers and peas too. I’m hoping to preserve as much as possible , while still having fresh as often as I can. I make sauerkraut and chow chow with the cabbage, and my husband loves pickled peppers :) In the fall we plant turnips, and collards.
At least you know something about gardening. Where in GA do you live?
I live about 80 miles Northeast of Atlanta :)
Hi Laura,
Just wanted to give you the suggestion of trying your chocolate whipped cream and strawberries in your crepes. I made a “crepe bar” for supper the other night with chocolate whipped cream, vanilla whipped cream, sliced strawberries, blueberries & bananas. It was so delicious! : ))
Oh my goodness, how brilliant are you??? This sounds wonderful!
Thanks for always posting your menus. It helps inspire me when I am in a rut. So many of your recipes have become regulars for our family. Fresh garden produce beats anything else you can buy, doesn’t it?