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Well, I failed at taking pictures last week. Again. lol I though I did, but the proof is on my phone! lol We had some family over Saturday night for a game night. I did take a couple of pictures while I was preparing some of the food. But not of the spread when it was serving time. I’ll try again next week. lol

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I had gotten a cantaloupe on sale, so this seemed like the perfect time to slice into it. The people that like cantaloupe said it was really good. I’m not one of them. lol

I also made a family favorite, pepperoni and cream cheese. It’s really good! My mother in law used to make these for every holiday. Sometimes she would use small salami, too. For an appetizer tray, every pepperoni should be on a toothpick.

But when you make over a hundred, that’s too many toothpicks. If it was for other people besides family, I would have used toothpicks. lol Instead, I put them all in a bowl. lol

I did go grocery shopping! We won’t talk about how much this cart full was. I’m sure you have your own receipt total that you don’t want to talk about, too! I did take my favorite electrolyte drink shopping with me. Can’t go shopping without it!

I am really going to buckle down and take lots of food pictures this week! So come back next week and see how I did! lol

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Dinner Menu

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Baked Chicken, mashed potatoes, zucchini

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, green beans

Wednesday – Taco Night- Chicken Fajitas

Thursday – pork or chicken – pork chops, rice, beets, and peas

Friday – Quick & Easy  – take out or leftovers

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Burgers on the grill, pasta salad with lots of veggies

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup, sandwiches, or leftovers

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I had an easier week this week, recovering from my surgery. So I was able to be in the kitchen more. Still didn’t get everything done that I wanted to. But I’m always too hard on myself anyway. If I don’t get everything done on my to do list, I feel like I failed. I’m working on that!!

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My son planted kohlrabi in the garden this year. I’m not sure why, as none of us had ever had it before. lol

Turns out, kohlrabi, sometimes called German turnip or turnip cabbage, is in the cabbage family. It grows above ground, not below, so doesn’t belong in the turnip family.

You can eat it raw, or cooked in multiple ways. We thought it tasted like a mild turnip

I made a family favorite…. Cheesy Ranch Pork Chops. So good!

Pork chops smothered in sour cream with ranch powder. Then covered in cheddar cheese.

I served it with rice, beets, and crescent rolls. Yum!

Another night, we had baked chicken, mashed potatoes, and pan fried zucchini. I use just a small amount of butter in a cast iron skillet.

We needed a quick meal one night. So hot dogs it was. Guess who forgot the hot dog buns??? lol So we went old school. lol I actually like it better on bread than a bun. There is a better bread to hot dog ratio. lol

Then it was on to birthday party prep! A Princess Tea Party to be exact for my 4 year old granddaughter.

First up, chicken salad! Yes, I use canned chicken. I also add sweet relish, finely chopped celery, and finely chopped green onions. Refrigerate over night so the flavors can meld. So good!

The table without all the tea cups, including the most adorable mermaid tea set I found!

My other daughter, one of the Aunties, made a castle cake. It was the first big cake she’s ever decorated. I think she did an amazing job!

Isn’t it cute???

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Dinner Menu

Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Switching it up this week, having burgers on the grill! And corn.

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, green beans

Wednesday – Taco Night- tacos with all the fixin’s

Thursday – pork or chicken – pork chops, rice, beets, and peas

Friday – Quick & Easy  – take out or leftovers

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Grilling! Not sure what yet……

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup, sandwiches, or leftovers

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I had surgery last Monday, a hysterectomy, so I wasn’t very active in the kitchen last week! My daughter cooked one night, and some people from our church brought us supper once.

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Me! The first time I washed dishes after surgery. lol Worth documenting, don’tcha think??? lol

We had tacos, using frozen precooked and seasoned meat from the freezer. Leftovers, and a soup night rounded out the rest of the week. No pictures, though.

Towards the end of the week, I managed to mix up some brownies while I was in the kitchen. I forgot to take a picture of the final product. lol

My husband grilled on Saturday. Hot dogs, and yellow squash marinated in Italian salad dressing. We also had baked beans.

I hope to get more done in the kitchen this week, and have lots more pictures!

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Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Chicken, zucchini, mashed potatoes

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, peas, green beans

Wednesday – Taco Night- tacos with all the fixin’s

Thursday – pork or chicken – pork chops, rice, beets, corn

Friday – Quick & Easy  – take out or leftovers

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Grilling! Not sure what yet……

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup, sandwiches, or leftovers

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I ended up getting sick last week. Ugh. Why does a simple sinus infection make one feel sooooooooo bad??? I don’t have very many pictures this week. My family did eat, I just missed a few days of pictures. One day, my husband did bring subs home for supper.

Good morning to me! I always like it when I get a double yolk egg. Doesn’t happen very often, though.

Burgers are a weekend staple around here. Some of the family would be perfectly happy with burgers every day!

We grilled yellow squash, too. Grilled veggies are so good!

My burger with sliced cheddar cheese, and grilled zucchini.

I hope to get more done in the kitchen this week, and have lots more pictures!

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Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Grilled Chicken, grilled asparagus, mashed potatoes

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, peas, green beans

Wednesday – Taco Night- tacos with all the fixin’s

Thursday – pork or chicken – pork loin in pressure cooker, potatoes, carrots, onions

Friday – Quick & Easy  – take out

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Grilling! Not sure what yet……

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup & sandwiches, or leftovers

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My youngest had a birthday last week. How can my baby be 22?????

His favorite food is lasagna. So of course, I made him one!

And of course, I made a birthday cake, too! This also happens to be MY favorite, cake, too! Ugh. the picture is making me want to go make another one! lol

Keeping it real here! Please tell me I’m not the only one that gets powdered sugar everywhere when making homemade frosting! What a mess! But sifting the powdered sugar makes a huge difference in the frosting!

The weather cooperated this weekend, and we got to grill! Hamburgers, of course. I think my family would eat grilled burgers every day! lol

I love caramelized onions on my burger! It’s worth the effort!

And my burger…….. with sliced sharp cheddar!

I took 6 pounds of hamburger out of the freezer that I got on sale. We had tacos that night, and hamburger in the lasagna the next night. So I put 4 one pound bags in the freezer, 2 taco and 2 plain cooked hamburger. This is my kind of convenience food!

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Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Easy General Tso’s Chicken, rice, greenbeans

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, peas

Wednesday – Taco Night- tacos with all the fixin’s

Thursday – pork or chicken – pork loin in pressure cooker, rice, corn

Friday – Quick & Easy  – Venison in slow cooker with potatoes, onions, & carrots

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Grilling! Not sure what yet……

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup & sandwiches, or leftovers

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Last year, right before Thanksgiving, Ibotta was giving rebates for a whole dinners worth of food for Thanksgiving. I don’t usually make green bean casserole, so I had the bag of French Fried Onions in my pantry. I finally used them last week!

I crushed them up and coated chicken with them! It was so good!! I will definitely be on the lookout for a sale on the onions again!

I dipped the chicken breast into egg, then into the onion crumbs.

I baked them in the oven. The family loved them!

I served it with asparagus. And I don’t remember what carb we had. lol I was concentrating on the chicken lol

I got some pork loin on sale. $1.69 a pound. It used to be cheaper. sigh But everything has gone up. ugh. I cut each of the about 4 pound loins in half, put one half in the freezer whole, and sliced the other half into chops. I had 4 loins, so I now have 7 bags of pork loin in the freezer. We ate one bag of chops that night. If you can find pork loin like this in your store, it makes the most tender chops!

My husband bought corn on the cob from someone that came into his work. It was good, but the cobs were a little sparse.

Did you know that every strand of silk has to be pollinated? That’s why these cobs aren’t full, they weren’t all pollinated correctly.

I don’t know about you, but I sure have the hardest time getting hard boiled eggs to come out perfectly every time. I boiled some on Saturday for egg salad on Sunday. They came out so perfect, I had to take a picture! lol I almost wished I wasn’t chopping them up into salad. lol

Peaches were on sale, so I bought a big bag. My husband ate a few, and my daughter made cobbler out of the rest! So good! Of course, we served it with vanilla ice cream! Yummmmmmm

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Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Chicken breasts marinated in Italian salad dressing, rice, corn on the cob, beets

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Pasta with meat sauce, green beans

Wednesday – Taco Night- tacos with all the fixin’s

Thursday – pork or chicken – Son’s birthday, his request – Lasagna!

Friday – Quick & Easy  – take out

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Grilling! Not sure what yet……

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup & sandwiches, or leftovers

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I’m finally sharing what I’ve been up to in the kitchen again. Looks like I haven’t shared an In the Kitchen with Linda and Dinner Menu post since the end of December last year. Ugh. I can’t believe it’s been that long! Anyway, I’m back to sharing my kitchen activities.

We’ve been grilling a lot lately. So today’s pictures feature grilled foods. And a few side items.

We had grilled salmon, zucchini, and yellow squash. We had already started serving when I said, wait! I have to take a picture! lol

Sliced pork tenderloin on the grill…..

Grilled chicken and zucchini. Yes, grilled zucchini is popular here. lol

The chicken and zucchini with the rest of the meal. Grilled burgers, macaroni salad, and brownies. Not grilled. lol Although….. I really need to find some desserts to grill. any ideas???

I caramelized some onions and green bell peppers for the burgers. So good. I served them with homemade Cole Slaw – recipe coming soon!

Grilled venison steaks with grilled asparagus, and potato salad.

And I made a non-grilled snack. Homemade Chex Mix. This is always a favorite, and I like that I can use whatever I have on hand to mix in.

That’s it. Nothing terribly exciting. Just some really good grilled food!

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Now…. to answer the question that I get asked about a hundred times a day……….What’s For Dinner?

Monday – chicken or turkey – Baked Chicken, baked potatoes, green beans

Tuesday – pizza/pasta – Chicken Alfredo, peas and carrots

Wednesday – Taco Night- leftovers

Thursday – pork or chicken – grilled pork chops, cole slaw, beets

Friday – Quick & Easy  – take out

Saturday – Quick & Easy or Husbands Choice – Grilling! Not sure what yet……

Sunday – soup & sandwich day – Soup & sandwiches, or leftovers

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