Trying out my new and easier meal plan went well last week. To see why I’m simplifying my meal plan, read my post The Sandwich Generation. See my new meal plan, and this weeks menu, below.
In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu
Last week, I had a big bag of cucumbers, and some corn given to me. And we harvested a pile of zucchini from our garden. So I’ve been working on preserving those. We have some corn, then I froze 11 ears. (That sounds funny! lol) I made a batch of relish, with a lot of cucumbers left over to become pickles this week. And I’ve been working dehydrating the zucchini, with lots more to go!
In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu
I was very busy in the kitchen this week! 🙂 All four teenagers were sick this week, so I kept them supplied with whatever they felt like eating. I made French Toast for them one day. I used my homemade wheat bread. I ran out of the egg mixture, but still had a couple of pieces of bread left. I didn’t want to make more eggs and then have eggs left. lol So I made croutons!
In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu
Another week, another seven dinners. lol Everything went pretty good in the kitchen this week. No disasters. lol Thanks to my menu, dinner prep went smoothly. I like calm weeks. lol
We had watermelon for a snack last night on the front porch.
In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu
At our cook out on Saturday night, my daughter tried a new kind of s’more. After having a traditional s’more, she came up with this.
In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu
Last week, I worked on organizing my kitchen. Yikes! Does it ever need it!
When you need lots of dishes, glasses, serving items, etc. I takes a lot of space. Add specialty items for baking and small appliances to a small kitchen, and you have a recipe for disaster. I’m not going to post before and after pics of the cabinets. They would scare you too much. lol
I am, though, sharing before and after pics of my spice drawer.
In the Kitchen with Linda & Dinner Menu
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My major accomplishment in the kitchen last week was a seafood feast I prepared for my mother’s birthday dinner on Thursday.
Keep reading to see how it turned out!!
