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I have had a busy day resolving issues with the DMV on our truck so that I could legally pick up a load of hay for the horses. Now that I know the animals all have food, I can turn to the menu for my family. 😀
I found a few new recipes while I was blog hopping last week that I am looking forward to trying: Orzo with Asparagus, tomatoes, and Cheese, Walnut and Pear Salad, and Vietnamese – Style Salad Rolls. The asparagus is coming from my garden. I am looking forward to incorporating more items from my garden in our meals!
I haven’t made any dessert plans yet. I feel like making something new, so please leave me a link if you have any recommended desserts.
Monday – Orzo with Asparagus, tomatoes, and Cheese and Salad
Tuesday – Baked Salmon, Brazilian Rice, and Walnut and Pear Salad
Wednesday - Stir-fry Veggies and leftover salmon and serve over leftover Brazilian Rice
Thursday – Thursdays are always busy so I usually make them YOYO (You are On Your Own) Dinner nights, but I am going to make it a Semi-YOYO by prepping the ingredients and then letting everyone make their own Vietnamese – Style Salad Rolls.
Friday – Pizza and Salad
Saturday – Grilled chicken, Broccoli Salad, Roasted Sweet and Gold Potatoes
Sunday – Use leftover chicken in Pasta Salad
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Alea says
Sheila, I have had a hard time learning to like fish again. I had horrible morning sickness with my first child and I lived in Jacksonville, FL (read between an ocean and a river = fish restaurants everywhere!) When I cook salmon, I buy the boneless, skinless steaks and then marinate it in my favorite chicken marinades, instead of traditional fish marinades. I prefer Ruffy (very mild) and Ahi Tuna (less fishy than salmon), but my dh and oldest son really like salmon and it is good for me, so I put it on the menu once or twice a month.
Laura, I bought asparagus crowns from our local nursery. They were older crowns (~ 5 years old), so they produced well from their first summer. With younger crowns it takes a year or two before you can harvest the spears. They are really easy to grow if you have sandy soil.
Laura says
Thanks for linking to the salad roll recipe–I hope you enjoy them! Be sure to remind everyone to wrap their rolls as tightly as possible, otherwise they tend to fall apart as you eat them.
I would love to grow asparagus in our garden. How did you get them started? Seeds or cuttings or ??? My grandmother always grew her own, but I never knew how she started them.
Everything else looks VERY tasty too!
Sheila says
Another great sounding menu. I checked out the recipes for Brazilian rice and the Vietnamese-Style Salad Rolls–both look so good. I see so many good recipes for salmon and I so want to like it but can't get past the taste of the fresh salmon we had in Alaska–not sure what my husband did to it but it wasn't good!! Maybe I should just try it again although I am not sure how to cook it.