I had a great birthday dinner out with three of my best friends here. Rich set it up so that there was a big bouquet of roses and stargazers (the flowers he used to get me when we were dating and which were in our wedding bouquets), a lovely card and a blow torch at the table waiting for me. I'm going to be making creme brulee soon.

The posole I made last week became two other meals. We used it in quesadillas on Saturday (because we had so many leftovers) and then as the filling in omelets on Sunday morning. Which were delicious. We have a few duplicates this week because of schedule shifts and having a ton left over. This Sunday was our church picnic, so basically everyone filled up there and we ate snack tray at home while watching movies.

Our apricot tree did not have any freezing or other problems this year, so it is loaded down and we are starting to eat lots of apricots. We'll be sick of them soon, but we're happy about it for now.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Posole Omelets, Milk
  Dinner: Popcorn, Veggie Tray and Apricots


• Monday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Cinnamon Sugar, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Beef Machacas, Black Beans, Indian Fry Bread, Chocolate Pudding Pie


• Tuesday
  Breakfast: Strawberry Yogurt Muffins, Hard Boiled Eggs, Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Ham and White Beans with Cornbread


• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Fried Eggs and Leftover Cornbread, Iced Tea
  Dinner: Roasted Steelhead with White Wine Sauce, Garlic Pasta & Steamed Green Beans


• Thursday
  Breakfast: Baked French Toast Filled with Apricots, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Picnic Chicken, Barbecue Beans, Grilled Corn, Lemonade


• Friday
  Breakfast: Ful with Harissa, Green Chile Sauce and Bread, Mint Tea with Honey
  Dinner: Torteggas, Fruit Plate


• Saturday
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese, Hot Sauce and Tortillas, Apricots, Milk & Coffee
  Dinner: Cajun Venison Picante with Rice, Scallions and Hot Pepper Vinegar

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up on Saturday.

Labels: Family, Homemaking, Homesteading, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen