Our plans for next weekend are still up in the air, so I'm not sure if our menu planning will stick for that part of the week. However, the rest should be pretty stable. It's heating up again, so I'm going to try to get as many trips to the pool as possible this week. I didn't get the breakfast casserole recipe posted, as our internets have been spotty for much of this week. I will try to post that in the next couple days, after talking to our ISP.

This afternoon was our church picnic, so we filled up there for linner and ate veggies, fruit, leftover lunch meat, olives, toast, and potato salad left over from the picnic for a semi-dinner. I couldn't find a way not to cook at all this week, in the heat, but I'm trying to use the oven as little as possible, and I'm using the slow cooker for the short ribs.

Our apricots are ripening well, so we'll probably be eating a whole lot of them in the coming weeks, as well as preserving and freezing as many as we can. Those of you who are local to us may want to check in and see if you can come pick, too, as we will have extras.

• Sunday
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Craisins, Milk
  Dinner: Snack Tray
• Monday
  Breakfast: Strata, Strawberries, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Saucy Sour Cream Meatballs with Green Beans and Egg Noodles, Sliced Cantaloupe
• Tuesday - Sts. Mary and Martha
  Breakfast: Dutch Baby Pancake with Lemon, Butter, and Powdered Sugar, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Chicken Fried Steak with Biscuits and Cream Gravy, Steam Sautéed Carrots and Red Onion with Garlic and Basil
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Toast, Apricots, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Grilled Salmon, Garlic Pasta, Tomato, Cucumber and Onion Salad, Sliced Cantaloupe
• Thursday - St. Joseph of Arimathea
  Breakfast: Peanut Butter Pancakes with Butter and Apricot Preserves, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Braised Short Ribs and White Beans in the Slow Cooker, Sour Dough French Bread, Fruit Plate
• Friday - Macabbean Martyrs (The Maccabean Mother, her seven children, and their teacher Eleazar)
  Breakfast: Chocolate Pop Tarts (yes, we are - organic junk), Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Macaroni & Cheese, Buttered Peas, Apricots
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Berry Pancakes with Maple Syrup, Sausage, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Greek Lemon, Chicken & Spinach, Phyllo Pie, Fruit Plate

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: Blog Info, Church Year, Family, Homemaking, Homesteading, Menu Plans, Tales from the Kitchen