With all the hubbub and excitement of our family get together yesterday, I almost forgot about today's post! There were 20 of us gathered here for way too much food and a night of watching fireworks, either from out driveway or from the banks of the Columbia River, a short walk from the house. We always sit in our driveway for a great view of the aerial displays, which are shot from a barge directly in front of our house and at a distance of about two blocks 'as the crow flies'.
Now....on to Thursday's Kitchen Cupboard, AKA Granny's Garden Dinners.
Thursday
Pork Roast
Cinnamon Applesauce
Mashed Potatoes (potatoes)
Gravy
Green Beans (green beans)
Salad (lettuce, cucumber)
Ranch Dressing (garlic, chives, dill, parsley)
Friday-Leftovers
Chicken Stir Fry with Noodles ( (snap peas, carrots, summer squash, onions, broccoli, peppers-freezer)
Cold Pork Slices, Sesame Seeds and Hot Mustard
Lettuce Salad with Sweet and Sour Vinaigrette Dressing (lettuce)
Saturday
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce (freezer tomato sauce, fresh basil, oregano, garlic, onions)
Green Beans (beans)
Hot Rolls (rolls-freezer)
Sliced Cucumbers and Baby Lettuce
Ranch Dressing (garlic, chives, dill, parsley)
*Angel Food Cake with Raspberries and Whipped Cream (raspberries)
*Angel Food Cake - In a Loaf Pan, recipe from Delightful Repast
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Sunday
*Pigs in a Blanket....or what we call Wienie Wraps
French Fries (potatoes)
Cole Slaw (Cabbage, onion)
Strawberry Shortcake (strawberries)
*Pigs in a Blanket, recipe from Stoney Acres
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Baking Day For the Freezer
Zucchini Bread (zucchini) and Dinner Rolls
Monday
Grilled Chicken Breast
Baked Potatoes (potatoes)
Broccoli (broccoli)
Lettuce and Tomato Salad (lettuce, tomato)
Ranch Dressing (garlic, chives, dill, parsley)
Home Made Hot Rolls
Tuesday
Dinner at Outback Steakhouse
Thank you daughter Amy and family, for the Father's Day gift card!
Wednesday (family get together)
Fried Chicken
Baked Beans (onion)
Potato Salad (potatoes, celery, onions, parsley)
Chips and Dips
Zucchini Fudge Cake (zucchini)
Home Made Ice Cream - Vanilla and Chocolate Swirl Coffee
Zucchini Breads (zucchini)
Plus a ton of food brought by the two daughters!
I love that you bake "for the freezer", how do you keep all those lovely dinner rolls fresh out of the freezer? Just toss them in a Ziploc?
ReplyDeleteAnywhere, I just Ziploc them if I make only a few, as they don't last long. If I'm going to keep them more than a week or two, I wrap them in Saran wrap and then put them in a Ziploc freezer bag.
DeleteOh, Crumbs! Granny, you are bad! I already ate lunch, and you just went and made me hungry all over again. LOL. All that bread... looks so lovely. Not to mention all the dishes that go with the breads. :-)
ReplyDeleteBarbie, I am still full from all I ate yesterday!
DeleteLooks wonderful as always Granny! I just picked my first zucchini this morning. It looks like zucchini parm tonight!
ReplyDeleteRobin, Mr. Granny is wanting more fried zucchini, but I keep making bread. My youngest son was wanting zucchini bread with no nuts, so I made him a couple of loaves with dried cranberries.
DeleteYesterday's excitement won't even compare to what's gonna take place tomorrow in your garden. I am so.......jealous! :) A video would be sweet!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL, Jeff, I'm just going to walk through the garden with Greg! You make it sound so X rated :-O
DeleteI'll see you tomorrow, Granny! My brother is a sick individual, as you probably already know....LOL
DeleteI know that, Greg! I still love him ;-)
DeleteI am not.....heh
DeleteGosh, I miss cooking. And I don't realize it until YOUR blog reminds me of it. Darn hot weather!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd no, I'm NOT getting AC. But I sure do miss big meals with actual cooked food. Not sandwiches. Not cold salads. REAL, HOT, food. Sigh.
Sue, I hate AC, and usually get by with just a fan in the kitchen, which upset Mr. Granny who likes AC.
Deleteoh my I hate reading this posts!!! EVERYTHING ALWAYS LOOKS SO GREAT!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Mrs. P.!
DeleteWait! What?!? No a/c? And you bake? I would melt away. I have had the A/C on since early spring. I can't handle the humidity. I can work out in it, but I have to sleep in the cold. We keep the house at 65 and I actually worked up a sweat in here this morning. We found signs of a mouse and had to empty cupboards, etc to bleach everything. Yuck. We never have this many mice (3 so far), but I think the heat and lack of rain this year are forcing them inside for water and cooler temps. One actually drowned in a soaking bowl in the sink. Yuck! Have I said that yet? It just makes my house seem so dirty. How did I get started on mice?
ReplyDeleteYour food looks so delicious.
Langela, I had a mouse in our AZ house once, so I put D-Con out to get him. He kept getting into the D-Con (yes, YUK, it was right next to the kitchen sink), and getting it all over the counter. I had read where that makes them die of dehydration, so I figured he must be getting thirsty. I filled the sink with water one night, and the next morning he was floating belly up! That was our one and only mouse, thank heavens. I did have a mouse here in our garage this winter. Or maybe a family, by the looks of all the mouse poops out there. I D-Conned again, and I'm not seeing any more evidence, but haven't found any dead mice either.
DeleteLiving in the country, we are used to some activity in the fall when the crops come out of the fields. I just hate them. We have used poison in the past, but they tend to crawl inside the walls and die and they stink so bad. Now we just trap them. Yuck!
DeleteEverything looks very tasty and pretty to the eye. have fun tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jenny!
DeleteEverything looks yummy again! What a good cook you are! Sounds like a wonderful Independence Day celebration for you; imagine such a good view of fireworks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nutmeg. Yes, the fireworks and the big family get together are yearly events.
DeleteYum! You have been very busy! What a great cook you are! Happy Gardening and Cooking! Mindy
ReplyDeleteThanks Ebullient!
DeleteYour dinners look so healthy! I love all the colors that you have. It's making me hungry...
ReplyDeleteLOL, Tosh, thanks....'healthy' strawberry shortcake, white dinner rolls, ice cream and hot dogs! Oh well, we usually eat fairly healthy and well balanced meals :-)
DeleteHi Annie, As usual everything looks so yummy! And I love how you arrange everything so pretty! Sounds like you had a nice family day! Not sure what is going on tomorrow but hope you will video tape so that I can see all that lovliness! If you have time, please look at today's blog and tell me what is wrong with my pepper plants! Thanks. Nancy
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nancy.
DeleteTomorrow Greg, from the South Carolina Hum Uinic blog, and
brother of Jeff aka EG, of Our Engineered Garden, is going to be visiting with me AND MR. GRANNY.....LOL! I'm looking forward to meeting him. It's too bad Jeff and Jude can't join him.
I have no idea what is wrong with your peppers. If I had to guess, I'd say it's verticillium wilt.
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/IPM/images/peppers/diseases/verticillium/peppers_verticillium_wilt1_zoom.jpg
Thanks Annie for the information. Enjoy your day. How exciting! Nancy
DeleteThem rolls make my mouth water! THey look just like the ones my grandma would make. All that yummy food made me hungry!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa B.!
ReplyDeleteYour weekly meals are always so beautiful and include so many yummy things. Sounds like you had a great Fourth of July. I bet the view of the fireworks is just grand from your location.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laura. We always have fun at our family get-togethers, now that the kids are all grown up and don't fight with each other any more ;-)
DeleteEverything looks fantastic. Yep, it felt like a week with two Mondays!
ReplyDeleteIt sure does, Stefaneener. I have a hard time keeping track of which day it is, ever since I cancelled our newspaper!
DeleteEverything looks so tasty, especially the Zucchini bread and the Dinner rolls! Any chance for the recipes for those? Thanks! Doris
ReplyDeleteDoris, the zucchini bread can be found at:
Deletehttp://annieskitchengarden.blogspot.com/2008/07/july-25-2008.html
Here is how I make my yeast rolls:
1 cup water
2 1/2 tsp. yeast
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp margarine or butter
1 egg, beaten
2 Tbsp. powdered milk
3 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp salt
Place the water, sugar and yeast in the pan of the bread machine. Let the yeast dissolve and foam for 10 minutes. Add the beaten egg, butter, flour, dry milk and salt to the yeast.
Use "dough" setting. When kneading stops, unplug the machine and transfer dough to a greased ziplock bag. Zip it closed and let the dough rise until double. Punch down, let dough rest for a few minutes then form into rolls, buns, or one loaf of bread. Place in greased pan, cover and let rise until doubled.
Bake rolls at 350F for 20 minutes or until golden brown (35 minutes for bread). Remove from pan to wire racks to cool.
Thanks so much! Can't wait to make them! Have a nice weekend!
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