I was looking at the CNN daily quiz about Memorial Day weekend travel and a surprising (or maybe not so surprising) number of the respondents (86%) responded that they weren't traveling this weekend. If hearing my neighbors on all three sides out and about in their backyards this weekend was any indication, it seems like a lot of us were enjoying the long weekend at home. Did you travel? Did you barbecue, if so, where'd you go and what did you eat?
We kept it mellow. We had a sort of "last hurrah before we move" party at our house on Sunday and we grilled oysters and an insane amount of NY strip steaks that my brother cut from a hunk of meat so big it looked like there was a dead body in the fridge.
Oysters with garlic-parsley-butter gettin happy on the grill.
Tonight we had burgers and an amazing 7-layer salad (remember those?) made by my sis. I probably haven't had this salad for 10 or 15 years, but wow, did it ever hit the spot.
There are lots of recipes out there, but consensus seems to be that it's topped with a dressing made of mayo and sugar. (I know!)
Coming off of a weekend of good eating, I want to keep it simple this week. I picked up some veggies at the farmer's market and they are going to complement this week's meals.
- Tuesday—Bunny's favorite cream of cauliflower soup, salad, garlic bread
- Wednesday—Chili, again (because this is our busy afterschool activity day) and chicken hot dogs to make chili dogs.
- Thursday—Steaks (leftover from the weekend), potatoes and green beans, salad
- Friday Family Movie Night—take out
- Saturday—not sure yet
- Sunday—Chilean Sea Bass on the grill and farmer's market veggies to go with
What do you have on deck this week?
