Week 373 Menu: I love the PNW!

Hi everyone! Happy Thursday again! I guess I should just change my menu planning day to Thursday, since I seem to be posting on Thursdays instead of Mondays pretty consistently throughout the summer. Ha!

We have 26 more days until school starts. I'm not looking forward to summer being over. We had family come visit this last week and it was so fun to have them stay with us and be able to act like we're on vacation with them. We spent lots of time at the river, at the pool, finding waterfalls, eating good food and just enjoying their company. I love living in the Pacific Northwest. There are so many amazing things to see, mostly two hours away from our home. The above picture is taken from Punchbowl Falls in Oregon.

I'm excited that we get to have another round of family come tomorrow. I really love having family come visit us! I've got menus planned out and need to hit the store before they arrive. I have a few extra menus planned for next week that I will shop for since it's nice to have options.

All righty...here's our menu for this week, even though it's halfway over.

Monday; we had honey garlic chicken, angel hair pasta, fresh whole wheat bread and garden veggies

Tuesday: easy night

Wednesday: grilled teriyaki salmon, quinoa and rice, garden salad

Thursday: taco soup

Friday: pulled pork sandwiches on toasted pretzel buns topped with coleslaw

Saturday: grilled Greek chicken, grilled veggies and rosemary/garlic grilled flatbread

Sunday: roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, one hour rolls

What's on your menu for this weekend? Or what did you eat this week? When does your summer end (kids back in school)? Feel free to share. I love it when you do!

One Hour Rolls

These rolls are amazing! I've been making these rolls since 2001 when I was a newlywed and my sister-in-law shared the recipe with me. The rolls are light, fluffy, easy to make and they only take one hour! And delicious too! I've made these rolls more times than I can count, so I've perfected the art of making them. Here are some step-by-step instructions with pictures for you. Here's what you'll need. I buy pretty much all of the ingredients in this recipe at Sam's club, thus the huge containers. You need warm water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt, egg and flour. In the mixer bowl, add warm water (not hot), oil, sugar and yeast. Mix together. After ten or fifteen minutes the yeast mixture should be puffed up like this. Time to add the salt and beaten egg. Then mix in the flour. (I've used a mixture of half wheat and half white flour successfully.) Keep adding flour until the dough is manageable. It will be a little sticky, b

Havreflarn (Swedish Oat Crisp Cookies)

We had some teenagers over for a Swedish themed dinner last night. They were participating in a "missionary for a day" activity. They were paired up into companionships, like the official missionaries for our church and were assigned to a family for dinner. They ate with us and then taught us a lesson about Heavenly Father's plan for us. My husband served a mission in Sweden. He lived there for two years and loved it. Swedish meatballs are a staple at our house. (They're super easy to make and my pickiest eater's favorite!). When we visit IKEA we usually stock up on the cream gravy packets and jars of Lingonberries. We were out of lingonberry, but after a few phone calls, I found some at one of our local grocery stores. We ate meatballs, gravy, lingonberry, mashed potatoes (I ran out of time, other wise I would have steamed little red potatoes from our garden) and green beans (though my husband doesn't remember eating them in Sweden

The Best French Bread I've Ever Made

This is the best french bread I've ever made. I got this recipe from my friend, Nikki, who gave us some of this bread as a thank you for my hubby helping them move a piano. I remember it being delicious and we gobbled it up fast. I was intimidated for some reason by the recipe and waited a few years before I made it. We needed some bread for to make some turkey, provolone, avocado sandwiches, so I made some of this bread and it was perfect! We sliced one loaf like they do at Subway. Then later I made normal shaped sandwiches with the rest of the bread. Delicious... light and fluffy and yummy! Update 2/22/12: This is still my favorite bread after making it for a year! It turns out perfect every time and it's gone in a flash! printable recipe French Bread recipe from my friend, Nikki Yield: 2 loaves Ingredients 2 c. warm water 1 pkg (or 1 heaping Tbsp.) yeast 1/4 c. granulated sugar 1 T. olive oil

What is on your menu this week?

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