For the past four years, we’ve either had our teachers over for dinner or taken them a home-cooked dinner on the last day of school as an appreciation gift. I figure everyone needs to eat and serving and welcoming teachers into our home gives our kids an opportunity to practice hospitality and demonstrate their gratitude…
Category: Menu
Sample Menu Plan
Some of you have asked for a sample of my menu plan for a week. Truthfully, my menu planning isn’t very well organized. It usually involves looking at my deep freezer at the beginning of the week to see what I have on hand and keeping my fridge well stocked with fresh vegetables and fruit…
Summer Brunch Menu
Last weekend I hosted a brunch for some lovely ladies. I’ve actually never done brunch before but wow, it’s much easier than having people over for dinner. I always enjoy entertaining at dinner time but truth be told, it’s a lot of work. I had people over the weekend before for an Indian meal and…
A Food Dilemma
A couple at church had their fifth (!) baby this past week. I volunteered to take a meal to them. I was told they were vegetarian. No problem, I have some vegetarian meals under my belt. Then I found out they also don’t eat dairy. Uh oh. Most of my vegetarian meals involve some form…
Summer Entertaining
Ah, summer. My favorite season. I long for summer all year long and the season is especially glorious where I live. You could spend most of the day outside with warm sunshine, no humidity and a cool breeze. Grilling in the summertime is pretty much a given and it is such an easy way to…
Kid Friendly Menu
I had a birthday party for my one year old a few weeks ago. I needed a menu that she could partake in but at the same time would be appropriate for the adults in attendance. I ran across both of these recipes a while back while watching Food Network (my favorite channel!) and kept…
Easter Menu
This is such an appropriate meal for Spring! I deterred from the usual ham since I only like ham for the first day. I chose pork tenderloin since it was elegant and well, I already had one in the freezer! The parsley shallot sauce is verdant and has a nice tang when accompanied with the…
Vegetable Soup
I’ve been on a mission to include one vegetarian meal into our weekly menu. I’ve got black beans in the crock pot simmering away currently as I blog. If I were a little more punctual, this recipe would have been a great Meatless Monday post but I can’t seem to get it all done in…
Game Day Grub
It’s been a long hiatus from blogging. It doesn’t mean I haven’t fed my family or cooked since Thanksgiving. The site has a new look (thanks to my sweet hubby!) and I hope to share some new recipes on a more frequent basis. Now, onto the food! I was very excited about the Super Bowl…
Fathers Day Menu
It took me a couple of days to prepare this meal since my 8 week old calls the shots around our house these days but I wanted to be sure to do something special for Fathers Day. I made tequila lime chicken, cilantro lime rice (think Chipotle), black bean and corn salsa with tortilla chips…
At the Family Table 