This week makes the most of summer meals with a picnic-style pineapple ham, potato salad and deviled eggs. Then we cool off with easy shrimp salad rolls, a blueberry spinach salad and icy mocha fudge popsicles! Monday Menu is always the answer to “What’s for dinner?”
This Week’s Secret To Success
We’re hitting a summer stride this week with classic picnic favorites and some tasty quick cook recipes for cool, seasonal eating!
This week’s recipes also uses the strategy of “shared ingredients” to make grocery shopping and meal prep easy! No wasting ingredients in our kitchens!
Plus, there are some mix and match options to make this week’s recipes stretch even further.
- Grab a fistful of fresh dill to make the shrimp salad and the potato salad.
- You’ll need carrots for the muffins and for the fries.
- Add Hawaiian Baked Beans to your picnic ham meal and double up on pineapple.
- Speaking of ham, those leftovers will stretch into the week as leftovers.
- The deviled eggs can double as an additional snack, and the pickles make a great addition to any picnic-style meal!
Real Success Happens Around the Table
A successful meal isn’t just about tasty or convenient recipes. It’s also about what happens at the table.
And setting the table sends a positive signal about the value you place on meal time. Lead the way this week by setting a table everyone will feel special gathering around!
Here are some of the things I’m using, and with these links you can get some inspo and/or use them too!
- Raindrop Glassware Set
- Salad Bowl Set
- Peridot Green Dinner Napkins by Hen House Linens
- My Go-To Gold Silverware Set
- Lenox Pineapple Salt & Pepper Shakers
- Pineapple Linen Cocktail Napkins by Lemondaisy Design
- Gracious Persimmon Placemats by Hen House Linens
- Root Wood Serving Platter (several sizes available)
- Pearlette Melamine Plates (my favorite this season!)
Menu 1- Hot Mustard & Pineapple Ham
This Pineapple Mustard Glazed Ham recipe with its golden coat of pineapple, mustards, brown sugar and horseradish offers a kick of flavor that will soon become your go-to favorite! It's easy to make and is the perfect summer picnic meal when paired with Creamy Dill Potato Salad and Homestyle Deviled Eggs. Use the leftovers for amazing ham sandwiches all week long!
Menu 2- Southern Shrimp Salad Roll
Shrimp salad rolls are definitely one of those quick and easy meals you need in summer arsenal. Southern shrimp salad rolls are perfect for those hot summer evenings when you don’t want to heat up the kitchen. Easier than boiling an egg, shrimp boil to a lovely pink in just about 2-3 minutes. And that’s a glorious thing when that heavy southern heat settles in and you’re just trying to keep yourself from crawling in the freezer to cool off.
Dessert This Week
If you loved fudgesicles growing up, you’re going to flip over these rich & creamy Mocha Popsicles. Bold coffee marries smooth chocolate and celebrates summer on a stick. There’s nothing better than this cold & refreshing version of a chocolate-y coffee break on a hot afternoon or after dinner!
Breakfast Made Easy
These unbelievably fluffy and tender muffins will make you forget they are absolutely loaded with good stuff- like shredded carrots and zucchini! Lightly sweetened with brown sugar & cinnamon, made super moist with sour cream and sprinkled with the nutty crunch of walnuts, these Delicious Carrot Zucchini Muffins are the perfect go-to for breakfast or afternoon snack!
Snacks This Week
Get spicy with these quick and easy Sweet Heat Bread and Butter Pickles! This simple, semi-homemade bread and butter pickle recipe lets you enjoy special small batches of crisp refrigerator pickles that will bring a little zesty wow to your burgers, sandwiches and appetizer trays. No canning required!
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