Sunday, August 5, 2012

ON THE MENU MONDAY~ WEEK OF AUGUST 6, 2012


Let's talk food....If you have found ON THE MENU MONDAY you can't say you don't know what to cook for any and all occasions! There are so many talented cooks and enthusiastic foodies that participate each week. Some of my favorite recipes come from bloggers that are great home cooks!

This week I am trying three different recipes from blogging friends. Greek Orzo Salad from Alison at THE POLOHOUSE, Chicken With Garlic Wine from Mary at ONE PERFECT BITE and Pork Medallions With Sage Mustard Sauce from Pat at  PAT'S PINK APRON


I am also making Gaspacho. My friend Fran is the ultimate entertainer. Relaxed, welcoming and fun... making food that is easy and delicious! She had me to lunch, along with my friend Pinky from DESIGNS BY PINKY and my dear friend Barb. Her Gaspacho was incredible! 

Of course, I asked for the recipe!  I'm making a big healthy batch tomorrow and  keeping it on hand this week to eat for lunches and for after church on Sunday! Look for this EASY-PEASY recipes on Friday's post.

Say a little prayer for me... I am having eye surgery on Wednesday. Day surgery so  I should be home in time to serve the Slow Cooker Chili! Thanks!

Now, here's what's ON THE MENU...

MONDAY
Rosemary And Lemon Roasted Chicken
Rice
Garden Tomatoes

TUESDAY
Grilled Flank Steak On Skewers
Greek Orzo Salad


source~ The Polohouse


WEDNESDAY ~ SLOW COOKER DAY
Chili
Mexican Explosion Salad



THURSDAY
Grilled Planked Salmon With Tzatziki
Muffin Tin Onion Gruyere Stacks
Tomato Salad



FRIDAY
Chicken With Garlic Wine
Nani's Sauteed Rice
Green Beans In Browned Butter


source~ my friend Mary


SATURDAY
Pork Medallions With Sage Mustard Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Carrots

source~ Pats Pink Apron

SUNDAY
Garden Gaspacho
(look for the recipe on Foodie Friday)
Open Face Grilled Italian Cheeses on Baguettes




YUMMY RECIPES FROM OTHER SOURCES
Pork Medallions With Sage Mustard Sauce
Chicken Breasts With Garlic Wine
The Polohouse Greek Orzo Salad

FULL PLATE THURSDAY at Miz Helen's
FOODIE FRIDAY at Rattlebridge Farm


FEATURED OTMM RECIPES

This is my favorite part of ON THE MENU MONDAY! I wish I could feature many more great entries from last week.

All I can say is GORGEOUS! Look at what you can do with squash! This incredible SUMMER SQUASH RATATOUILLE from Little Kitchen Big Flavors is at the top of my Must Make list!


Ratatouille Plated 2


Let's celebrate the Olympics along with Jen from OUR SOUTHERN TABLE.  A true English FISH AND CHIPS is on her British menu!





The pickle lover in me can't wait to try out these easy SWEET PICKLES.  Miss Char from GRACE AND FAVOR has the secret for making them crunchy! Aren't they so so pretty?



Doesn't CAKE BATTER MUDDY BUDDIES sound like fun! Anything that tastes like cake batter brings out the kid in me! This sweet treat comes from Julie at A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING.





Now is the time to try Kathy's HEAVENLY PEACH GALETTE... when summer peaches can still be found! WIVES WITH KNIVES ( love that blog name) is one of my must-reads!

Peach Galette


CRISPY BASIL GNOCCHI WITH TOMATO BLACK OLIVES AND FETA is my kind of dish! This recipe is from LOVE BAKES GOOD CAKES... and love sure makes yummy gnocchi too!



This is art on a plate! Sam from My Carolina Kitchen never fails to impress me with her beautiful and scrumptious food like this SALAD WITH CHERRIES GOAT CHEESE AND PISTACHIOS




My offering this week is a fabulous foodie fake-out... PUFF PASTRY STICKY BUNS. These look like they took all morning to make, but they are as easy as opening a package of puff pastry!




This week's featured menu plan comes from SEMI-HOMEMADE MOM. She has some great, easy meals like Skinny Baked Broccoli Mac And Cheese and Oven Tacos! All YUMMY!




MARVELOUS MONDAY at Jam's Corner



Now what's ON YOUR MENU...




Thanks, for joining us and sharing!

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45 comments:

  1. Looks like a wonderful menu for the week, Yvonne. Prayers are with you for Wednesday. Thanks for hosting.

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  2. Yvonne: Thanks again for your wonderful menu of this week.
    So many delicious looking dishes that I can't wait to try.

    Good luck with your eye surgery on Wednesday.
    Will add you to my prayer lost.

    Thanks again.

    Denise Lamb

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  3. Yvonne,
    Prayers coming your way concerning your eye surgery on Wednesday! Thank you for hosting On The Menu Monday each week, like you, I've taken advantage of some of the BEST recipes e v e r!!! This week I'm fixing StoneGable's Slow Roasted Crock Pot B~B~Q Beef!!! Have a blessed week!
    Fondly,
    Pat

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  4. Hi Yvonne,
    You will be on my prayer list and my prayer partners list for this week. A Slow Cooker of Chili will be nice to come home to, everything for the week looks fabulous! You take care now and thanks for hosting!
    Miz Helen

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  5. Thanks for hosting Yvonne!

    Hope your eye surgery goes well !

    Mary's chicken caught my eye too and I love the look of the onion stacks! Yum!!

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  6. yvonne!

    i'm so happy to find you and hope you'll follow me back.

    michele

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  7. Hi Yvonne, Thanks for hosting. First time linking up here. Lovely Blog! Have a great week.

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  8. Hi Yvonne! Will be thinking about you on Wednesday. Looks like another delicious menu plan this week! Thanks!!

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  9. Good luck with your eye surgery.

    - The Tablescaper

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  10. Hi Yvonne...

    I was reading through the other comments and I just want to wish you well with your surgery this week. Take care of those amazing eyes pf yours...will be saying a prayer for you on Wednesday.

    All my best to you.

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  11. Oh my goodness so many great recipes to choose from ...thanks for always being a great source of good things!
    Miss Bloomers

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  12. I really need to start menu planning like you! Everything looks wonderful! Thanks for hosting :)

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  13. I don't even know WHAT those onion gruyere stack things are but I want one...yum.

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  14. I saved the pork with mustard/sage sauce recipe too, it sounds great! Hope things go well and you're back in the kitchen before you know it on Wednesday! Take care:@)

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  15. I'll be thinking of you Wednesday during your eye surgery Yvonne. My father was an Optometrist and he said we should always take good care of our eyes, as we only one pair.

    Thank you for featuring my salad with cherries today. I am very honored to be included. And thank you for hosting each Monday. I always look forward to seeing what's on your menu.

    I'm celebrating homegrown tomatoes and have brought two simple salads with homegrown tomatoes, one featuring Southern Caviar.
    Sam

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  16. Thank you for the feature and for hosting. I hope you have a blessed week - My prayers are with you for Wednesday!

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  17. So glad we did the Foodie Fakeout together, your menu sounds wonderful. Will be praying for you on Wednesday, I know everything will be fine. Thanks for the invite, Hugs!

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  18. Yvonne~ So many delicious and tempting features and recipes this week! My thoughts & prayers will be you Wednesday! Thanks for hosting :)

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  19. A heavenly collection of recipes this week. Relax and recoup. Hope for a successful surgery.

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  20. I love getting recipe ideas from you. I'll be thinking about you on Wednesday.

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  21. Yvonne, thank you for hosting and I want you to know that I was an Ophthalmic Technician/Surgical Assistant for many years. Amazing what the surgeons and their assistants can do. My field was Retina. Worked with a few Cataract surgeons also...they are magnificant. You will do fine...blessings to you. I will be thinking about you and do what the Dr. says...I see many eye drops in your future. :) Prayers to you.

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  22. What wonderful meals you have planned for the week! Thank yo so much for including my chicken dish. It really is appreciated. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  23. Hi Yvonne, Your chili will certainly be on the menu this fall. Nothing better for a crowd on football saturdays! Great feature recipes too. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers for Wednesday.

    Blessings,
    Emily
    The French Hutch

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  24. Yvonne: Praying for a complete and speedy recovery for you...Marti

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  25. So inspired...I am making a grocery list. Good luck with the eye surgery...saying a prayer for you.
    Mary Ann

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  26. Yvonne, your menu for the week looks fantastic, I'll certainly look forward to your other posts this week as well. LOVE your blog! Hope the surgery goes well, praying for you!

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  27. Hi Yvonne! Thanks so much for hosting On the Menu Monday! Thanks too for the kind comments you left me on Posed Perfection. Hope you have a blessed week! Nici~ Posed Perfection

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  28. Wow, those onion stacks look amazing! I've got to try those with my fry sauce recipe.

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  29. Good luck with the surgery. Wonderful recipes this week. I must bookmark some of these for sure. Thank you for hosting these fabulous party.

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  30. Yvonne,
    Wishing the best on your surgery Wednesday.
    Those onion potato stacks have been added to the to try pile. They look decadent. Yum!

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  31. I love everything here. Now if I just had someone to come fix it......I will think of you Wednesday.

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  32. Blessings this week for your surgery. Thanks for hosting. Deb

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  33. Thanks for featuring our summer squash ratatouille! We love how fresh and easy this dish is to make! Have a great week, thanks for hosting!

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  34. I just saw your message on FB and added on of my favorite summer salads, a crunchy chicken salad, to make #96. You're on the way to 100. Good luck. Keep the link open and you'll get there.
    Sam

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  35. Wow Yvonne really I find amazing dishes like always! Thanks for hostes and invite me:)

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  36. I will pray especially for you for your surgery!Bless

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  37. Thanks so much for the party. Have a great day!
    Marcie @ "I Gotta Try That"

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  38. Hi! Thanks for posting my Nutty Buddies. I always enjoying posting here on Monday's. Hope all goes well with your surgery!

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  39. Yay, you did it! Congratulations Yvonne. Over 100 is phenomenal. You'll be in my thoughts tomorrow.
    Sam

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  40. Congratulations!!!!!!!

    Over 100 !!!

    That is great.

    Denise Lamb

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  41. Congrats... I didn't even know you were trying to get over 100. I posted that I was linking to you and forgot to link to you!!! Your Menu looks great!!

    Cynthia

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  42. YUM... and Congratulations on reaching your first 100!

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  43. Mmmmmmmm! Everything looks & sounds delicious! I already have the sticky buns on my must-make list - now I have lots more things to make! Mexican Explosion Salad, salad with cherries & goat cheese & pistachios, mac & cheese, cake batter muddy buddies... I'm definitely not going to go hungry! I recently made gazpacho for the first time - it's so easy to make, and so yummy! Looking forward to checking out Fran's recipe.

    {PEI is awesome - you definitely should go!}

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  44. Get well soon Yvonne! Thank you for hosting.
    Sherry

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  45. It looks like you will be having some great meals this week! Thanks for sharing on Marvelous Mondays!

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