Labor Day Menu – A Wholesome Slice of Life

It’s essentially the most great time of the 12 months!

No, not time for twinkling lights fairly but, nevertheless it’s the weekend when summer time and fall fantastically collide. The weekend the place you’ll be able to splash within the water and observe it up by cheering in your favourite faculty soccer crew. For us this 12 months, it appears to be like like all of us gathering at mother’s home (straightforward to do since we at present reside right here), taking the children tubing, making chili, and cheering on the dawgs!

It’s been a little bit of a revolving door right here at mother’s home over the few weeks we’ve been dwelling right here till our new home is prepared in (hopefully) October. Mother has had a ladies’ golf journey and likewise spends a pair nights every week serving to take care of Nannie (her mother). David has been touring most weeks along with his new job. So we’re wanting ahead to gathering the entire crew collectively, hanging up some fall leaves decor, and having fun with every others’ firm. And what is likely one of the finest components about household gatherings? THE FOOD!

I sat down the opposite night time to crank out a practical, however scrumptious menu for the prolonged weekend and hoped it might be useful to share it right here. We’ll have 9 of us right here, spanning three generations, so I like to search out meals that can fortunately feed us all.

Labor Day Weekend Menu

Friday

Pizza and Salad- In my superb world, I’d make the dough and do some home made pizza stone pizzas, however everybody gained’t be right here till the night and the women and I’ve have been up on the new home, so Mother and I figured it was best to start out issues off with easy. I don’t assume anybody with complain about Mellow Mushroom pizza and Greek salad (particularly with that Esperanza dressing).

Saturday

Kris’ Layered Mexican Dip – a household gathering staple that my mother has been making for… a long time? My bro will get his title within the title although as a result of it’s his favourite dip and at all times has been.

Grilled Hen Wings – debating nonetheless whether or not to bake these or grill them, however each mother and I get free wings in our Butcher Field deliveries, so we at all times have them available. It really works out very well for soccer season to go with the dips. I normally season them with simply salt, pepper, and garlic powder for the simplicity lovers, and put out buffalo sauce, blue cheese, and ranch for these of us that like slightly spice.

David’s Well-known Chili – is it even soccer if we don’t have David’s chili? I’ll make this Saturday morning so it’s prepared as a lunch choice by the point Georgia and Clemson kick off at midday, however then it’ll even be able to high the (beneath) baked potatoes within the later afternoon/night.

Baked Potatoes- Washed, dried, rubbed with olive oil, sprinkled with kosher salt, and popped into the oven at 400 for a minimum of an hour and also you’ll have the best and most scrumptious baked potatoes ever.

Extras: Watermelon, chips and onion dip

Sunday

Gaby’s Juicy Turkey Burgers with Guacamole and Pico – I’ve made these as soon as earlier than, years in the past, they usually have been scrumptious. Going the turkey burger route in a crowd is a fairly daring transfer, however I figured we will seize a pair common burgers as a child choice and jazz issues up a bit for the adults!

Corn on the Cob

Cucumber Salad – this easy summery facet salad takes lower than 10 minutes to make and is scrumptious. Extremely suggest.

Extras: Fruit

Monday

Hen Fajita Bowls – Easy seasoned and grilled rooster alongside bell peppers and onions sliced and sauteed, able to go in a tortilla or as the popular option- a bowl

Mexican Rice– Plain rice completely works, too, but when I nonetheless have the power in me by Monday, jazzing up the road up with Mexican rice sounds enjoyable

Pinto Beans – I at all times love Love and Lemon’s recipes. Easy and good! Simply bear in mind to soak the beans in a single day for this one.

Extras: Tortilla Chips with Guacamole and Salsa

Breakfast Choices

Pancakes – almost definitely from a field of Kodiak Cake combine

Hen Sausages- the outsized natural Jones Farms hyperlinks from Costco (the most effective!)

Eggs

Bagels

Oranges and Berries

Lunch Choices

Quinoa Salad – tastes so recent and provides some good fiber and vitamins to an indulgent weekend

Hen Salad- will in all probability choose this up from a neighborhood deli

Deli ham and cheese

Minimize up carrots, cucumbers, purple peppers, and leftover fruit

Do you might have any meals favorites for Labor Day weekend? Do you journey? Host? Don’t pay it a lot consideration? 🙂