This week, we will celebrate Independence Day with a good ol’ American cookout…brats, my grandma’s macaroni salad, and some sweet watermelon 🙂
We’ll also be doing something that is a 4th of July tradition in my family…making homemade ice cream! Yum! I’m just not sure which flavor to do yet…any suggestions?
Here’s our menu for the week:
Monday: Homemade pizza with ham and olives, salad
Tuesday: Breakfast: Eggs, Linguica and biscuits
Wednesday: Chicken Stir Fry, rice and veggies
Thursday: Brats on the grill, macaroni salad, and watermelon
Friday: Spaghetti, meatballs and veggies
Saturday: Steak, baked potatoes, watermelon
Sunday: Eat Out
What’s your family tradition for celebrating the 4th of July?
Linking up at OrgJunkie.com’s Menu Plan Monday
Carissa Houston says
July 1, 2013 at 10:59 amLooks tasty! We do homemade pizza every week too, but wow it’s awful heating the oven to 500 for an hour when it’s 106 outside! Extra electricity for the air conditioning balances out the $ I’d spend on takeout I guess!
Erin says
July 1, 2013 at 7:27 pmHey Carissa! Thanks for visiting 🙂 Yes, I agree about the oven/air conditioning dilemma. I need to find some more crock pot recipes for the summer time!
Jean says
July 1, 2013 at 11:09 amMy boys and I decorate chocolate chip cookies for the Fourth of July. I really enjoy it a lot more than trying to decorate sugar cookies at Christmas which I find stressful. Oh, and I vote vanilla on the ice cream (I know not very exciting).
Erin says
July 1, 2013 at 7:22 pmOh, I love vanilla…especially with some chocolate syrup over it 🙂 Thanks for visiting Jean!
LenaBena says
July 1, 2013 at 12:17 pmWelcome to MPM on OrgJunkie!
Your menu looks great! What is linguica?
Hmmm, ice cream flavor… Strawberry chocolate. Yum!
Erin says
July 1, 2013 at 7:21 pmHey Lena! Linguica is a Portuguese sausage, similar to chorizo, I think. It’s really delicious…my daughter loves it!
Kim @ Team Howard says
July 1, 2013 at 2:55 pmHomemade ice cream sounds delish for the 4th! We always do barbeque and smores at night!
Erin says
July 1, 2013 at 7:20 pmThat sounds great, Kim! We should try out some s’mores next year…or later in the summer 🙂
Rona Berry-Morin says
July 1, 2013 at 4:17 pmWelcome to MPM.
I love ice cream but haven’t had homemade…yet.
As a tween, living in Azores, I was introduced to Linquica. My mother would add it to stews or just serve it with rice.
Erin says
July 1, 2013 at 5:18 pmHi Rona! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
I’m from California’s Central Valley and we always had it at breakfast with eggs, and the local pizza parlor offered it as a topping. My dad brought me a whole bunch the last time he visited, as I can’t find it locally.
Claire-fsmum says
July 1, 2013 at 5:39 pmWe don’t celebrate 4th here in Ireland but I wish we did!
Erin says
July 1, 2013 at 7:19 pmHi Claire! Thanks for visiting all the way from Ireland 🙂 Hubby and I ADORE Ireland…hoping to go back again one day!
Jen C says
July 4, 2013 at 8:32 amStopped by via Menu Plan Monday….yummy menu! Have a happy 4th!
Jen C
http://livinginwbl.com/2013/07/01/menu-plan-monday-july-1st-edition/
Erin says
July 5, 2013 at 8:02 amHi Jen! Thanks so much for stopping by 🙂