{"id":1386,"date":"2009-05-24T21:55:31","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T02:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2009-05-24T22:14:18","modified_gmt":"2009-05-25T03:14:18","slug":"the-monday-menu-may-25-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2009\/05\/24\/the-monday-menu-may-25-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monday Menu: May 25, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/budding.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/budding.jpg\" alt=\"budding\" title=\"budding\" width=\"535\" height=\"401\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/budding.jpg 535w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/budding-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"> It&#8217;s been a long weekend here, extending into tomorrow.  We&#8217;re going to brave the possible nature congestion and take the family to a state park, maybe hike a little, stop at a drive-in and play some mini golf.  So, if you&#8217;re headed to that same state park, I&#8217;ll be there with a pack full of sandwiches and a large infant in a Kelty on my back.  Say hi.<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\">It has been nice here the last week, and it makes me want to eat lighter, fresh foods with the windows open.  Liking the windows open is a good thing considering the lack of air conditioning in our house.  There will be plenty of grilling outside and fresh vegetables if the weather stays this way.  <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><br clear=\"all\"><strong>Monday<\/strong> \u2013 grilled brats, sauerkraut, <a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/recipes\/baked-potato-salad-for-your-backyard-barbecue\" target=\"_blank\">baked potato salad<\/a>, baked beans, watermelon<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><strong>Tuesday<\/strong> \u2013 chicken salad on spring mix greens, garlic and basil toasts<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><strong>Wednesday<\/strong> \u2013 ribeye, <a href=\"http:\/\/elise.com\/recipes\/archives\/004069sherry_potatoes.php\" target=\"_blank\">sherry potatoes<\/a>, grilled vegetables<br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><strong>Thursday<\/strong> \u2013 Mediterranean pasta with grilled chicken, <a href=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/the-kitchen-sink\/planting-an-herb-gardenin-a-pot\" target=\"_blank\">lettuce salad from my garden<\/a><br \/>\n<br clear=\"all\"><strong>Friday<\/Strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/thepioneerwoman.com\/cooking\/2007\/09\/cooking_with_my_punk-ass_little_sister_penne_a_la_betsy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Penne a la Betsy<\/a> (tomato cream sauce and shrimp), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectentertaining.com\/page1065.html\" target=\"_blank\">avocado and arugula salad<\/a> (from the garden!)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/orgjunkie.com\/category\/menu-plan-monday\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/orgjunkiempm1.jpg\" alt=\"orgjunkiempm1\" title=\"orgjunkiempm1\" width=\"306\" height=\"145\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/orgjunkiempm1.jpg 306w, https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/orgjunkiempm1-300x142.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a long weekend here, extending into tomorrow. We&#8217;re going to brave the possible nature congestion and take the family to a state park, maybe hike a little, stop at a drive-in and play some mini golf. So, if you&#8217;re headed to that same state park, I&#8217;ll be there with a pack full of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,41],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-1386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-menu-planning","7":"category-the-monday-menu","8":"tag-menu","9":"entry","10":"has-post-thumbnail"},"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1386"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1392,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1386\/revisions\/1392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}