{"id":1460,"date":"2009-05-31T21:55:07","date_gmt":"2009-06-01T02:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2009-06-28T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2009-06-29T03:00:09","slug":"the-monday-menu-june-1-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2009\/05\/31\/the-monday-menu-june-1-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monday Menu: June 1, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My irises continue to bloom. The garden continues to grow. It’s been a busy weekend. A picnic wedding reception, two backyard barbecues, a karaoke wedding dance at a polka bar, one 30th birthday party and one 1st birthday party later, it’s all over. I did make the birthday cake<\/a> successfully. I found a wonderful recipe that fit the bill, and I’ll have it up later this week. It didn’t turn out exactly how I wanted due to a flop in the grass (topping, not the actual cake) and an encounter with a balloon, but what can you do?
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I’ve been slowly adding recipes from previous weeks, including the blueberry pecan pancakes <\/a>from our breakfast for dinner night, leftover steak sandwiches<\/a> and, my personal favorite, The Juicy Lucy<\/a> \u2013 a cheese-filled burger and Minnesota favorite.
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We somehow ended up with 4 pounds of crab legs that I may have purchased Friday when I went to the store to buy a few things for an impromptu barbecue with our neighbors. They were, after all, $4.99 a pound. It was hard to say no…so I didn’t. The Mediterranean pasta was subsequently pushed to this week, but it’s going to have to wait its turn until the fresh fish is eaten first. A lot of the other stuff is me being impatient for my garden to grow. One of the downsides of living in a colder climate is the length of time spent waiting after the frost for your garden to mature. Soon. Until then, I’ll have to survive on farmer’s market finds.<\/p>\n


Monday<\/strong> – Asian Jerk Red Snapper<\/a>, vegetable potstickers, steamed rice, garlic ginger green beans
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Tuesday<\/strong> – Surf and turf: steaks and crab legs<\/a>, brown butter pasta, spring mix salads
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Wednesday<\/strong> – Mediterranean pasta with grilled chicken<\/a>, tuscan melon, croissant dinner rolls
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Thursday<\/strong> – smoked BBQ ribs, baked beans, jalape\u00f1o cornbread<\/a>, fruit salad
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Friday<\/strong> – Greek burgers, Greek salad, grilled garlic potatoes\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n



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