Simple dinner tonight. Grilled chicken thighs I have marinating now, close slaw, smashed red potatoes, sliced tomatoes and fried okra.

Local store had Boston Butt (bone in) at 99 cents/pound. I bought the smallest one there, about 9 pounds. I marinated it all night and put it on the grill before 7 a.m. I'll remove it about 3:00 or so and we'll have pulled pork this evening along with coleslaw.

Since I am cutting grass today and trimming, I bought some potato salad yesterday at the deli and will have that with a Koegel hot dog and creamed cucumbers. And now my break is over, have to beat the rain!

It must be something in the air, Gadgets. I just put the beans for the 15 bean soup in to soak over night. I don't have a crock-pot. Cooking here is done the old fashioned way. LOL And while those beans are soaking for prep tomorrow...I'll be enjoying the last of the split pea soup that was stored in my freezer for dinner tonight along with a couple of crispy rolls. Fall must be just around the corner. At least my cravings say so. :-)

Gosh wish I knew what to get for supper. Whatever it is, it will have to go with watermelon, so it will be low carb. Probably a garden salad with protein added.

Lasagna tonight!

This is not for everyone but I purchase those frozen entrees to keep on hand. I then add veggies and fruit to make it a full meal. Some of the new ones I found on my last trip sound really good. Think of chickpea curry and squash or mushroom stuffed pasta.

My blood pressure is not related to salt intake but to being short and because I have some adrenal problems since childhood I only have to watch to see that my salt intake is not too low. I can tell because of how my body feels when I need to increase and decrease my salt level.

Right now I am having a peanut butter and pickle sandwich with some chips and fresh salsa I bought from a farmer's stand. Tonight we are having zucchini noodles with avocado pesto with shrimp. My dd found this recipe and wants to give it a try ( I added the shrimp)

I have a huge sandwich half from a great deli, left over chow mien hot dish, so that should suffice today. Had a cup of chili and ice cream cone when DDs and I were out and about today.

Going out to our favorite Hungarian restaurant.

I took a bucket of veggie/beef soup out of the deep freeze a few days ago and put it in the frig. So were having that, homemade crusty rolls/butter, and the boys made applesauce and added cinnamon. I also have a dozen and a half of oatmeal cookies that I took out of the freezer and popped in the oven. I needed to use up a bag of lemons before they went nad so I made lemonade to serve with dinner..most days its ice water.

I really like veggie soup so I will eat that and the boys applesauce.

Gadgets...I love bean soup.

Chicken wings, sour dough bread, corn on the cob and sliced tomatoes.

Don't know what I'll have for supper, but we had Cherokee Green tomato sandwiches on toast for lunch. Making wild plum jam now (final batch is in the canner) and sure am tempted to have biscuits with butter and jam for supper!

I have a pot (chuck) roast to put on soon. Roasted potatoes, gravy. Cherry tomato salad. (it's 2:15 here on the W coast, we won't eat until sometime after 7, still on summer hours)

We eat Sunday dinner -- in the dining room off the china. Today we had brisket, homemade horseradish sauce, potatoes roasted in duck fat and my grandmother's coleslaw. Blue Bell's salted caramel ice cream for dessert

Had the kids over for fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, tomatoes, and watermelon. Daughter brought fresh baked bread, and peach pie for dessert. Pretty normal Sunday dinner in the summer. And even better leftovers for Sunday nite.

Ahhh When I was a member of a family...and then when I had a family of my own...Sunday dinner was always served as you mention, Martha. It's so nice to know that people still do it the same. Thanks for the memories. :-)

I bought thick slices of brisket yesterday and I am cooking them in the oven with BBQ sauce. Garlic Mashed potatoes and a salad.

We've got a glut of tomatoes these days....such a tragedy, right? Husband is hungry for BLT sandwiches and I'll have a BLT salad. We will eat in the family room in front of the coffee table and watch a movie. And we won't be using the good china, lol!

Boston butt was on sale here, so we made a ton of Italian sausage links. We'll grill some out tonight and the rest were vacuum-sealed and are already in the freezer.

Us, our kids and grand-kids met at the lake today to celebrate the holiday weekend. We only had a small propane grill to cook on. We had potato salad, watermelon, kielbasa, hot dogs, double stuffed baked potatoes, corn and a bunch of junk food.

Don't think our meal will inspire anyone. The children have been asking for liver, odd I know, so that is what we had. Liver with loads of onions and sweet red pepper, mashed potatoes with ""pan gravy", green beans and tomatoes with basil. Dessert was lemon meringue pie.

Bobbi, I love liver and onions!

Dinner tonight was 1 pound of steamed mussels in the shell, with a butter dipping sauce flavored with garlic powder and a hint of Chohula hot sauce. Side was mashed savory sweet potato, seasoned with TJs rainbow pepper corns, smoked paprika, turmeric, garlic powder, and a little butter. One chopped scallion was also tossed into the mix.

Yum

BLT's and macaroni salad.

We had turkey chili with add your own Fritos, shredded cheese and sour cream.

Salad. And I am just thrilled about it. :/

Bobbi....before I became a vegetarian I LOVED liver and onions too!

Ginger garlic vegetable stir fry with veggie "chicken nuggets"

My son dropped by and ask if he could please have a bowl of soup...his girlfriend cooked him dinner. She calls it turkey dot com.

Sliced turkey breast lunch meat

Boxed stove top stuffing, prepared.

Wrap the stove top inside the turkey, cover with jarred gravy, serve with instant mashed potatoes and canned veggies. This is a fancy down home cooking meal in her opinion. Sounds like a heart attack to me.

Mama, maybe you could invite her over to help prepare dinner a few times.

I needed to cook something quick so I made an Impossible Cheeseburger Pie, corn on the cob and sliced up a watermelon.

Funny you should ask! I went through my new Mini Instant Pot cookbook about 15 minutes ago. I wanted to make a nice soup, my husband voted for stew. So stew it is. I'm going to change the recipe a little, but it'll still work. It's cold and windy today and we're expecting rain so a good comfort meal will warm us up.

Cheese omelette smothered with green pepper/onion/spinach, topped with bits of ham. Toast on the side.

Spaghetti with meat sauce, and garlic bread.
Have a recipe for Moo Goo Gai Pan that I am dying to try, but that would entail a trip to the store. I don't see a bra, or clothes, happening in my future today.
Happy Labor Day!

Tonight, another family favorite - salmon loaf made with oats, cottage cheese and peas, etc., and wilted cucumbers in sour cream and dill to spoon over top. Peaches for dessert with ginger cookies.

May I just say how much I enjoy reading about all of the meals you prepare for yourselves and your families. In these days of instant food, take-out and what not, it's nice to know such a creative and talented group of cooks!

Well be having spaghetti and meat balls! I just started the sauce!!

Today I'm roasting a chicken, actually two of them and will have whipped potatoes, fresh garden peas, gravy, sliced garden tomatoes and cucumber with red wine vinegar and oil. Honeydew mellon chunks.

Terilyn, LOL about showing my sons gf how to cook. Her mother is a fabulous cook and supposedly her daughter does know how but thinks instant is faster. I had to laugh when his gf said she couldn't make it here today for a chicken dinner...she said she was busy and besides she had poultry yesterday...LOL. I wanted to tell her turkey lunch meat isn't poultry its chemicals. LOL.

Last night had ribeyes. Just talked to my husband and he said he caught some nice 19/21 count shrimp and is bringing some home. He wants them fried....so fried shrimp it will be.

Raven, did you find sliced brisket that was uncooked? If so, where? I love brisket....guess I could buy a whole one and slice my own.

My old neck injury is acting up today (probably because of the digging that I did in the garden yesterday) & traction/ibuprofen hasn't helped much which is unusual. Plus it is hot -- which wouldn't bother me if I didn't have this headache! So I don't know what I will eat. Maybe just some cottage cheese and fruit - I think I have frozen peaches and some grapes. Maybe I'll just make some fruit & yogurt "ice cream" in the mini processor.

I wanted to run to the store to take advantage of corn on the cob for 10 cents/ear, but I really just don't feel like doing so now.

Squash and couscous casserole. With green onions, basil, oregano, parmesan and fontina cheeses. Followed up with orange coconut bread. The bread is the first of the foods headed to the freezer for the boy's return over breaks. His only complaint about school is a lack of food choices ;)

My neighbors (the 'sprites') joined us in a little backyard fun and food. We set up our sprinkler for the girls, then a corn hole game my husband made for them. My neighbor made some delicious Korean BBQ ribs and salad dressing; we provided the fresh greens for the salad, a cold rice and couscous side dish, marinated garden veggies, and homemade lemonade.

We had watermelon, home made ginger cookies, and lemon custard ice cream for desert. My young chef sprite can now make these cookies on her own, as well as perform the tasks of a sous chef. :-)

Sounds yummy and fun Rhizo. And sous can intimidate even the most seasoned cook..good job!

Today I think were having veggie and cheese omelets with some oven steamed home fries. I may sneak myself a very late lunch of BLT since I don't care for eggs, actually eggs don't do well in my gut.

Lol, mama......by "sous chef", I mean my prep assistant. What did you think I was making this ten year old do?