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Time for another round of Monthly Musings questions! Holly at Pink Lady and Patty at Good Better Best co-host this monthly sharing of tips, tricks, and conversation starters. This month we're discussing thoughts on the upcoming long weekend.
The weekend begins tomorrow but I don't actually have much of a plan! We hadn't expected to be able to go away for the weekend, and don't know a lot about special events happening locally, so we are playing it by year. Maybe answering some of the Monthly Musings questions will help me come up with some ideas.
How are you spending Memorial Day weekend? Well, as I said, I don't really know! Our community pool opens for the season on Friday so that's a possibility. My husband and I have super exciting plans to get our Ohio drivers licenses (finally!!) on Saturday. Fun date, right? We'll go to church on Sunday morning, of course, but he doesn't have hockey in the afternoon so I expect we'll come up with something fun to do then, and I'm sure we'll spend time with our son and his family.
Favorite ice cream? I love almost all ice cream flavors, but I think my favorite is Cookies & Cream.
Memorial Day travel or hang at home? We have usually stayed home. A relaxed weekend that would allow us to go to the Memorial Day parade on Monday morning, then host a cookout later in the day.
Burger, hot dog, both? Both!
Favorite cookout sides? Baked beans and devilled eggs are the two I always go for if they're available.
White before or after Memorial Day? After, in general, though I rarely wear white anyway so I suppose I wear it whenever I feel like it regardless of the time of year!
Memorial Day traditions? The Memorial Day parade and some kind of family cookout. Our son was in Civil Air Patrol for several years, so the Westminster parade became the standard way to spend the morning. We would drop Landon off at the beginning of the parade route, then go find a good spot to set up our chairs. By the library was a good place, but more crowded since it was right at the square. A favorite spot was right in front of the coffee shop where I worked. I could even help out pulling lattes if needed!
Share a summer recipe. I'm a little stumped for an actual recipe, since my favorite summer meals involve throwing something on the grill or smoker. Corn on the cob is a favorite too, boiled or done in the oven or on the grill. I like to mix up an herbed butter (softened butter with celery seed, oregano, basil) to spread on the corn, then wrap the cobs in foil and bake or grill. Much less messy to eat! I remember something we tried years ago and went over really well - corn on the cob with fried cheese. We found this idea when studying cultural geography, and apparently it's popular in Bolivia. Basically just add a slab of freshly fried queso de freir on top of the corn and try to eat it without the queso sliding off!
Kebabs are a favorite on the grill too, and the version I like best is lamb kebabs in a pomegranate molasses marinade.
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Just whisk those together and pour into a ziploc bag, add a pound or so of lamb chunks (or beef) and marinate in the fridge for a few hours. Then thread the meat onto skewers with whatever veggies you like and grill about 5 minutes.
Parades, fireworks or cookouts? All of them, if possible! Fireworks and cookouts every chance I get, but with parades I much prefer the small town ones.
Show us your red, white and blue!
I don't often wear red, white, and blue together, but I've got this simple summer dress that's my go-to for a patriotic look:
I wear my Toronto Blue Jays earrings much more often though!
The Blue Jays and Montreal Canadiens logos are the most obvious red,white, and blue at our place.
I haven't decorated much yet, since we didn't bring our flags or bunting or anything like that with us. I found these pennants that I wound up putting on the mantel and I have a red, white, and blue bow on my front door wreath.
What are your plans for the long weekend? Leave a comment and let me know!
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Ooh that herbed buttered corn sounds yummy! I rarely think to do much more than grill or steam it. My son's favorite flavor is cookie and cream so we almost always have one of those cartons on hand (well, those time we have ice cream in the house anyway).
ReplyDeleteIt's so easy and less messy. You just have to think ahead because it takes longer than boiling corn on the cob. Glad you stopped by!
DeleteSmall town parades are the best! That corn on the cob with cheese sounds so good! Your grocery store may sell Graeter's Ice Cream (depending on where you are in Ohio). It is such a great brand of ice cream. I didn't know what the fuss was about it when I moved here but it really is wonderful! Your mantel is so pretty decked out with the pennants.
ReplyDeleteI will have to look for Graeter's Ice Cream next time I'm at the store! Thanks for stopping by!
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