Saturday: Split pea soup cooked with ham hock, croutons and sourdough bread.

Sunday: By popular demand, Chinese style broccoli beef (top sirloin strips) with sticky rice.

Saturday: Split pea soup cooked with ham hock, croutons and sourdough bread.

Sunday: By popular demand, Chinese style broccoli beef (top sirloin strips) with sticky rice.

Saturday: Stuffed pork loin chops with cinnamon golden acorn squash and savory steamed cabbage.

Sunday: King-cut roasted prime rib with steamed broccoli (not shown) and twice baked stuffed potatoes.

Saturday: Tequila grilled chicken with rice medley and black beans.

Sunday: Baked ham with cinnamon squash and sweet potato medley, green beans and mashed cauliflower.

Saturday: Chinese-style broccoli beef with confetti rice.

This stuff sure looked good in the wok:

Sunday: Seared pork tenderloin with butternut squash, apple compoté and potato-cabbage colcannon.

Pasta é Fajiole has been discussed.
Either grilled pork loin chops or pulled pork would be good since we have a lot of frozen pork loin on hand.
UPDATE: The weather will be too warm for soup, so we’re exchanging the Pasta é Fajiole for Chicken Fried Steak made from beef tenderloin. The pork is still on, but will be in the form of tacos carnitas.
Saturday: Shredded pork soft tacos – cheddar, lettuce and tomatoes inside with salsa or ranch dressing.

Sunday: Chicken fried steak made from beef tenderloin, broccoli, country-style green beans with bacon and mashed taters/gravy.

Sunday breakfast bonus: Cheddar/avocado/ham/tomato omelet.

This was the main course for today’s camping adventure. Anointed in extra-virgin olive oil, lightly salted and peppered, cooked to perfection* over charcoal. What a delightful meal for a fall evening** in the Valley of the Sun!

* Really moist and tender and tasty!
** 102° today, only 95° at dinner time.
No discussions the previous week, but here’s what was on the table:
Saturday: BBQ baby back ribs with ‘tater salad and the all-important beans . . .

Sunday: Encore ‘tater salad with hot dogs and brats. Not shown is steamed artichoke.

Saturday: Parmesan Chicken with pasta & broccoli and Verna’s good marinara sauce.

Sunday: Porterhouse Steak and Twice Baked Potatoes with asparagus spears.

We didn’t have much in the way of discussions this week, so this is just the summary of what we prepared.
Saturday: Mozzarella-stuffed meatballs served with spaghetti and marinara sauce with a lettuce wedge salad on the side.

Sunday: 15-bean soup with sourdough rye toast.

Bonus: Breakfast – spinach omelet with spicy hash browns and sausage links.

10:28:41 Verna: what ya want for food this weekend
10:28:50 Verna: gonna be hot
10:28:55 Bob: food lemme think
10:29:41 Bob: pulled pork sammiches with cole slaw
10:30:34 Verna: we have a butt in back?
10:31:01 Bob: or we can use loin
10:31:10 Bob: not sure whats there
10:32:33 Bob: stuffed pasta shells
10:32:59 Verna: also can use pork chops
10:33:16 Bob: steamed chix chinese-style
10:33:22 Bob: yes we can
10:34:07 Verna: steamed chix
10:34:19 Bob: yes
Saturday: Pulled pork sandwiches with coleslaw and pickle spears.

Sunday: Chinese-style steamed chicken breast with leafy veggies, saffron rice and a Tsingtao beer.

Bonus: Sunday Breakfast . . .
