Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Thank You Dinner (Summer)

Chuck and I are having both sets of parents over this weekend to thank them for watching Abbie so much over the past few months. We have had a crazy amount of plans that required babysitting for a few hours all the way up to a whole weekend. And of course Abbie's grandparents love spending time with her, but we still wanted to let them know that WE appreciate them.


So I wanted the menu to be pretty special with a lot of fresh summer produce as well as short on prep time. A pretty tall order, but I think I have found a menu that reflects all of these things. It helps that a lot of it involves grilling, which happens 'day of' and is Chuck's department!


Thank You Dinner (Summer)


Appetizers
  • Red pepper pesto dip with flatbread
  • Deviled eggs (an oldie but goodie!)
  • Grilled sweet & spicy sausage bites

Dinner

  • Grilled Florentine steak
  • Shrimp skewers with chili-lime marinade
  • Grilled potatoes and tomatoes
  • Corn and zucchini salad with honey-lime vinaigrette
  • Herbed crescent rolls

Dessert

2 comments:

  1. My mouth is watering ....now. Can't wait; and what nice flowers!

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  2. Your dinner sounds delightful. This is my first visit here. I've spent some time paging through your earlier recipes and really like them. I'll be back as often as I can to see what you've been cooking. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary.

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