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What’s for Dinner?

This is what happens when your kids leave town without you…holidays become just another day, and you forget it’s the Fourth of July!  At least this is what happened to me, until it was nearly upon me, and I knew there should be some celebrating going on.  Oh well, for us, the festive holiday meal will happen a few days late, but not a veggie short!  It’ll be chock full of tried-and-true Independence Day food traditions, and surely some red, white, and blue.  Lots of other reasons to celebrate as well, beginning with my first fava bean delivery – yahoo!  Four pounds to be exact…they’ll grace a few dinner tables this week for sure.  Thank you Sauvie Island Organics, for this basket-full of goodness.

Friday – grilled pizza fest

spinach and chive pizza (Deb Perlman, Smitten Kitchen)
gourmet greens salad

Saturday – burger night, fava style

fava bean burgers (Katherine Deumling, SIO Blog Wk. 6 2013)

Sunday – 4^th of July, cont.

watermelon

all-american potato salad (Deb Perleman, Smitten Kitchen)
red, white & blueberry salad (Aviva Goldfarb, pbs.org)
grilled brats

flag cake (Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa Family Style)

Monday – finger-licking goodness

grilled fava beans (101 Cookbooks)
garlic roasted potatoes (Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa Parties!)
grilled salmon with dill

Tuesday – tantalizing turnips

japanese turnips with miso (Katherine Deumling, SIO Blog Wk. 6 2013)
grilled teriyaki beef kabobs
rice

Wednesday –  more favas?!?

fava bean bruschetta (Katherine Deumling, SIO Blog Wk. 6 2013)
simple greek salad (Epicurious)

Thursday –  berry bliss

wheat berry salad with dill and mozzarella (Mark Bittman)
baguette

More Menu Musings…