Menu Plan Monday

This week, MPM is being hosted by another blog I read regularly, Heavenly Homemakers.

If Laura wasn't hosting, I probably wouldn't bother even mentioning it because we are having Clean Out The Freezer week and Grill It Week. I haven't actually cleaned out all of the freezers yet, so I really am not sure what exactly what we will be eating.

So I am just going to include a couple grill ideas and tell you all to clean out your pantries and freezers and throw a bunch of stuff on the grill!Try grilling things you hadn't thought of grilling before.

I do know I do not do heat well and it has been upper 90's here. I am not going to heat up this house any more than it already is. So I am grilling away as long as my cheap attitude will allow me to continue buying wood pellets for our Traeger grill.

Baked Salmon: Place salmon on foil and sprinkle with sea salt and dill. Drizzle coconut oil on salmon and wrap tightly. Place on grill. Or fry it. Whatever works for you and the temperature of your house. The fresh salmon my husband's friend gave us turned out so moist and buttery, even without butter!

I grilled everything we got from our CSA this week except for some of the strawberries and lettuce.

Fava Beans: Wrap in foil with water and basil. I had never had fava beans before until we joined the CSA. Ended up with a nice flavor but too pasty for my liking. I will be using them to make dip.

Beets: Quartered then wrapped in foil with water. YUM!

Beet Greens: Wrapped in foil with sea salt and water. At first I liked them. Sorta tasted like artichoke. But then I hit some bitter spots. I will probably puree and freeze to add to soup.

Broccoli: Wrapped in foil with sea salt and water. YUM!

Strhubarb Maple Bake (what I threw in) I am not a huge sugar freak. We try not to use it very often for my family. So I decided to throw in some maple sugar and honey instead so it wouldn't be too sweet.

Cut up a bunch of rhubarb and put in pan greased with coconut oil. Add slightly shriveled Hood Strawberries, whole but with stems removed. Stir in 4 soup spoons full of pure maple syrup then squirt on a bunch of Little Oak Farms Cran Honey (which we have been selling for a missions trip. Contact me if you want some!). Sprinkle with Golden Temple Super Nutty Granola which I order through Azure Standard. Cover with foil and put on Traeger on high heat. Remove foil when temperature is hot and let it bake until rhubarb is softened. Turned out yummy. It's going to be even yummier when I put it with some frozen yogurt...

Have a good week!