I don’t think anybody is much different than we are when it comes to busy weeks and busy schedules, but when the weekend rolls around, we like to have family and friends come over and spend a little time with us, and maybe have a bite to eat. As you may have heard by now, my wife Jill is a pretty good cook. She puts a lot of effort into planning what to prepare for the weekend festivities. She always serves something really good and flavorful for the weekend meals, and we always end up with quite the spread!
The “kids” come over almost every weekend to hang out, help around "The Compound", or whatever, but most importantly, just to have fun. Sometimes they bring friends and sometimes they don’t. But they always bring a healthy appetite. Whether the "kids” stop by for Saturday Sammies or come for Sunday Brunch, they know the food is always going to be great. K and D are quite the regulars, and R and A are stopping by more and more often, with G-3, to join us for a weekend meal.
When they arrive, everyone always asks, “What’s for Lunch?", "What’s on the menu?", or "What are we havin’?” I try to keep ‘em guessing just for fun, and I say, "I can’t tell ya’!, it’s a secret! If I told ya’, I’d have to kill ya’, so you’ll just have to wait and see!" "But I can tell you, it’s going to be good!"
One day while we were shopping at our favorite restaurant supply store, I stumbled across some actual menu covers. “Oh, this will be cool,” I told Jill. “I’m going to create
our very own menus." “Then when the kids come over, and ask what are we having for lunch,” I can simply say, “Well, perhaps you should take a look at the menu!”.
The next weekend, the “kids” came over, and just as I had expected, they asked again, “Hey, what’s on the menu?, we’re hungry”. “Well, maybe you should just take a look at “The Menu”, I told them.
The first menu that we created was for Saturday Sammies, featuring Italian Deli Sammies, with Italian Roast Beef and Hickory Smoked Turkey, with Italian Salsa & Balsamic Vinaigrette, tomatoes, cheeses, peppers and onions, served on either Home Made Rosemary Garlic, Red Onion and Roasted Red Pepper Focaccia Bread, or Fresh Home Made Vienna Rolls, Relish Tray, Chips, Drinks, etc. plus our very own “Sauce King Flavors.” As you can imagine, the “kids” were quite surprised to see an actual menu, but they loved it. They really got a kick out of it!
We don’t make menus for every meal, but usually on Saturdays or Sundays. We will certainly make a menu if there is special event, holiday or birthday. Jill will prepare something in keeping with the theme of the event, or for a birthday, she’ll prepare their Favorite Meal, with all the fixin's!
Actually, we look for any excuse, holiday, event or otherwise, to have a fun and enjoyable weekend. (We have been known to create our own “special events,” the kind of events that the “outside world” just isn’t aware of!) Now, every time the “kids”, family or friends come over, they can’t wait to see “What’s On The Menu”! ....... It’s always a surprise worth waiting for!
If you’re interested, take a look at a couple of our recent menus! Then you’ll know just how wacky we really
are! Enjoy!
big wreath on the front door and make sure it's centered and to put up the wreaths on the front porch lights, and deal with the other outside stuff. Jill is like a well oiled machine when it comes to the decorating. She just tackles one chore after another, just like clockwork. She's got this decorating thing down to a science. I’m afraid if I tried to help, I would just get in her way; so it’s best if I just stand back and tell her that looks perfect! I’m certain that if she needed my help she would ask for it.
