Easy Sunday Lunch

I wanted to serve an easy and healthy lunch today. So, I chose one of our favorites

Make your own taco and salad bar. 

Fresh salsa

Just dice about 2 cups of tomatoes-I used little ones but usually dice 1-2 big ones

Also fine dice 1/2 a fresh jalapeño and some onion.

Add some diced cilantro- a little cilantro goes a long way. 

Season with a little garlic and salt and lemon or lime juice.

Chopped romaine and diced purple onion if anyone wants to do taco salad.

Beef and pork taco filling from the freezer- it looked much better once it was heated in the microwave.

I also put out ranch style beans, grated cheddar, sour cream, tortillas and tortilla chips. 

Some of us had soft tacos. One had nachos and some had taco salad. 

Dessert was fresh pineapple and cantaloupe slices. 

I don't want to work too hard on Sunday and I don't like eating out on Sunday either.  Today's meal was delicious and a good solution, 

What meals do you have that are easy to serve a group after being gone for church?

Pretty, Funny, Happy, Real

Pretty

I've been working a rainbow string quilt.  All 64  10 inch blogs are pieced and trimmed.

the leftover trimmings from squaring up the blocks-
I think a bird could have fun building a colorful nest with them.

we ate a lot of those good Arkansas peaches.  Then I sliced and prepared the rest for the freezer- just for eating or maybe for a yummy pie.

Funny and Happy and a little Sad too

My frequent companions for the last 3 and 4 years both started full time school this week.  A Happy and Sad time both for this grandma.
I will miss them but I won't be bored as their younger siblings will be spending some of their days with me while their parents work.

This grandson  is so active and fast and always smiling.

The other grandson  is still a sweet cuddly baby.


Real

update on the backyard garden- it has pretty much been a bust.  The flower seeds in the pots were slow to start but are looking really pretty right now.
We have lots of rain- which explains the grass needing a mowing

The grass is also tall because our underground utility lines have been marked off so the workmen coming soon don't cut any of them.  There is a different color flag and spray paint marking the electric, cable, phone, etc. underground lines.  

We've signed a contract and will be having a concrete safe room built in the backyard soon.  Come tornado season, we should be safer.  

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