September 21, 2019

WEEKLY MENU 09.22.19

No Bumbling with Weekly Menu 09.22.19! Amazing Full Meals ~ every night.

This week signals the official end of summer with the Autumnal Equinox. (Wouldn’t that be a good name for a band?) But what is it, exactly?

This is it: the end of summer. The nights are now longer than the day.
The autumn equinox falls on 22 September and officially marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Sunday on Weekly Menu 09.22.19 is the Autumnal Equinox

The word equinox comes from the Latin for “equal night”. And that’s exactly what happens at the beginning of autumn and spring – the days are divided neatly into a 12-hour day and night for just two days a year, after which they start splitting apart.
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Last bit of Science – I promise:

The event happens because the Earth is slightly tilted. That means that as it moves around the Earth, once a year, its top and bottom tilt slightly towards and away from the Sun – not only leading to the different lengths of the day but to the different amount of heat, too.
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Fall is my favorite season, bar none. There are already splashes of red in the trees, which is a beautiful harbinger. If you look closely, you can see the leaves starting to go a little “gray” – they’re losing the vibrant green we enjoyed all summer. Don’t get me started about how awesome cool nights and warm days are. I don’t even mind the rain!

Sunday Night is Mexican Night

We’re trying a recipe from Cook’s Country on Sunday – the Flank Steak in Adobo looks super simple but crazy delicious. We’re starting with chips, salsa, and super simple Guac: I cut up an avocado and mash it up with a tablespoon or two of Salsa Verde (the green stuff). Delicious, easy and fun.

Homemade tortillas are ridiculously simple – and they look great too. Give these a shot if you get a chance. The Cocadas we’re trying look like coconut candies. Isn’t that a fun (easy) end to Sunday dinner? I suppose I’ll have to make a margarita. There is a theme, after all.

Bert found Cedar Planks (affiliate links follow) in a bargain bin at the grocery store. We’ve had Cedar Plank Salmon before but we wanted to try something different. The Cedar Plank Chicken recipe looks delish.

WEEKLY MENU 09.22.19

The Flank Steak in Adobo Recipe is from The Bitten Word (Cook’s Country makes you sign up before getting a recipe – EEK!). The Homemade Tortillas are courtesy of Nourish and Fete. The Mexican Street Corn Casserole is from Easy Family Recipes (again). Cocadas were found on Sweet and Savory by Shinee. And the Cedar Plank Chicken recipe came from Pacific Northwest Plank Company.

If you were wondering what we were eating last year this week, look no further: