- Tired of always wondering, “What should I make for dinner?”
- Overwhelmed by planning meals week after week?
- Want to have good friends over this summer but it all seems like too much to plan?
Today Erin and I share our quick and easy ideas to have clutter free meal planning and summer entertaining!
After listening, share one of your quick summer recipes and be entered to win a FREE book by Susan May Warren!!
To start you off, here’s the Whole Roasted Chicken and Chicken Salad recipes mentioned in this episode.
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About the Guest
Erin MacPherson
Erin MacPherson lives in Austin, Texas with her husband Cameron, her sons Joey and Will and her daughter Kate. She is the author of “The Christian Mama’s Guide Series“, a staff writer for Dun & Bradstreet and a freelancer for publications like Thriving Family Magazine, MOPS MomSense, FamilyLife Magazine, Daily Guideposts and BEMag. She blogs about her life, her kids and her faith at ChristianMamasGuide.com.
About Your Host
Kathi Lipp
Kathi Lipp is the author of 16 books including Overwhelmed, Clutter Free, The Get Yourself Organized Project, The Husband Project, and Happy Habits for Every Couple. She is the host of Clutter Free Academy the Podcast! with Kathi Lipp and speaks at conferences across the US. Kathi is also the creator of Communicator Academy and Leverage: The Speaker Conference, both designed to help writers and speakers become the communicator God has created them to be.
Hi Kathy and Erin, thanks for a great podcast this week – it ranks as one of my favorites yet! As for the summer recipe, we enjoy a watermelon and feta salad. My latest variation is to cut 1cm thick slices of watermelon, press out star shapes with cookie cutters, lay them out on a serving plate, sprinkle generously with crumbled feta, and drizzle (in a zig-zaggy pattern) reduced balsamic vinegar. For a bit of extra crunch I add either salted/soy-roasted sun flower seeds or toasted pine nuts but I do that right before serving so they don’t get soggy. Thanks!
Yum! Those are great ideas. Thanks for passing that along!
Zucchini, yellow squash, and corn are all abundant during the summertime. This family favorite recipe uses all of those yummy vegetables and puts a fresh Mexican spin on it. The Chicken and Summer Vegetable tostadas are my favorite hot weather meal. For quick and easy sides, I use the chimichurri rice from the frozen aisle at Trader Joes and a can of black beans warmed up with some salsa. I think I know what’s for dinner tonight….
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I’m starving just reading about what you’re cooking up in your kitchen!
My 8-year old son has a passion for making fruit salad. It is so easy for him (or me) to grab a few kinds of fruit that we have in the fridge, chop it up, and call it good. This is a great way to use up that last kiwi, nectarine, pear, etc.. It is also a great way to introduce a new fruit to my kids. We did this with persimmons this winter and they were a hit!
Fruit salad is the best!
Thanks Lori – there is always room for improvement, isn’t there. So glad we can all admit where we need to get better (me for sure when it comes to meal planning!)
I stick at meal planning. I try to plan but never get it done like I would like. SInce starting The Daniel Plan a month ago I am better but there is still room for improvement.