Feeling kind of lazy this morning with too much on our plate this week, so I’m going easy and meal planning (and shopping!) for this week only:
Monday: Southern Living’s Easy Chicken and Dumplings
Tuesday: Tortilla Soup (for real, tomorrow!)
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Edna Mae Sour Cream Pancakes / Breakfast for Dinner
Friday: Zesty Pork Loin with Apricot Pan Sauce and garlic mashed potatoes & veggies
Saturday: Disneyland!
Sunday: Easy Breezy Spaghetti before Trick-or-Treating!


Now we’re ready to get down to some business. Take your serrated, oversized knife and slice a thin top off the melon.
Be careful of your hand holding the top! Ouch if you knick it, right?
Proceed to cut the sides of the melon skin off, like you would a pineapple’s sides:
(my colors are wonky and I’m going to blame it on the fabulous light my kitchen has (sarcasm) teamed with my lack of interest in processing these shots today)
Now turn a slice or two the opposite direction and cut across the first slices to create smaller, more edible, pop-in-your-mouth bites.
Repeat with the second half of the cantaloupe and you get a bowlful of melon ready for breakfast, snack, lunch or pre-dinner spoiler!
Go ahead, grab your cantaloupe and give it a go