Menu Plan Monday, 7/12 – 7/18
July 13, 2010
Summer seems to be slipping away. I had a lot of big (and small) ideas about what I wanted to accomplish this summer, with the boys off to camp for much of the day. Between preparing for my sister’s wedding this month (yay!) and managing some construction we’re doing, plus the usual running of a household, I seem to fill up my days without ever getting to my projects list.
One thing I did want to challenge myself to this summer: learn to use the freakin’ grill already. J. is so good at grilling that I have never bothered learning. My dear friend Suzanne is the grillmaster in her family, and I am inspired by her. So this Thursday, the grill is on. I have to start somewhere, and as the summer rolls on by I hope to at least cross this “to do” off my very long list.
Monday: Leftovers (plus made a pasta salad for J. to eat during the week)
Tuesday: Leftover grilled vegetables, Cucumber and Radish Salad with Feta, Red Wine Vinegar, and Buttermilk Dressing, sliced cheese, hummus, rolls
Wednesday: Marinated Tofu with Cabbage, Carrots, & Noodles (I’m going to add in some spring turnips, and keep the noodles separate for the boys)
Thursday: Basil Green Beans with Tomatoes, grilled chicken breasts, dinner rolls
Friday: Mujadarra, roasted chicken, farm share veggies, challah (bumped from last week)
Saturday: Order in or go out
Sunday: J. grills meat + veg
For more menu planning ideas, check out Laura at Organizing Junkie, and Jenna, who sponsors Mindful Menus, a menu-planning meme that aims “to inspire health through real food” at Chive Talkin’.
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4 Comments
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Jen | July 13, 2010 at 8:11 am
I;m sure you can grill, Dara. It’s fun, too!
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merrie | July 13, 2010 at 8:18 am
Jon just mentioned the idea of teaching me to grill last night. I plan on learning this summer, too.
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merrie | July 13, 2010 at 8:19 am
BTW- I , too am inspired by Suzanne:)
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April in CT | July 13, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Thank you for mentioning the tofu recipe! My husband loves tofu and I’m trying to learn how to incorporate it in more of our meals, but I seem to never know what to do with it. I’ve got some in the fridge now and some napa cabbage on the way in a farm delivery later this week so this will be perfect!
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