Hello July. It’s summer and I have a new kitchen sporting a beautiful O’Keefe and Merritt 6 burner, double oven gas stove. It’s time to get cooking.
In 100+ degree temperatures, the last thing anyone, including me, wants to do is turn on the oven, let alone expend any energy to shop and cook. We have to eat, so we have to cook. I plan in advance to removes the stress of “What’s for Dinner?”. Nothing is set in stone. I flip-flop days, make something entirely different instead and go out if we feel like it. Planning our menu monthly sets me up to have great meals for my family without a lot of fuss.
Here’s our family menu for July. I pull my recipes from magazines, favorite cookbooks, family favorites or just add salt and pepper and grill. Keep it simple and enjoy!
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Sunday |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
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1 Almond Chicken Salad |
2 Ground Turkey Tacos |
3 Hot Dogs Baked Beans Cole Slaw |
4 BBQ Ribs Potato Salad Watermelon |
5 Grilled Fish Rice Green Beans |
6 Pasta with Sausage Peppers & Tomatoes |
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7 Grilled Ribeyes Corn on the Cob Sliced Tomatoes |
8 Chilled Cucumber Soup w/Artichokes and Lemon Rice |
9 Chile Verde Rice & Beans |
10 Spaghetti & Meatballs
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11 Grilled Chicken Tabbouleh |
12 Grilled Shrimp & Veggie Skewers |
13 Tequila Lime Chicken Corn Cakes Sliced Tomatoes |
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14 At Home Clam Bake Sausage, Clams, Corn, Potatoes, Zucchini |
15 Corn Chowder |
16 Chicken Fajitas Rice & Beans |
17 Greek Salad with Chicken and Quinoa
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18 Lamb Meatballs with Cucumber & Pita Saffron Rice |
19 Grilled Fish Rice Sugar Snap Peas |
20 Pulled Pork Sandwiches Cole Slaw |
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21 Fried Chicken Potato Salad Watermelon
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22 Gazpacho with Grilled Shrimp |
23 13th Wedding Anniversary! We’re going out! |
24 Chicken, Grapes, Pasta, Feta Salad |
25 Bean & Cheese Burritos
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26 Shrimp Stir Fry with Rice |
27 Grilled Italian Chicken Sausage with Caprese Salad |
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28 Hamburgers Corn on the Cob Milkshakes |
29 Summer Vegetable Soup |
30 Grilled Fish Tacos |
31 Jessica arrives!! Lamb Chops Orzo Salad
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