Summer Menu Plans

Danielle Bean has posted a new Your Turn at her site. This one is about summer menu ideas. Since moving to Arizona last summer, I have had to rethink how I cook during the hot months. When the temperature is consistently above 110 for months at a time, no one wants to turn on the oven. I even have a hard time eating when it's so hot. So this summer, I have planned a three week menu cycle. The meals are pretty balanced. Most of the time DH and I will only eat a little for dinner, but we'll have the leftovers for lunch the next day or in the later evening when things have cooled off a little.

You can find the Google document for my Menu Plans here (click on the summer tab). The other tabs have Winter and Lent Menus. The summer recipes are here. My summer menu plan is also below.

Week 1

Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: BBQ Burgers, Veggie Tray, Chips
Monday: Potato Salad, Whole Roasted Store Chicken
Tuesday: Chicken Sandwiches (use the leftover chicken from Monday), Leftover potato salad
Wednesday: Tuna Salad Pita Pockets, Homemade Mac n Cheese
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Chicken Linguini w/ Veggies, Garlic Toast

Week 2

Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Grilled Chicken Kabobs w/ Wild Rice, Watermelon
Monday: Chicken Caesar Salad (I cook this chicken with the kabobs on Sunday)
Tuesday: Hoggies, Macaroni Salad
Wednesday: Chef Salad
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Tacos(or Taco Salad)

Week 3

Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: BBQ Chicken, Baked Beans, Salad
Monday: Pasta Salad, French Dips (this is a crockpot meal)
Tuesday: Roast Beef Sandwiches, Leftover pasta salad
Wednesday: Spaghetti, Broccoli, Garlic Toast
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Manwich, Frozen Veggie

If you have any other ideas, post them over at Danielle's!