Summer 2013 Meal Plan

It's that time of the year when we use up the strange things in our freezer and savor the first bits from the garden. We've been eating a lot of apple butter pie (I make it with just the bottom crust, like pumpkin pie) and putting kale in lots of things.

We're partway through our first rotation through this plan. The sweet potato and kale casserole was pretty good, and I hope all the other new things turn out well too, else I might have to edit them out! I tried to design this plan so that it can use whatever produce is coming from the garden: for example we had egg salad sandwiches on Tuesday because we aren't getting tomatoes from the garden yet, the quiche can use a variety of vegetables, and burgers can be served with or without tomatoes and lettuce. Seasonal fruits and veggies can be served as side dishes or snacks as well.

I've made a one-page printable version of this meal plan for your fridge (it includes a few snack and breakfast ideas too) if you'd like to try it out. I rotate between weeks A and B, sometimes switching meals around to fit our schedule. Our backup meal is spaghetti.

Week A

quinoa salad (we made this without the zucchini and served it with quesadillas)

BLT sandwiches OR egg salad sandwiches

sweet potato kale casserole

potato-crust quiche (from Simply in Season)

Sourdough Pizza

quesadillas

Chicken (ideas: grilled kabobs or maple chicken)

Week B

runzas or pocket sandwiches

pasta/veggie salad

Sweet and sour meatballs (or chicken) with rice

lettuce or cabbage wraps

Sourdough Pizza

Breakfast (sourdough waffles, omelets)

(grilled) burgers/brats/sausages