Meal Planning - June 8 - 14, 21

I was right. I am totally done in after a very full day, much of it spent outside in the heat and humidity. So, without further ado...

Tuesday, June 8

Cherry chicken salad
     This is one of our favorite summer salads. I had cooked chicken in the freezer (which really never happens) and there were dried cherries on sale, so that made it an easy choice.
Rolls

Wednesday, June 9

Creamy chicken and fig curry
     This was a new recipe from Made in India by Meera Sodha. It was very good, even if we didn't use dried figs because I couldn't find them but used date paste instead because that was what we had.
Basmati Rice
Green beans with mustard seeds and ginger
     Also from the same cookbook.

Thursday, June 10

Spiced cauliflower with ziti
     Another new recipe, this time from my favorite Italian cookbook, The Italian Country Table.
Salad

Friday, June 11

Grilled hamburgers
     I picked up a bunch of premade meat patties on sale a while back.
Garlic potatoes

Saturday, June 12

Coconut beef curry
     Because sometimes you can't think of anything else, so you pick one of your favorite dishes.
Fresh noodles
Dumplings

Sunday, June 13

Creamy tomato soup with cheese tortellini
     Yet another new recipe because I have cheese tortellini in the pantry.
Biscuits

Monday, June 14

Spicy Moroccan style chicken and lentil soup
     Still yet another new recipe. (Can you tell I was bored with what I usually make?)
Pita

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