August Week 2 Meal Planner

Hi my friends, and here comes your second August meal planner!    

If you want to get directly to this week’s recipes, just scroll on down.  But if you want some color commentary on why I picked what I picked, read on!

I’m kicking off this week’s menu with one of the Southern husband’s faves, and those are Grilled Rosemary Scallops.  You use a rosemary stem instead of a skewer, and OH MY GOODNESS the flavor!  

More in a chicken kinda mood?  One of my most beloved recipes is this One Pan Roasted Chicken And Vegetables.  Yep, cooks up all in one pan, and yay for a scrumptious supper with minimal clean-up!  

I’ve got my pasta lovers covered this week with an easy Linguine with Creamy Clam Sauce (there is something about clams that transports me (in my mind anyway!) directly to the beach.  

If you are in one of those hazy hot and humid areas (raises hand) where you really just want a nice cool supper salad, check out what I modestly call The Best Steak Caesar Salad Ever.  Really.  It was born after one too many not good enough versions of this when the Southern husband and I were out to lunch one day, and I had to take steak Caesar salad into my own hands.  HA.  

This week’s light meal is so you can properly celebrate National Zucchini Day on August 8, and that is a cool and speedy Zucchini Gazpacho soup.  

And for dessert, we are celebrating National Raspberries and Cream day with a classic recipe called Raspberry Mess.  It’s light and sweet and bursting with sweet berry flavor.  

As always, we will be sharing another new menu next Saturday morning, full of dinners that feature seasonal ideas and ingredients (and dessert!)

And as usual, I’m not giving you a recipe for all seven days of the week, because I’m a firm believer in taking a day or two off from the kitchen. This will also give you the chance to work in some of your own favorites – or just do takeout!

You can always find our previous menus here, in case you want to mix things up! Meantime, happy cooking!

Love, Kate

Main Meal One

Grilled Rosemary Scallops!

Toss the old skewers and grill your scallops on rosemary stalks for a fresh summery taste! Grilled rosemary scallops are going to be your new favorite seafood obsession, especially when they are wrapped in crispy prosciutto.

Main Meal Two

Linguine with Creamy Clam Sauce!

Make your favorite pasta with clam sauce even more scrumptious with this recipe for a linguine with creamy clam sauce. A luxuriously different supper that will have them asking for seconds and thirds, so you might want to make extra!

Main Meal three

One Pan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables!

This recipe for one pan roasted chicken and vegetables comes with the extra advantage of super easy kitchen clean-up!

Main Meal four

The Best Steak Caesar Salad Ever. Really!

A few simple changes will make your next steak Caesar salad even more delicious than usual! Breadcrumbs, cubed steak and just the right amount of dressing take your salad from good to the best steak Caesar salad ever.  Really!

Light Meal

Zucchini Gazpacho!

Don’t know what to do with all that zucchini? Turn it into soup with this cool and quick zucchini gazpacho recipe – the perfect summer zucchini soup!

What’s For Dessert?

Raspberry Mess!

This super easy recipe for raspberry mess is a fun and festive dessert that is anything but a mess when it comes to being delicious!