When it’s really hot outside, I have no interest in cooking during the heat of the day. This weekly meal plan was the hottest week of the summer we’ve had here so we either cooked in the morning to eat at dinner time or we cooked outside. Cooking outside meant the wok cooker. It’s actually a stand that a wok sits on top of. It’s also what I used to melt the wax from the candle project. We also had a clam bake on Friday night which is a favorite of my husband’s and very east coast, where he grew up. With lots of corn on the cob, potatoes and fresh seafood, everything goes into a big pot and boils away. We sat outside and had messy dining but it was so tasty.
Weekly Meal Plan
This meal plan is from Monday, August 13, 2012 to Sunday, August 19, 2012.
Monday: pinto beans, shrimp, tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro salad
Tuesday: ground pork and broccoli (the broccoli was fresh from our neighbor’s garden – thanks for sharing it, Tracy!)
Wednesday: summer dinner (pasta with tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella)
Thursday: Mediterranean quinoa salad
Friday: clam bake (pictured below)
Saturday: clam bake (leftovers)
Sunday: garden eating – otherwise known as what we have lots of in the garden that needs eating before slugs or chickens find a way to munch on it!
My daughter made the summer dinner on Wednesday night and my son made dinner on Sunday. Sunday’s dinner was pesto on pasta and a green salad. It was super fresh from the garden.
What’s for dinner at your house this week?
Go Gingham related links:
More meal plan ideas are here
Homemade pesto – that can be made and frozen
Sour cream chipotle sauce that is an excellent dip
Mediterranean quinoa salad recipe
Summer dinner recipe
Go Gingham 
Can we have a look at the wok cooker, please? 🙂
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Miggie, yes! You’re right! I’ve not posted about the wok cooker and I need to. My family gets too impatient at the dinner hour when I say, “Let me take pictures of this” so I admit that I’m not in a rush. I do love it because it adds flavor or seer to the outside of food that we can’t achieve on our electric stove in the house. Yes, I’ll do it!! only because you asked so nicely 🙂
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That clam bake looks SO yummy! Can you elaborate on what is in it please?
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Ruthie, yes, I will. We’re hosting our dinner group soon and decided to serve this classic summer meal so I’ll definitely keep you posted – literally 😉 Thanks, Ruthie!
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*big grin* Sweet! I’m a visual learner. Gotta see it before I can do it!
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