Week of June 30 - July 6

Saturday: Hosting Dinner with Family

• Appetizers: olives and veggies w/dip
• Anna's Spaghetti and Pesto Trapanese, Lidia's Italy, p. 306
• Wild Mushroom Sautée, epicurious.com
• Chickpea & Carrot Salad, Once Upon a Tart (altered to an Italian spicing) - private recipe link
  

Sunday:

• Grilled vegetable fajitas - based on Emeril's grilled piri piri vegetables, Jump Up, p. 161
  
• Yogurt Sauce with Cayenne and Dill, Everyone, p. 66

Monday:

• Burgers
• Edamame & Corn
  

Tuesday:

• Pizza: Southwestern w/piri piri, Italian w/red pepper and onion
• Salad
  

Wednesday:

• Grilled Italian Veggie Sausage
• Chard & Cabbage Slaw from Whole Foods
• Tater tots
• Blueberry & Raspberry Crisp

Thursday:

• Braised Swiss Chard & Cannellini Beans topped w/Poached Egg, Lidia's Italy, p. 175
• French peasant bread
  

Friday:

• Farfalle with Broccoli Rabe and Cherry Tomatoes, based on an recipe from Lidia's Italy
• French peasant bread with Olive oil
  

Week of June 23 - 29

Saturday:

• Penne pasta with "blender" pesto - Classic Italian, p. 140
• Salad
  

Sunday:

• Fried Polenta
• Skillet Fennel with Capers, Lidia's Italy*, p. 222
  

Monday:

• Huevos Rancheros, AmericasTestKitchen.com
• Black Bean and Corn Salad, AllRecipes.com
  

Tuesday:

• Roasted Red Pepper Sandwiches w/Goat Cheese Spread and Olive Vinaigrette, adapted from Once Upon a Tart (transcribed into my private recipe box)
  

Wednesday:

• Black Bean Burgers
  

Thursday: Carrie at NCFPD Conference

• Leftovers
  

Friday:

• Acquacotta, Lidia's Italy, p. 169

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* Lidia's Italy is a cookbook we checked out from the library after seeing her cooking show on PBS. True to the best Italian cooking we've explored (like The Silver Spoon cookbook), the best recipes are simple but immensely flavorful.

Week of June 9 - 15

Saturday:

• Mung Beans & Rice with Spicy Tomatoes (aka kichuri), Everyone, p. 303
• Salad
  

Sunday:

• Tunisian Chickpea Soup, Med Vegan, p. 52
• Grilled asparagus

Monday:

• Cacio e Pepe (Spaghetti with Pecorino Romano & Black Pepper) like this
• Spinaci e Pomodori Piccanti, Italian Country Table, p. 283
  

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Week of June 2 - 8

Saturday:

• North African Lentil Stew, Jump Up & Kiss Me, p. 92
  
• Rice
• Fennel and Orange Salad, allRecipes.com

Sunday:

• Caramelized Onion and Gorgonzola Pizza, allRecipes.com
  
• Veggie pizza with queso blanco
• Broccoli
  

Monday: Event: Nathan's Baseball Regional Playoffs

• Veggie chorizo
• Salad
  

Tuesday: Event: Nathan's Baseball Regional Playoffs

• Leftovers
  

Wednesday: Event: Nathan's Baseball Regional Finals

• Dinner at Baja Sol
  

Thursday:

• Pasta w/Arugula and Grape Tomatoes
• Zucchini and Squash

Friday:

• Roasted Red Pepper and Goat Cheese Sandwiches (loosely based on this)
• Imagine Foods Corn Chipotle Bisque Soup