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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Summer Cooking -- a month of salads, grill, and crockpot

Technically, it is not yet summer, but temps are already topping 100! Nobody wants to stand in front of the stove or open the oven door, so I brainstormed a month of meals using the grill or crockpot along with some fun salads. (This isn't a full 30 days of meals as a few days will call for leftovers or eating out/being out of town, or John cooking :-) .)

CROCKPOT

ribs with baked potato and (canned) baked beans
roast beef with potatoes and carrots
pork roast with root veggies
chicken and rice casserole
chicken lettuce wraps
lasagna
I'm excited to try out some new recipes in the crockpot. The ribs are cooking right now for tonight's dinner.

SALADS
chicken salad (I'm a sucker for Costco's chicken salad, so this will come from there and be used for a week's lunches, too.)
pasta salad (with leftover crockpot pork)
panzanella
deviled eggs and green salad
chinese chopped chicken salad
chicken caesar salad
spinach salad with bacon
cobb salad
hopefully, some of this will come from our garden

GRILL

ribeyes
beef filets
pork chops
chicken
sausage
burgers
hot dogs
salmon
catfish
fajitas
Grill meals served with baked potato, baked sweet potato, wild rice, or chips and a veggie foil-wrap cooked on the grill

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