Summer #2 – Meal Plan
June 22, 2025 — by Carol in 2025, Summer #2, From Scratch, Meal Plan, Weekly Dinner
☀️ Season Week #2: The Season Starts…
…with a heat advisory, a freezer that thinks it’s a time capsule, and a full lineup of chilled dinners that don’t ask you to turn on the oven or your attitude. We’re skipping extras this week, mixing up our starches (so it’s not “carb copy/paste” every night), and using up those bits and bobs lurking behind the frozen waffles. This might be the smoothest week yet — fingers crossed.
📅 What’s on the Week #2 Meal Plan:
🍴 Monday Dinner:
Turkey Macaroni Salad
Creamy, cool, and impossible to mess up. Perfect for when it’s too hot to care but you still want it to look like effort was made.
🍴 Tuesday Dinner:
Couscous with Ham and Baby Peas
This was a pasta dish, but then we remembered every other meal had pasta. Couscous to the rescue!
🍴 Wednesday Dinner:
Sesame Lime Steak Wraps
Cold steak, crunchy veg, and citrusy rice. It’s what happens when your fridge decides to start doing your meal prep.
🍴 Thursday Dinner:
Taco Pasta Salad
Leftovers wish they could be this good. Taco seasoning, crema, roasted corn, cheese… you know what’s up.
🍴 Friday Dinner:
Thai Noodle Salad
It’s sweet, salty, sour, and served cold. Summer seafood perfection in a bowl.
🍞🧁🍰 This Week’s Extras:
Skipping all extras this week — we’re keeping it light, simple, and fridge-based. There will be leftovers, and maybe a breakfast-for-dinner night if we feel fancy.
🌡 Weather Forecast:
Average: High 92° / Low 75°
Translation: Ice cubes in the wine. AC on arctic. Everything better cold — including the dinners.
📋 Season Week #2 Game Plan:
We’re going full “cook once, chill often” this week. Monday’s turkey salad and Tuesday’s couscous both come together fast. Wednesday and Thursday get slightly more involved but reward you with leftovers and layered flavor. Friday’s Thai noodle bowl is the seafood star that closes the week like a vacation.
No extras, no fuss — just solid meals and a very smug feeling when dinner’s already done and the kitchen is still clean.