this week’s menu

This week’s meal plan is filled with fresh summer flavors, plenty of grilled favorites, and a few easy lunches that make working from home and knocking out all of our to-dos this week a breeze.

Fresh Summer Dinners + Easy Workday Lunches

We’re starting the week with one of my favorite simple dinners: salmon, baked potatoes, and steamed broccoli. It isn’t complicated, but it’s wholesome, satisfying, and exactly the kind of meal I appreciate on a busy Monday night.

Tuesday’s dinner is all about the grill. We’re making flank steak with homemade chimichurri, grilled potatoes, and corn on the cob. The bright, herby chimichurri sauce adds so much flavor to the steak, while the potatoes and corn make the most of late-summer grilling season.

Later in the week, I’m making my maple garlic chicken thighs with an arugula, pear, and Parmesan salad tossed in a hot honey vinaigrette. The chicken has the perfect balance of savory, sweet, and smoky flavors, while the peppery arugula and juicy pear help lighten up the plate.

Thursday’s beef stir-fry with hot garlic sauce is inspired by a spicy garlic beef dish we recently ordered from one of our favorite Chinese restaurants in Houston, Hunan Inn. I’m loading this version with broccoli, bell peppers, onion, and baby corn, then tossing everything in a savory, spicy garlic sauce. It should also make great leftovers—assuming there are any left.

For lunches, I’m keeping things fresh and simple with a snack plate, Italian grinder roll-ups, cucumber salad that I make on repeat with fresh cucumbers from our garden during the summer, and an arugula apple salad topped with grilled chicken. I prepped the cucumber salad ahead of time, and the rest are all easy enough to assemble between meetings without making lunch feel like an afterthought.

And, as always, we’re ending the workweek with our Friday night pizza tradition and a Caesar salad. After a full week of checking things off our list, an easy dinner and a quiet Friday night at home sound just about perfect.

Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

this week’s menu

MONDAY

L: ✈️

D: salmon | baked potatoes | steamed broccoli

TUESDAY

L: snack plate

D: grilled flank steak w/ chimmichurri sauce | grilled potatoes | corn on the cob

WEDNESDAY

L: Italian grinder roll-ups

D: maple garlic chicken thighs | arugula pear parmesan salad

THURSDAY