Here's Your Weekly Meal Plan 🍽️


Hi Reader,

August tends to be the hottest month here in Wisconsin. So this week's meal plan has several stovetop meal ideas! We did include one of our favorite oven recipes too. Here you go...

Weekly Meal Plan 🍽️

Here's our suggestions for delicious meals, sides to go with them, and a breakfast and dessert idea as well! [See previous meal plans ​here​].


Make mashed potatoes OR try our Panera Mac and Cheese!

Goes great with our Browned Butter Mashed Potatoes

This crunchy Kale Salad makes a delicious side dish

Serve it with Gooey Garlic Cheese Rolls

Serve it on a bed of White Rice


You maybe noticed...

...we use and recommend heat resistant rubber spatulas in a ton of our recipes. We recently bought these and really like how sturdy they are! We also love how much better they stir and combine ingredients and scrape down the sides of the pan!


Breakfast and Dessert

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Creamy, delicious and so refreshing, a great way to start the day!

The Best Banana Bundt Cake

Since you bought bananas for the smoothie, might as well make cake too!

I would love to hear if you try any of these! Leaving a comment and star rating really helps other home cooks and bakers as well!

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