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After a week of vacation (and a crazy, busy short week right before that), it’s time for another Menu Plan Monday.  This is the first week of summer on the calendar, and the first week that’s really going to feel like summer weather-wise all week here too.

This summer I’m going to try and have salad for the main course of our dinner once a week, and I hope we can grill at least once a week as well.  What was once a nice gas grilled hooked into the house’s natural gas system is now merely a charcoal grill in a gas grill shell, ever since the grill burner disintegrated.  It makes grilling much more complicated (to me anyway) so I am guessing most of our grilling will take place on the weekends when Tony is home to manage the charcoal.

I also like to use the crock pot a lot during the summer, since it seems to heat up the house a lot less than the oven, and somewhat less than certain stove top methods of cooking.  This summer we do have the opportunity to use the basement kitchen though, so I may try my hand at cooking dinner or baking down there and see how that works out in terms of practicality and temperature!

Here’s what we’re having this week:

Monday: Tonight we had a Pepsi Pot roast with mashed potatoes and California blend mixed veggies.

Tuesday: Tropical Chicken Pasta Salad (recipe to follow)

Wednesday: Pad Thai…maybe with shrimp (I haven’t been to the grocery store yet since returning from vacation, so it may depend on what I find is on sale!)

Thursday: Roast Lamb (a cut of meat given to me by my mom — apparently it is pre-seasoned) and maybe Indian Crock Pot Curry (I’ll make this recipe without the chicken it calls for…or maybe I’ll find a different veggie/rice side dish)

Friday: Pork Tamales (using leftover pork filling and other leftover items from the last time I made tamales).  Or if I am feeling too hot/tired/lazy by the end of the week I’ll make it more casserole style instead of wrapping the tamales individually.

Saturday: Pizza

Sunday: Grill burgers/hot dogs

As always, lots more great menus can be found in the Menu Plan Monday post at orgjunkie.com!