It’s so funny (to me, only me) to see the difference in my meals for Week 2 of the time between grocery store visits. The fresh veggies ebb away and the sturdier veggies that can survive longer in the fridge take their place.

I do also usually get a smallish curbside order of things like cherry tomatoes and Lunchables to supplement our pantry. I would order more veggies this way, but the in-store shoppers – bless them; they did, after all, bless ME with six pounds of sour cream, long gone – are not good at choosing vegetables. I always end up with a short, gnarled stub of pockmarked zucchini or a lime that looks like its been on the floor of someone’s pantry since March. So I really only get the necessities. (Cherry tomatoes are a necessity.)

Dinners for the Week of August 3 – August 9

• Broiled Thai Sweet Chili Salmon with Steamed Broccoli and Rice

Note: I found a package of salmon fillets deep in my freezer and am going to use them up!

• Grilled Chicken with Grilled Zucchini
• Grilled Steak with Potatoes
• Grilled Pork Chops with Chickpea Salad

Note: This chickpea salad is GREAT for lunches, so I call dibs on the leftovers!

• Sticky Grilled Chicken with Arugula Salad and maybe Focaccia

Note: I don’t have any fresh spinach, but I do have a plastic clamshell of arugula which holds up really well. Also, I am debating whether I should make some focaccia this weekend. I have never made it before but it sounds DECADENT.

• Chili
• Takeout

Cocktail of the Week

• Frose

Note: I made Frose once before this summer and it was kind of meh. I think that may be because I am kind of meh on Rose. Makes sense that if you freeze it, it doesn’t get much better. But Frose just SOUNDS so light and refreshing and summery! And THIS recipe sounds promising because it also includes sugar and vodka. We’ll see how it goes!

What are you planning for dinner this week, Internet?