Dinner Planner: Week of July 9th

I had a much-needed 4-day weekend last weekend where I did absolutely nothing. It was so great not to pressure myself to do work, clean a closet, get stuff done. I have a tendency to not be able to relax. I blame my father who is that way, too. Anyway, I took a few days off and now I am shooting a video cooking course for Clean Eating Magazine on batch cooking and you guys are going to LOVE it! I can’t wait to share details soon!

In the meantime, I am really looking forward to the following events. Please come if you are in the neighborhood!

Thursday, July 13th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Jenni Kayne, Lido Marina Village in Newport. Snacks and books! Let me know if you can make it or just show up to say hi.

Tuesday, July 18th 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Manhattan Beach Farmer’s Market. Cooking demo and bring your books for me to sign!

Wednesday, July 19th 8:00 am to 10:30 am FitOn Studios in Manhattan Beach. Pages will be there selling books and I’ll be signing them!

Here’s your dinner planner for the week:

Monday: roasted poblano, corn and portabello tacos from my cookbook, “Kitchen Matters” and mexican sautéed greens

Tuesday: wild fish in parchment with summer herbs and spicy honey lemon green beans

Wednesday: Grilled chicken with cherry tomato vinaigrette, roasted smashed potatoes

Thursday: Loaded spinach quinoa and turkey casserole from lifeisbutadish.com

Friday: Gazpacho and corn and zucchini frittata

Saturday: Pesto quesadillas with cherry tomatoes (pesto + mozzarella or dairy-free cheese + sautéed or raw cherry tomatoes + whole grain tortillas

Sunday: Roasted Vegetable Lasagne

Here’s what you can do ahead if you need to:

Sunday

Roast poblanos for tacos

Slice portobellos for tacos

Wash, de-stem, and chop kale for mexican greens

Make herb oil for fish in parchment

Trim green beans

Tuesday

Make chicken marinade and marinate chicken 4-6 hours before you are going to cook it

Wednesday

Make loaded spinach casserole up to the point of baking and refrigerate