July Menu Plan
(with guest chef Rachel Ciordas!)
Feel confident and in control of your weekly meal plans without spending hours online searching for recipes that you can trust.
Today’s newsletter features my July Menu Plan, an entire month of meals with photos and links to every recipe!
Hello and welcome! If you like tacos, kimchi, seasonal produce, and bright flavors, you’re in the right place. For those who are new, I’m Betty, a food writer, recipe developer, home cook, and Southern California gal.
Every Friday in this newsletter, I share California Cuisine recipes to inspire you, no matter where you live in the world. California is the most ethnically diverse state in the U.S. and is home to many peeps from Asia, South America, and the Mediterranean. The cuisine here reflects that and is a beautiful mash-up of flavors!
Other places to find me: my food blog, podcast, YouTube, and Instagram.
What to Expect Each Month
The monthly plan is divided into four weeks and includes these sections:
Sunday 1 Hour Prep
Breathe a sigh of relief! This one hour of prep will make your week go so much smoother, at least in the kitchen. These goodies keep in the fridge for noshing during the week: dips, sauces, breakfast items, or snacks.
Weekly 4 Dinner Recipes
No more searching for recipes! The dinner decision is done! Links to four dinner recipes leave wiggle room for leftovers, nights out, and too-exhausted-to-cook-it’s-popcorn-for-dinner evenings.
Weekend Extras
A little somethin’ somethin’ for fun! Weekend treats include desserts and fun drinkie recipes! Low-alcohol drinks and mocktails included.
Featured Cook
The Featured Cook this month is Rachel Ciordas, a long-time chef, cooking teacher, and recipe developer who writes the newsletter, Next Level Gluten Free. You’ll see some of her incredible dishes in this month’s menu plan.
Also, all the recipes this month are either Gluten-free or easily adaptable to be GF!
Plus, Rachel and I have collaborated on a California casual dinner party menu, coming in a couple of weeks. The menu is perfect for an easygoing meal at home with a few friends: recipes, fun conversation starters, and a Spotify playlist!
Subscribers Chat
If you have any questions about a recipe or want to share what you’re making, drop a comment in the chat! You can access it here.
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Week 1
