Welcome to Forkcast—our weekly meal plan with 5 recipes, a grocery record, and tricks to maintain dinner straightforward. This week’s lineup comes from dwelling prepare dinner Christen Vidanovic, who’s all about taking advantage of summer time produce.

By the start of July, I’m often fairly settled in my summer time routines: barefoot within the grass, flipping one thing on the grill, and waving to pals pulling up with drinks and youngsters in tow. It’s the sort of month the place the traces between weekday and weekend blur—camp days soften into sundown picnics, and dinner is often on the deck.

Throughout the peak of summer time, the farmers market isn’t an errand—it’s an journey. I come dwelling with armfuls of stone fruit and herbs, zucchini and tomatoes, typically and not using a plan. That’s the spirit this week’s meal plan faucets into: versatile, flavorful dishes that allow the season shine, whether or not you’re cooking for one or feeding a crowd. There’s a mixture of grill-friendly dinners, low-effort lunch concepts, and a pair candy methods to profit from all that summer time fruit.

Breakfast: Caramelized Peach Pancakes

A satisfying strategy to begin the day. Prep the peaches forward so all you must do is pour and flip.

Lunch: Grilled Zucchini Orzo

Excellent for a picnic or a sunny stoop lunch. Grill the veggies with dinner the night time earlier than and lunch mainly makes itself.

Dinner 1: Shrimp Tacos with Charred Corn & Peach Salsa

Juicy grilled shrimp meets candy corn and peach salsa in a taco that tastes like a summer time social gathering. Margaritas are non-compulsory.

Dinner 2: Tomato Salad with Grilled Corn, Feta & Hazelnuts

A no-cook stunner. Grill your corn forward, then toss every thing collectively for a light-weight however satisfying dinner. Prime with rotisserie hen or a soft-boiled egg to make it a meal.

Dessert: Summer season Skillet Cobbler

Effervescent summer time fruit underneath a biscuit-y topping, baked in a single pan. Use no matter fruit you’ve obtained readily available.

Produce

• 6–8 peaches (4 for pancakes + salsa, 2–4 for cobbler)

• 4 medium zucchini (3 for orzo + 1 for hash or fritters)

• 4 ears of corn (2 for tacos, 2 for salad)

• 4 medium tomatoes (for salad)

• 1 small eggplant (non-compulsory addition to grill)

• 2 summer time squash (non-compulsory, grill for lunch bowls)

• 1 head garlic

• 2 medium onions (1 for salsa, 1 for normal use)

• 3 limes (for salsa + dressing)

• 2 jalapeños (for salsa)

• 1 bunch contemporary mint (for salad + non-compulsory hash)

• 1 bunch contemporary basil

• 1 bunch contemporary parsley

• Non-compulsory: ½ lb tomatillos (for further salsa prep)

Dairy & Eggs

• 1 dozen eggs

• 8 oz feta cheese

• 1 stick unsalted butter (for pancakes + cobbler)

Meat & Fish

• 1½ lbs shrimp, peeled and deveined (for tacos)

• Non-compulsory: Rotisserie hen or ½ lb steak (for topping salad)

Pantry

• 1 lb orzo or different small pasta

• Olive oil (no less than ½ cup)

• Vinegar (white wine or apple cider, for dressing)

• Pantry spices: cumin, chili flakes, cinnamon, sugar, baking powder

• ½ cup hazelnuts (for salad)

• All-purpose flour (for pancakes + cobbler)

• Brown sugar or uncooked sugar (for cobbler topping)

• 1 package deal small tortillas (8–10 rely)

1. Grill as soon as, eat twice:

Grill further zucchini, corn, and summer time squash when you’re cooking dinner—these veggies grow to be the bottom for salads, orzo, or perhaps a breakfast hash later within the week.

2. Leftover love

Further grilled veggies can get tossed with pasta, stuffed into quesadillas, or blitzed right into a French dressing.

3. Stretch your staples

Use tortillas for tacos, then flip extras into lunch quesadillas or veggie chilaquiles.

4. Salsa good

Make one huge batch of salsa (just like the charred peach + corn model), and use it as a topping for tacos, eggs, and even grilled meat later within the week.

5. Want a aspect?

Attempt these Zucchini-Corn Fritters with Spicy Yogurt Dipping Sauce alongside the Tomato Salad with Grilled Corn, Feta & Hazelnuts. Crisp, golden, and full of summer time taste.