On The Menu Week Of June 30th

Need ideas for dinner this week? I have 7 scrumptious dinner menus and 35 delicious recipes just for you! Main dishes, side dishes, salads, soups, breads, desserts, and great tips and ideas for making every meal its best! Here’s what’s on the menu week of June 30th.

Summer is here and we are all about fresh, seasonal food and easy recipes! Cherries are local and so sweet right now. I’m using both sweet and sour cherries in recipes and eating them for snacks. And I’m making jam! Ready for 35 delicious recipes On The Menu?

Here’s what’s on the menu for the week of June 30th.

KABOBS are on the menu tonight! YUM! I think the combination of savory and sweet is a home run when it comes to flavor! These kabobs from Holly at Spend With Pennies look amazing and have that savory and sweet component I love so much! They are a wonderful summer recipe!

I’m making a big batch of Nani’s SAUTEED RICE, one of my favorite side dishes. So full of flavor! I’ll use it with leftovers for lunch and freeze some to have on hand when I’m short on time to make dinner!

I love to cook and try new recipes! So the majority of recipes you see OTM are new to you and to me too! And I can say with truthfulness, all of the recipes I’ve made On The Menu are delicious! I’ve never come across a recipe that was not what was portrayed!

I do, however, mix some StoneGable favorite recipes with all the new ones. They are, to me, my authentic comfort food. And they are things I can make and know we love them. I hope you do too!

Making new recipes is fun and adventurous, and it certainly keeps culinary boredom at bay. But it is also comforting to eat food that is familiar to you, your roots, and your family! I call that a perfect mix!

Hawaiian Chicken Kabobs

Nani’s Sauteed Rice

Tomato, Peach, Cherry, and Burrata with Herb Vinaigrette

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Speaking of a familiar summer recipe here at StoneGable!!!! I’ve made Panzanella Salad for decades!!!! My sister, the chef, introduced it to me and I’ve been loving it ever since. Tonight’s delicious Panzanella Salad comes from one of my favorite food blogs, Natasha’s Kitchen.

This is a summer dish! I wait until I can get gorgeous tomatoes from our garden. Thank goodness for our local farm stands. My favorite? Meck’s Produce! I found they have vine-ripened tomatoes that almost have the taste of summer I crave in a tomato.

It’s so nice to eat panzanella salad in June! If you can find good-tasting tomatoes, you should try this salad. We eat it like a main course. Tonight Bobby is going to grill a big bunch of chicken, and we will top off the salad with a chicken breast.

Panzanella Salad

Grilled Chicken Marinated in Balsamic Dressing

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Don’t you love one-pot meals? Tonight’s dinner is a long-time family favorite.

I love this recipe for yet another reason. I’ve been making this chili for decades, and my mother made it when I was a child. She made it without chili spice, if you can believe it, but it was still delicious. My recipe is a spin-off of hers with chili and a packet of taco seasoning.

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Look at this gorgeous flatbread pizza from Beth at Budget Bytes. Beth’s flatbread dough is super easy and can be started the night before. I love that! I can make part of the recipe while Bobby cleans up the dishes, and part of my dinner is done for the next day!

If you really don’t want to make the flatbread, you can buy it—no judging! I use Lavash bread in a pinch, but try making it. There is something wonderful and magical about dough! Get your hands sticky and learn how to make this easy flatbread recipe.

When you read Beth’s ingredients, you just know this is going to be a huge favorite! Oh, YUM!

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Happy Independence Day!

I made the same menu for a group of girlfriends last weekend, and they loved it. I set the table in red, white, and blue, and we had an indoor picnic. Today, our family is getting together for a day of swimming, eating, and sparklers!

Hope you enjoy the day! Happy birthday, America!

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Magic Dust Rub

The Best Dill Pickle Potato Salad

Slow Cooker Southern Baked Beans

Arugula Salad with Toasted Pine Nuts, Shaved Parmesan Cheese in a Lemon Vinaigrette

Cherry Pie in Jars with Stars

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The word “Caprese” is said in excited but hushed tones in our home! Caprese is given almost reverential status in our family! The combination of tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil is a mash-up made in heaven!!! And that balsamic drizzle? No words!

I vividly remember the first time I ate a caprese sandwich on a crusty Italian roll. I was 34 years old! And I was in Middleburg Va. I can’t remember the Italian deli but I will never forget my first bite of this synergistic food trio!

I hope you can hear my excitement about tonight’s Caprese Chicken from Danielle and Cameron at Our Salty Kitchen. Thank you for this amazing and healthy recipe!

I’ll make the polenta cakes according to the recipe, but then I think I’ll try to air fry them. I love my air fryer!

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Artichokes are one of my favorite foods! And they are on the menu this week! Artichokes are certainly my very favorite veggie! Look at this glorious dish from Rosemary at An Italian In My Kitchen! When I saw this oh, so pretty dish, I knew I had to make it and share it with you!

If you have never eaten artichokes, I hope you will try them. They are one of the most delicious things you can eat!

Rosemary’s post does a wonderful job explaining how to handle, wash, clean, and cook artichokes. This dish is very easy and straightforward. I think it looks so impressive!

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Do you make icebox cakes? They are no-bake and perfect for summer! I love my friend Ann’s blog, On Sutton Place. She makes the yummiest recipes and more!

When I was first married, my mother-in-law introduced Pratt’s delicious version of the icebox cake. I had never even heard of an icebox cake before. Wow, I was missing out. I’ve been making icebox cakes for a long, long time, and we all love them.

Thanks, Ann, for this pretty strawberry icebox cake.

Strawberry Icebox Cake

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Overnight strawberry vanilla oatmeal makes breakfast easy and delicious.

Use your harvest with the best garden fresh basil recipes.

Cheesy loaded mashed potato puffs are the perfect savory bite.

Try crispy, flavor-packed air fryer chicken chimichangas for dinner.

A fresh tomato ricotta tart is light, easy, and impressive.

Cherry pie crumb bars are sweet, buttery, and full of cherries.

Serve whipped feta with spicy honey for a quick, bold appetizer.

Sprinkle savory garden herb salt on anything for extra flavor.

The rustic raspberry lemon cheesecake tart is tangy and beautiful.

Baked teriyaki salmon is sweet, savory, and oven-easy.

A sugar cookie pie crust adds sweetness to any dessert.

Peach crisp with caramel oatmeal topping is warm and gooey.

Corn and zucchini chowder is a light, summer-friendly soup.

A lemony zucchini tart is bright, fresh, and flaky.

Gourmet hot dogs make any cookout more fun and flavorful.

Cherry crisp is a simple, delicious summer dessert.

French onion chicken meatballs are cozy and full of flavor.

10-minute puff pastry is your secret to fast, fancy food.

I hope you can find delicious recipes to make this week!

Happy Cooking, friends….