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August Dinner Ideas
Late August is the loudest the market gets all year, and it does not last. Hatch chiles are being roasted in parking lots. Tomatoes are finally worth the wait. Corn is sweet enough to eat raw off the cob, and the stone fruit is at the point where you have to eat it over the sink.
The mistake in August is cooking too much. When produce is this good, your job is mostly to not get in its way - heat, salt, acid, and something torn over the top. Almost everything below takes under thirty-five minutes.
Whole weeks from this stretch of the year
August 10 - 16, 2026
Ten dinners, one shopping list
August 3 - 9, 2026
Ten dinners, one shopping list
July 27 - August 2, 2026
Ten dinners, one shopping list
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