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What to Cook the Week of August 10 - 16: 10 Dinner Ideas from a Chef
Every Sunday I write one week of dinners: five Classic and five Plant-Based, chosen around what is actually good at the market that week. This is the plan for August 10 - 16, 2026. Take the ideas, cook the ones you want, or let SEASON hand you the whole week with the shopping list already done.
The Classic five
- 1Chicken PiccataSungold Tomato · Caper · LeekA summer piccata - chicken cutlets in a lemon-caper butter with blistered Sungold tomatoes and sweet leeksSkillet, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 2CarbonaraPancetta · Egg · PecorinoThe real Roman carbonara - crisp pancetta, egg, and pecorino tossed with hot pasta and a lot of black pepperSkillet, 25 Minutes · serves 4
- 3Miso CodSweet Miso Glaze · Bok Choy · RiceCod marinated in sweet miso and broiled until it caramelizes, over rice with charred bok choyBroil, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 4Japanese Ground Beef CurryGround Beef · Potato · CarrotCozy Japanese curry with ground beef, carrot, and potato over rice - the curry-house classic at homeSimmer, 40 Minutes · serves 4
- 5Chile RellenosRoasted Hatch Chile · Jack Cheese · RancheroWhole roasted Hatch chiles stuffed with melting jack, baked golden over a bright ranchero salsaBake, 50 Minutes · serves 4
The Plant-Based five
Fully plant-based, every week, built to stand on its own rather than as a substitution.
- 1Tacos Dorados de PapaCrispy Potato · Red Salsa · IcebergRolled potato tacos pan-fried crisp and golden, over red salsa with cold shredded icebergSkillet, 35 Minutes · serves 4
- 2Vietnamese Noodle SaladRice Vermicelli · Lime-Chili · Crispy TofuCool rice vermicelli with herbs, crispy tofu, and crushed peanut in a bright vegan lime-chili dressingNo-Cook, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 3Herbed Lentil BowlLemon-Herb · Cucumber-Tomato · TahiniWarm lemon-herb lentils over greens with a cucumber-tomato salad and a swirl of tahiniSkillet, 25 Minutes · serves 4
- 4Shishito & White BeanRomesco · Garlic · Grilled BreadBlistered shishitos over garlicky white beans with smoky romesco and grilled breadSkillet, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 5Sikil P'akPumpkin Seed · Cucumber · JicamaA Yucatecan toasted pumpkin-seed dip with charred tomato, scooped up with cucumber, jicama, and radishNo-Cook, 25 Minutes · serves 4
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