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What to Cook the Week of July 27 - August 2: 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 July 27 - August 2, 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
- 1BBQ ChickenKansas City Sauce · Mac and Cheese · Dill PicklesSticky Kansas City BBQ chicken off the grill with a creamy stovetop mac and cheese and cold dill picklesGrill, 40 Minutes · serves 4
- 2Garlic-Butter Steak BitesShaking Beef · Watercress · Lime-Pepper DipVietnamese shaking beef - cubed sirloin seared hard in garlic butter over peppery watercress with a lime-pepper dipSear, 25 Minutes · serves 4
- 3Mahi MahiPineapple Salsa · Coconut Rice · LimeGrilled mahi mahi with a charred pineapple salsa and coconut riceGrill, 25 Minutes · serves 4
- 4Pork SaltimboccaProsciutto · Sage · White Wine ButterPork cutlets wrapped in prosciutto and sage, seared and finished with a white-wine butter pan sauceSkillet, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 5Farmers Market BowlQuinoa · Green Goddess · Jammy EggA market haul over quinoa - roasted squash, green beans, and sweet peppers with shaved radish, arugula, avocado, a jammy egg, and green goddessRoast, 35 Minutes · serves 4
The Plant-Based five
Fully plant-based, every week, built to stand on its own rather than as a substitution.
- 1Carolina TempehVinegar-Pepper Sauce · Crisp Slaw · Toasted BunPulled tempeh in a tangy Carolina vinegar-pepper sauce, piled on a toasted bun with crisp slawSimmer, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 2Gochujang Butter BeansSpicy-Sweet · Scallion · Toasted BreadCreamy butter beans in a spicy-sweet gochujang glaze with scallion, sesame, and toasted breadSkillet, 25 Minutes · serves 4
- 3Grilled Peach & TomatoTorn Basil · Shaved Shallot · Toasted AlmondGrilled peaches and ripe heirloom tomato with torn basil, shaved shallot, toasted almonds, and good olive oilGrill, 20 Minutes · serves 4
- 4Corn FrittersPeak Sweet Corn · Herb Sauce · ScallionCrisp sweet-corn fritters with scallion and herbs, served with a bright green herb sauceFry, 30 Minutes · serves 4
- 5Creamy PolentaBraised Greens · Olive · ChiliCreamy polenta under garlicky braised greens with olives, chili, and good olive oilSimmer, 35 Minutes · serves 4
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