Weekly Menu for 8/5/2012 - 8/11/2012

Day	Menu Item	Shopping
Sunday	Chilled Avocado with Tomato Confetti	4 Avocados 1 Onion 3 Cloves Garlic 2 Lemons Tabasco or other Hot Sauce Chicken Stock* 1 Large Tomato 1 Small Cucumber Wine Vinegar Coriander (fresh)
Monday	Gazpacho	Extra Ripe Tomatoes (you'll want 2 1/2 cups once chopped) Bell Pepper Seedless Cucumber Fresh Parsley Fresh Oregano Fresh Cilantro 5 Cloves Garlic Red Onion Eggs Juice from half a lemon Balsamic Vinegar Hot Sauce
Tuesday	Fresh Tomato Soup	1 Large Onion 2 Cloves Garlic 7 Large, Very Ripe Tomatoes 4-6 Basil Stems Fresh Tomato Oil Sherry Vinegar 6-8 Fresh Basil Leaves
Wednesday	Cold Cucumber Soup	1 cup Seedless Cucumber Plain Greek Yogurt 1 Green Onion Dijon Mustard Fresh Dill Fresh Parsley Salted Herbs (or a salt-free version such as Mrs. Dash)
Thursday	Chilled Summer Berry Bisque	4-1/2 cups Blueberries (fresh or frozen blueberries) Unsweetened Apple Juice Orange Juice Honey Fresh Ginger Root Orange Plain Yogurt Fresh Mint Leaves
Friday	Chilled Summer Soup	1 Quart low-fat Plain Yogurt Chicken Broth* Rice Wine Vinegar 1 medium-sized Seedless Cucumber 2 medium-sized Plum Tomatoes Scallions (green onions) Fresh Dill
Saturday	Cold Yellow Summer Squash Soup	6 to 8 Medium-sized Yellow Squash Chicken Broth* Lemon Juice Onion Fresh Dill Fresh Basil Sour Cream

August 5, 2012 - August 11, 2012

You will also need:

Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, Ground Cinnamon, Ground Nutmeg, Salad, Salad Dressing, Olive Oil, Gluten-Free Bread, Drink of your choice, Food Processor or Blender

* In place of Chicken Broth you can use Vegetable Broth to make this a vegan soup.

This week is all chilled summer soups.

These recipes provide great week-night meals for your family but they are also perfect for entertaining or special occasions.  If you or anyone has a special dietary need, these recipes are also easily adapted to Vegan, Gluten-Free, or Vegetarian.  An example of changing out ingredients in a meal to make it Vegan is to use soy or another nut milk, vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, vegan mayonnaise, or vegan Parmesan cheese.

At the end of the week, or sometime during, please sound off about this week's menu.  Did you enjoy the websites?  How were the recipes?  Were they easy to follow and the ingredients easy to find?  Did you have quite a bit of the ingredients already on hand?

Did you find cooking different meals having similar items easier?  Were you able to prepare multiple meals at once?

What would you like to see on future menus?

Weekly Menu Link-Up


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