Summer is a time for root beer floats, light meals, and hot dogs (but improved when wrapped in pretzel dough!). I hope you and your family enjoy my new weekly meal plan of five dinners and one dessert.

I love the summer. But I don’t want huge dinners that take forever to make in a hot kitchen. That’s why this week I included skewers on the grill again plus two breakfasts for dinner, one is sweet while the other is savory. I hope you enjoy these recipes.

I know many of you are now making more food at home than ever before thanks to quarantine. If you’re like me, meal planning can be a real chore. To solve this problem, I am developing meal plans consisting of five dinners and one dessert so you can take meal planning off your to-do list.

I was pretty disappointed when I heard the Wisconsin State Fair was canceled this year because of COVID. How was I going to get my giant cream puffs? After a completely botched attempt following someone else’s recipe, I decided to create my own (regular-sized) cream puffs. I feel this cream puff recipe is easy to follow plus super tasty! It’s a hardy pastry shell that can handle heavier fillings. I filled them with a basic whipped cream this time but I can’t wait to try pastry cream, lemon curd, etc. I’ll definitely want to cover them in chocolate at some point too – the possibilities are endless.