"Cooking is like love, it should be entered into with abandon or not at all" - Harriet van Horne

DPS like to tease me because he thinks I am a little nutty for being a menu planner. He can never understand why I insist on sitting down every two weeks and mapping out our dinners every night. Hello, do you know me? I LOVE LISTS! I will find a way to make a list for just about everything, what makes cooking any different? Not only do menu planners help you shop, but they are also great for helping you use up certain ingredients in the fridge that spoil soon or the giant crate of zucchini you purchased at the farmer's market.

I like to tease DPS because I think he is spoiled rotten. Almost every night I cook a delicious and nutritious dinner AND almost always pack his lunch for him. I can never understand why he doesn't see the correlation between these menu plans and his full tummy!

If you want this:

(image via Cooking Light)

You have to be able to handle this:

( image via giverslog)

So when I emailed him this morning about my menu selections for this weekend's 4th of July BBQ with the fam, I was less than pleased with his snarky uninterested response. I decided that fine, he doesn't need to eat then! ;)

Now I ask for your advice, what do you think of my 4th menu? And do you use menu planners?

Appetizer: Low-fat green goddess with crudite´

Salad: Bell pepper, tomato, cucumber, and grilled bread salad

Main: Sirloin kabobs with grilled summer veggies and brown rice with lemon, garlic and olive oil

Dessert: Fruit skewers with low-fat fruit fluff dip