Summer menus for July. It's the middle of summer and the cooking should be easy. There's mountains of fresh produce everywhere but using it all needs a plan. Here are 4 weekly menus, with recipes for appetizers, main courses and sides, complete with shopping lists. The food is healthy and the recipes easy. To be simple for summer, many recipes make enough for 2 meals, with leftover rice pilaf becoming a rice salad for another day. Relax and enjoy summer.