Weekly Menu, June 4th

NOTE: I am not going to post every recipe as that would take way too much effort...just the ones that are easy and/or super tasty. I will post a recipe if its requested. I will only post recipes that I have tried before, as many of the recipes I use are new and untested. The point of this blog is to remind you that cooking for your family is not only healthy but serves a purpose--to come together each day and connect. What better way to do that then with healthy home cooked food?

Okay so here's how I do it. I sit with a stack of cooking magazines (Cuisine at Home and Cooks Country--I like these two because they are family friendly and have easy sections). I pull out only this seasons issues, spring/summer months, from the past two or three years and I flip. I come up with mostly easy recipes with one or two being more elaborate. I only meal plan for dinner. Breakfast and lunch are typically the same....that's another post.

This weeks meals:

• Monday- Chicken Cakes with Tomato Con Cocasse (this is way easier then it sounds) and green salad.


• Tuesday-Balsamic Flank Steak (Cuisine at Home) w/ potatoes and corn salad


• Wednesday- Sausage Shish Kabob's and Bean Salad


• Thursday- Spaghetti and homemade meat sauce


• Friday- Fish Tacos w/ cabbage slaw


• Saturday- Turkey Burgers

RECIPES

Chicken Cakes w/ Tomato Concasse (Cuisine at Home, Week Night Menus Book)

I have made some changes to the original recipe--this is my easier version

throw the following in a bowl and mix together:

2 cups cooked chicken (I use a pre made, store bought rotisserie), Chopped in super small pieces

1/2 cup finely diced celery

1 cup diced green onion

1 1/2 cups bread crumbs

1/4 cup parsley

1 T sage

1 T thyme

1 1/2 t kosher salt

4 eggs, beaten

Make into a patty--similar to making a hamburger--fry in olive oil until thoroughly warmed and browned on either side.

Tomato Concasse is a sauce that can go over or under the cakes.

Saute in olive oil: 1 T garlic and 1 t red pepper flakes for about a minute. Add 1, 28 oz can diced tomatoes and salt to taste. simmer for about 10 minutes.

Serve this alone or with a green salad.

The Chicken cakes are favorite of ours and make them often.