Weekly Menu June 22-26

The Weekly Menu June 22-26 is a mash of quick to prepare and grab and go food. The kids are doing so many different things this week that dinner planning seemed futile. Instead I based this week’s menu on quick, healthy eats everyone can grab and take or eat when they have a chance. Baby Quiches are small, portable and delicious but hearty enough to be a meal. Grab a jar of Quick Pickled Vegetables and toss them in the picnic basket. The individual Squash and Feta Tarts are great picnic fare and make a meal paired with a salad. A big pot of short grain brown rice early in the week makes a great base for Vegetarian Taco Salad and doubles as Brown Rice Risotto Cakes. These little patties of goodness are great cold in picnic baskets with Mango Cream. An unfortunate incident with the garage freezer meant I had a whole lot of chicken thighs to use so I made a big batch of Pulled Chicken Taco filling. It is great as a Taco Salad or Mini Taco Sliders.  A big bag of fresh greens in the fridge makes it easy to toss together crunchy salads as a side. By Friday it seems nobody is around so the Make It Your Way dinner turned out to be Have it My Way Prosecco, fresh fruit, cheese and crackers in the garden with a little Latin Groove and no kids. Have a great week. Click the link for recipes and a shopping list.

PULLED CHICKEN TACOS OR SALAD

~Brown Rice~Chipotle Cream

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND FETA TARTS

~Big Green Salad with Rosemary Balsamic Vinaigrette

BROWN RICE RISOTTO CAKES

~Mango Chutney Cream~Simple Rocket Salad

BABY QUICHES

~Quick Pickled Vegetables

MAKE IT YOUR WAY

~Fresh Fruit w/Honey, Cashew Butter

~Cheese~Crackers~Prosecco

MONDAY: Pulled Chicken Taco Sliders or Salad

TUESDAY: Butternut Squash and Feta Tarts

WEDNESDAY: Brown Rice Risotto Cakes with Mango Cream

THURSDAY: Baby Quiches with Quick Pickled Vegetables

FRIDAY: Make it Your Way-Fresh Fruit, Cheese & Crackers