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Menu Plan for the week of August 9, 2013:  Thursday's Recipes

Grilled Sausages
Warm Cabbage Pasta Salad

Cooking time:  30 minutes for menu          Cooking schedule: see below for instructions

     Simple grilled sausages are perfect anytime.  Paired with warm Cabbage Pasta Salad for an easy midweek dinner. This should finish the cabbage. 

Grilled Sausages

Total time: 15 minutes
  There is such a variety of sausage available, you can grill them often and never repeat.  Duck, turkey, chicken, beef as well as pork, hot, mild, smoked or not. 

 Ingredients:

• 4 - sausages, depending on size,  12oz total weight (360gr)  

 Instructions:

• This is really a tough one  - cook them on the barbecue grill (or sauté them) until done.  Serve.

 

Warm Cabbage Pasta Salad

Total time: 25 minutes
    The cabbage and onions are softened first, then browned and finished with mustard and vinegar for an easy, healthy pasta salad.

 Ingredients:

• 1 cup (3.3oz, 95gr) bite-size pasta, farfalle, penne
• 1 onion
• 3 cups shredded cabbage
• 1/4 cup chicken stock
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 2 tsp butter
• 1 tbs Dijon mustard
• 2 tbs white Balsamic vinegar

 Instructions:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. 
• Peel and thinly slice onion. 
• Shred cabbage: cut a slice off of the head, lay the slice cut side down, cut into 4ths, then, cutting across, slice very finely: 1/16" - 1/8" (.3cm).  Do not use the core of the cabbage - you'll recognize it when you see it.
• Put onions and cabbage into a nonstick skillet, add stock, cover and bring to a boil. 
• Simmer 5 minutes. 
• Uncover and cook off stock. 
• Add butter, oil and stir-fry over medium heat until starting to brown. 
• Reduce heat to low and let cook slowly, lightly caramelizing, for another 15 minutes.
• Just before adding the pasta stir in the mustard and vinegar.
• Drain pasta and toss with cabbage and onions. 
• Serve.

Cooking schedule: 30 minutes Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives, large skillet, pot and colander for pasta, barbecue grill or medium skillet Put water on high heat for pasta Light/turn on barbecue grill if using Shred cabbage Slice onion Cook cabbage, onion Uncover cabbage, onion, cook off stock

Add butter, oil, stir-fry Reduce heat, cook Start to cook sausages Start to cook pasta      Pause while it all cooks Stir the cabbage Turn the sausages       Pause while it all cooks Stir mustard, vinegar together, add to cabbage Drain pasta, add to cabbage, remove from heat Remove sausages, Serve

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