Quick Salmon Patties

Ever have those nights where you just don't feel like doing much for dinner? ABSOLUTELY!! If you haven't, I know you are lying or you the Proverbs 31 women that I have yet to meet!! Well, this week has been great but has left me a little more tired than usual in the evenings to keep up on my regular menu plans. I wasn't feeling all that hungry but I knew I still needed to eat and feed the family. This was a great solution for those more 'lazy' nights. This gave us plenty of time to enjoy dinner together and keep to our season premier schedule for NCIS.

Salmon Patties
3 oz canned salmon, drained
2 organic egg whites
1/4 cup oats (not instant and preferrably organic)
1/4 chopped onion
seasonings of choice
**I tripled this recipe for my family.

Beat eggs in bowl and mix all other ingredients together. Combine eggs with salmon mixture and form into patties to grill on an electric skillet with olive oil. These will fall apart if you try and use the regular grill. The smaller the patty the better though I did manage to use our hamburger press. I also added did 1/2 oatmeal and 1/2 almond flour instead of all oatmeal but you can do as you choose. Serve this with lots of fresh veggies....(as you can see I skipped that and did fruit). A great blend of protein, fat, and carbs. I did let my kids eat these on low carb whole wheat buns. This would also taste great on a bed of lettuce or spinach. Be creative! Top with all the fixings you would with a great burger!!

Let the School Year Begin!!

I can hardly believe that this will be my 8th year of home schooling my children! It has been an interesting adventure to say the least! Each year I think, "This year I will figure it out." I'm still saying that each passing school year. However, I feel so blessed to have this opportunity to train them to be respectable, intelligent, and honorable servants in society for God's glory. The privilege I have to witness them grow into young adults is priceless. I know not every family has felt the calling to do so but, I thank God he has provided perfect circumstances for us to educate in a loving, safe, and most importantly an atmosphere of TRUTH!

So as we begin another year, I still get excited about traditional school supply shopping, new backpacks, and lunch sacks. Heck, I even by myself new stuff! (This year it was a new bag with a lap top cover..whoot!) I still remember how exciting it was so have new stuff!! As things hit clearance we stock up and 'play' with our bargain findings by organizing...sometimes over and over. What can I say. I am a true nerd and organizing freak.

This year we are schooling in our kitchen as we lost our home school room in the basement due to flooding a couple years ago. I have taken the old pantry and turned into a home school closet stocked with all the supplies and books we need for the year. I love a challenge to make something work and so far, this has been great!!

The higher shelving is reserved for extra supplies (stockpile) for future use. This makes it easy for me to distinguish what I use more frequently. I will not be climbing shelves on a daily basis! No thank you! The middle shelves store binders and supplies that we do use most days and are clearly labeled. I also stocked an old spice rack on the interior part of the closet door with small items like hole punchers, small dictionary/thesaurus, and extra erasers when you need something fast.

Wednesday, September 1st was our first official day of school and we are off to a great start. Now, we are enjoying the holiday weekend and great weather. Tuesday will be here soon and we will be 'organized' and ready to go! Happy school year!