Whew! We made it through the first week of the year with flying colors, you guys. This year, I wanted to spend some more time getting back to the core of why I started this blog: to help you cook. And I figured, who else to help me figure out what you’re looking for than YOU. YES YOU READING THIS. So tell me what you need, what you want, what you love. I’ll get on it. Meanwhile, I wanted to show you a little behind-the-scenes about what I actually eat on the regular. On the weekends, I try to make awesome dishes for y’all, but during the week I’m just like most of you – full time job, exercise, commitments, etc.
So I’m going to try to share with you what I’ve eaten each week and what was awesome and where you can find recipes, with the hopes that we might all expand our wheelhouses this year!
Sunday – Simple Coconut Chicken Curry from Half Baked Harvest
I have a Pinterest board of recipes to try at home (aka things I think Jeff will like) and this week I picked a couple to make off of this. Overall, I really liked this dish – the broccoli was fresh and delicious, and the curry wasn’t too overwhelming, but it was a bit spicy for me (I am a wimp with spice, and get the hiccups!). We’ll be making this again.
Monday – One Pan Pasta from Martha Stewart
This recipe suggestion came from my friends Jessica & Steve (thanks guys!) and was a crowd pleaser too. Overall I think I’ll use less onion and of course add a little Parmesan to the water, but it is a great dish that is ready in 10 minutes and vegetarian – great because this year I’m trying to eat less meat to help our environmental (among other reasons.) Also adding this to our wheelhouse – and the possibilities with this are endless.
Tuesday – Dinner from Grilliant
This night I had a commitment to watch Downton Abbey with my friend Mary, so we ordered salads from a local place. For those of you who are local-ish, you have to try this place – so, so delicious, fresh, and healthy!
Wednesday – Grilled Cheese & Soup
Wednesday night is the night I walk & do yoga with some of my girls. As such, I am usually rushing to finish dinner pre-work out, so I planned accordingly something Jeff could make and that was fast. I grated cheddar cheese and layered on basil, feta, and sundried tomatoes on sourdough bread. Then I heated up some TJ’s tomato soup and voila! dinner.
Thursday- Cheese Quesadillas & Leftover Soup
No picture here, because this was similar to Wednesday. I got home a bit late, so Jeff made cheese quesadillas and I had a bowl of soup with spinach.
Friday – Chicken with Goat Cheese from Barefoot Contessa
Tonight I plan on making this recipe that I’ve made before – this was originally Thursday’s dinner plan, but I always plan one less meal than nights because inevitably one of us works late one night and we have to move our plans around.
What did you guys eat this week? What are some go-to recipes you always make that make everyone in your family happy?
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