Is anyone else sick of winter yet? Yes, I'm aware that we've had a fairly mild winter, as winter's go, and that's cool. But it's still chilly a lot and gloomy and everything in my garden is brown and dead. I requested a catalog from Burpee last week because I'm thinking about my garden and what we can do this year to solve some of the problems from last year (mostly a sloping yard, so when it rains heavily all the mulch washes down to one corner. So I'm thinking flowering ground covers instead).
Anyway, along with winter I've also hit a bit of a block in the kitchen department. We've had take out a bunch of times, or some nights I feed the kids oatmeal and John cooks himself something and I might eat an egg and then wake up starving in the middle of the night. So my goal for this week is to actually cook.
Here's what we'll be eating:
**Paprika Chicken with Pasta--A recipe from a Pampered Chef book, it's easy and family pleasing, plus it should clear out some of the random packages of pasta in my pantry. Salads and veg on the side.
**Curried Chicken with Couscous--So many years ago, I read that Cat Cora, from Iron Chef, says that all kids will eat curry. And I personally don't care for curry, but I'm going to make this to test out her theory. And I love quick cooking couscous. Some kind of veggie to go with it.
**BLT Mac and Cheese--My menu seems heavy on the pasta, and it's partly because of the aforementioned pantry problem, but also because the kids like it. The L in this recipe stands for leek. We'll see if I can sneak it past them.
**Italian Wedding Soup--I love this soup, but most prepackaged versions are too salty. So I'll bite the bullet and make my own meatballs. Salad and bread to go with it.
**Pork Tenderloin With Mashed Potatoes and Gravy--An easy crockpot meal, also comforting when I've been cold all day and all I want is to get warm. Also some kind of veggie on the side.
**Ham Steak with Veggies and Rice--Ham steak is one of my favorite last minute meals. They cook in literally minutes and both kids are big fans of ham. Leftovers, if any, can be tossed into soup.
**Wells St. Chicken--Last year, one of Johnny's fundraisers was food stuffs, and we have some of this seasoning mix left over. It's pretty easy and both kids like it.
What are you eating these days? And while you're at it, pop over to Potluck, where I'm talking about chili!
Anyway, along with winter I've also hit a bit of a block in the kitchen department. We've had take out a bunch of times, or some nights I feed the kids oatmeal and John cooks himself something and I might eat an egg and then wake up starving in the middle of the night. So my goal for this week is to actually cook.
Here's what we'll be eating:
**Paprika Chicken with Pasta--A recipe from a Pampered Chef book, it's easy and family pleasing, plus it should clear out some of the random packages of pasta in my pantry. Salads and veg on the side.
**Curried Chicken with Couscous--So many years ago, I read that Cat Cora, from Iron Chef, says that all kids will eat curry. And I personally don't care for curry, but I'm going to make this to test out her theory. And I love quick cooking couscous. Some kind of veggie to go with it.
**BLT Mac and Cheese--My menu seems heavy on the pasta, and it's partly because of the aforementioned pantry problem, but also because the kids like it. The L in this recipe stands for leek. We'll see if I can sneak it past them.
**Italian Wedding Soup--I love this soup, but most prepackaged versions are too salty. So I'll bite the bullet and make my own meatballs. Salad and bread to go with it.
**Pork Tenderloin With Mashed Potatoes and Gravy--An easy crockpot meal, also comforting when I've been cold all day and all I want is to get warm. Also some kind of veggie on the side.
**Ham Steak with Veggies and Rice--Ham steak is one of my favorite last minute meals. They cook in literally minutes and both kids are big fans of ham. Leftovers, if any, can be tossed into soup.
**Wells St. Chicken--Last year, one of Johnny's fundraisers was food stuffs, and we have some of this seasoning mix left over. It's pretty easy and both kids like it.
What are you eating these days? And while you're at it, pop over to Potluck, where I'm talking about chili!