I've been really swamped with school (I'm in the middle of a four-page paper as I type this) but I've been trying to work a little less and make time to prepare dinner every night for Ben and I because if I don't, we end up not eating (and are crabby) or we eat crap like a plate full of deep fried zucchini & green beans with parmesan cheese and ranch dressing and call it a meal (and end up being crabby because it's not a meal). So, after deciding that we don't want to be crabby anymore we started planning and shopping for meals.
$150 shopping trip and 18 straight nights preparing the planned meals (sides, veggies and all) later......
we were trying to plan for the rest of this week and Ben says, "It doesn't have to be gourmet every night." My initial response was, "I know, but still, we have to eat something!" Then I thought about it for a second and asked, "Wait. Does that mean my meals are gourmet?" To which he laughed and responded with a "Yes." It was one of my prouder moments in life. Not that I'm amazing or anything, (because sometimes anything you don't have to cook yourself is gourmet), it was just nice to know that my husband thinks I'm a good cook. It's things like this that make planing and preparing meals rewarding.
Here are some of the things we've made the last few weeks (links provided when available):
Italian Beef Sandwiches
Skillet Dinner (Draper Family Tradition/Favorite)
Pizza (chicken/tomato/spinach/alfredo)
Hamburgers (with lots of Lawrys and grilled onions)
Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas w/ black re-fried beans
Spinach Tomato Tortellini (about two months ago, but it's REALLY good)
Thin Mint Crackers (Dessert for a double date)
and LOTS OF LEFTOVERS! (I'm still learning to cook for just two, instead of 6 or 8... or 12.)
There were more, but I don't have my calendar of meals in front of me... Guess that just means another post will be coming with more recipes!
Try some of the stuff I listed or if you just want to come over, call me and invite yourself. I love having people over for dinner. :)
3 comments:
Heyo! I might be coming up to Provo again with my mom for Education Week at BYU... MIGHT. So if I do, I'm totally inviting myself over for dinner. Oh, and you should invite Curtis! He'd love to join you, I'm sure! Especially if it's home-cooked! =)
We tried the Spinach Tomato Tortellini for dinner tonight and it was a hit even for the little ones! We're definitely adding this to our rotation. Thanks for the links :)
Woot woot for the Thin Mint Crackers! All that food sounds so good. We'll definitely have to try some of those recipes sometime.
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