Happy Easter!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
For the Love of Cooking
From many of my previous posts, you can probably tell that I love to cook. However, juggling cooking with working is not always easy. In general, I cook 3 times a week, we have leftovers 3 times/week and go out/get takeout once a week. That seems to have worked well. Below is my meal plan for the week - there are a few who have been asking how I organize the meals with working. This is an atypical week b/c I usually do a lot of cooking and prep on the weekends, but was out of town this past weekend so will be putting the meals together in the mornings and evenings this week.
Tuesday (today): grocery store trip, eating out at a fundraiser
Wednesday: crock pot beef vegetable soup: throw the following in a crockpot and cook on low all day: 1 lb stew beef (trim excess fat), 1 cup each of the following: sliced carrots, sliced celery, and cubed potatoes; 1/2 cup of the following: corn, peas, chopped onion; 1 can tomato sauce, water to cover, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1 TBS worceshestire sauce, 1 TBS kitchen bouquet. I may make a cornbread to go wit this, but only if I have extra time tonight to bake it.
Thursday: Asian chicken salad (from a 1/2 a rotisserie chicken, the other half will be used for chicken salad sandwiches):
Friday: frozen pizza
Saturday: leftover soup (above)
Sunday: ham, brussel sprouts, baked fruit, rolls, deviled eggs, for Easter (leftover ham will be lunch meat for the next 2 months)
Monday: chicken salad sandwiches & fruit
Tuesday: grocery trip. TBA
Anyway, above is how I plan our meals and I definitely shop for everything we need for the week at one time. I try to keep extras on hand so I can thrown a simple meal together if needed.
Tuesday (today): grocery store trip, eating out at a fundraiser
Wednesday: crock pot beef vegetable soup: throw the following in a crockpot and cook on low all day: 1 lb stew beef (trim excess fat), 1 cup each of the following: sliced carrots, sliced celery, and cubed potatoes; 1/2 cup of the following: corn, peas, chopped onion; 1 can tomato sauce, water to cover, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1 TBS worceshestire sauce, 1 TBS kitchen bouquet. I may make a cornbread to go wit this, but only if I have extra time tonight to bake it.
Thursday: Asian chicken salad (from a 1/2 a rotisserie chicken, the other half will be used for chicken salad sandwiches):
Friday: frozen pizza
Saturday: leftover soup (above)
Sunday: ham, brussel sprouts, baked fruit, rolls, deviled eggs, for Easter (leftover ham will be lunch meat for the next 2 months)
Monday: chicken salad sandwiches & fruit
Tuesday: grocery trip. TBA
Anyway, above is how I plan our meals and I definitely shop for everything we need for the week at one time. I try to keep extras on hand so I can thrown a simple meal together if needed.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Girls Weekend!
Whew - April really has been and will continue to be a busy, crazy month with soccer, dance, final exams, and graduation prep. In the midst of the madness, I dashed off to the northeast for a girls weekend with one of my best friends. We hadn't seen each other in almost 5 years!!!
The most wonderful thing about a close friend is that no matter how long it has been since you saw each other, you pick up right where you left off. We had a blast in NYC for a couple of days window shopping, going to a spa, and enjoying the city. Then we drove to the beautiful Connecticut town where she and her family live. They live about a mile from the water in a green, daffodil laden area where there are lots of young families. I found myself thinking how neat it would be to live there! The trip was a nice respite. Now with a voice hoarse from chatting incessantly and a suitcase considerably heavier than when I arrived, I sit at Laguardia waiting to board my flight. I can't wait to get home to my family but am so thankful to have been able to come for a visit!
The most wonderful thing about a close friend is that no matter how long it has been since you saw each other, you pick up right where you left off. We had a blast in NYC for a couple of days window shopping, going to a spa, and enjoying the city. Then we drove to the beautiful Connecticut town where she and her family live. They live about a mile from the water in a green, daffodil laden area where there are lots of young families. I found myself thinking how neat it would be to live there! The trip was a nice respite. Now with a voice hoarse from chatting incessantly and a suitcase considerably heavier than when I arrived, I sit at Laguardia waiting to board my flight. I can't wait to get home to my family but am so thankful to have been able to come for a visit!
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