So nice to have activity going on here!
Still trying to get moved out of the old house and we've been making some progress. We worked there three out of the last four days. I already told you all Saturday night I was just too tired to cook so we ordered out.
Sunday I HAD to make pork chops as I had taken them out of the freezer on Thursday. I made them with a berry vinaigrette cream sauce and rosemary. We had green beans and Israeli cous cous as sides, it was really good! I ate the leftovers for lunch.
Last night we had mini cheeseburgers, tater tots and Cole slaw. I had one and Fran had two. I made them too thick, so they were a little hard to eat. I really like the mini buns, I get them at Trader Joes. One burger is just perfect for me, I'm full and no leftovers.
Tonight we will be having Roast Beef and cheddar sandwiches on our way to band. We're trying to avoid drive through restaurants. I made a Prime Rib a few weeks ago and thinly sliced the rest and then froze it in 2 sandwich serving sizes. We're on portion #2 for tonight, we'll have chips, the rest of the coleslaw and some thin mints on our drive up.
Brandi, take it easy. It will take a while to get your stamina back. I'm glad you have leftovers so you don't have to over exert yourself. Rest, recover, your body needs it!
Nancy, interesting to hear about the Blue Apron experience. I've looked into those services and there is never anything that I can fully embrace on their menu. There is always an ingredient or two that just turns me off. I remember that feeling of always eating the same thing back when I was 19 and in my first apartment. I got better about cooking over the next few years, but still had only a few good recipes in my arsenal. For some reason I always revolved my cooking around the guys in my life. I had a period where I was single for longer than I had in the past, so I nursed myself through it with food, but not bags of cheetos or pints of Haagen
Das. I read cookbooks, I taught myself to recreate fancy dishes I'd had at restaurants (cause I didn't have the money to go out), and ended up developing a wide variety of ethnically diverse meals.
That's nice Marissa likes to make Asian dishes, that's one of my favorites too. One thing that I love about my current relationship is that Fran goes through food magazines (which I have no time to read) and picks out recipes for me to try, so we always have new things. She gave me a Ginger Chicken recipe and Thai Pork Roast last year.
What I do now is I write out a menu plan which goes for about two weeks, and I plan my grocery shopping based on that. Maybe I don't stick to it (like Saturday when I was too tired), but most of my proteins are in the freezer so I don't thaw them for a day or two and then I make them a day or two later. I totally understand the idea of not wanting to eat the same thing over and over. I save those menu sheets so that I can look back on what I've made in the past so I can remember those dishes Fran found and they give me ideas on how to plan an interesting menu plan. I try not to eat any one protein too often, but I really need to work in more seafood!
Sorry to ramble! Hope everyone has a great day!