Meal Planning
One might think that after being married for almost five years I would have meal planning under control. It's kinda come in phases, where I'll do really well for a couple of weeks and then just not do it for like a month. Obviously, it's much cheaper to cook at home than to dine out every night.
Over the course of our marriage I've worked up quite a nice collection of cookbooks. I've done my best to donate the ones I probably wouldn't use and to hang on to the ones that have recipes that actually sound both tasty and feasible. Today, after studying for my RD exam, I spent sometime writing out a menu and looking through some cookbooks. I forgot how much I actually enjoy looking at cookbooks. I have quite a nice collection, it's sad that I haven't used it more than I have.
My mom gave us a Vitamix for Christmas. I've had such a great time making ice-chunk free smoothies with it every morning that I decided I would try another recipe. I want to try the hummus recipe in the recipe book that came with it. I don't know if I'll get around to it this week, but the ingredients are definitely on the shopping list. If you can't tell, I LOVE cooking/kitchen related gifts. I'm seriously pumped about making hummus. Probably more than I should.
A couple of weeks ago, I got a craving for some sort of orange flavored chicken. Not necessarily the Chinese dish though. I had a whole chicken, but I didn't want to bake it - it's too hot for that. So, I grilled it. I found a recipe in a barbeque book mom gave me a long time ago and went with that. I cut the chicken in half and marinated it in white wine, fresh orange juice, and butter. Then I grilled it and some potatoes. It was amazing! Here is a picture of it:
Well I better go and get ready for our small group meeting.
3 comments:
Sounds yummy! I'm getting better at meal planning myself. We used to eat whatever is cheap...now it takes thought since things have changed!
I can't imagine meal planning with so many restrictions! It's not like you have much of a choice though because there's no telling what's in your food at a restaurant.
Thanks for the advice. I go in spurts with my meal planning also, sometimes it is fun and other times it seems too much like a job.
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