Before I get into this week’s plan, I thought I’d review some of the new recipe’s I tried last week:
Slow cooker Asian Beef and Broccoli: Both were very good. Simple. Easy. Satisfying. I think the beef might be a good thing to bring to families with new babies, perhaps with less spice (although it wasn’t too spicy at all, but I hear kids can be picky about such things). I am going to file this away, because I currently know approximately 1,268 pregnant women.
Chickpea Curry: Wow! Ryan and I were both surprised at how much we liked this *very simple* and cheap dish, although I did get all “allrecipes” with this and made some adjustments: added minced garlic and fresh ginger to the sauteed onions; tripled the garam masala; served it over whole wheat couscous instead of rice
Quinoa Spinach Mac ‘n Cheese: This was good, but not stellar. We’ll probably make it again, though.
Sherried Tomato Soup: VERY good. VERY easy. Note: it makes a ton. I halved the recipe, and we were still eating leftovers for a few days. Related, it re-heats superbly. This will be our new go-to tomato bisque.
Butternut and Squash Pasta: YUMMMMMMMMMMM!!! Adjustments we made: no walnuts, whole wheat shells instead of orecchiette. I made a special trip to Yoder Meats to get some sundried tomato chicken sausage, but they were all out, so I substituted their mozzarella sausage, which was okay, but I think it would be better with a different type. Ugh, and when I got home I saw that Yoder Meats’ sausage had MSG and nitrates. So much for paying a little extra for “local” and higher quality.
Alright, onto this week:
Monday- chili and cornbread with a salad [Teasing me, Ryan said, "aren't you going to make homemade Fritos?" Eyeroll.]
Tuesday- family dinner
Wednesday- breakfast-for-dinner, featuring waffles and some sort of egg thing
Thursday- lentil loaf and broccoli. I use a recipe similar to this, but with homemade ketchup.
Friday- bean and rice burritos, some sort of veggie on the side
I want to eat at your house. It always sounds so delicious.
Ummmm….ditto. I’d love to be your daughter to eat your food all the time.
I’ve been in search of an MSG free Italian Sausage (ground).
I am intrigued by the homemade ketchup.
If you’re looking for something more specific for your “some sort of egg thing” you should try chile rellenos.
And because I am too lazy to go over to your other post, I want you to know I’ve been thinking of you a lot and praying for you.
Thank you, Monica!
And if you find an MSG-free Italian sausage, let me know!