happy half birthday to me! a day made even sweeter by the fact that andy is home from the hospital because of the holiday. it's barely above zero today so we're enjoying a day at home in comfy clothes. even if i'm doing fun things like organizing and purging and a bit of packing.
here's what we'll be dining on this week :
meatless monday : homestyle chicken and noodles. first, i'll explain that we ate meatless for lunch, so i'm still going to call today meatless monday. for dinner we're going to with this recipe i had on our menu plan a few weeks ago and didn't get a chance to make. a nice and hearty comfort food dish on a cold evening? yes, please!
i've selected monday as a night of the week for our family to eat a meatless meal as it tends to be more budget friendly as well as a friendlier option for the environment. my meat and potato eating husband tends to go along with this idea because i also make him a yummy dessert in addition to his meatless meal. what can i say, i'm nice like that.
tuesday : turkey fried rice. a recipe from my binder that i've pulled from magazine. again i'm sad that everyday food is no longer. the recipe calls for ground pork, but i'm making it a bit leaner by using turkey. a perfect use for the large amount of brown rice that's in my fridge from meals we had at the end of last week.
wednesday : spinach and artichoke baked pasta. i let everyone select a meal for us to enjoy this week and this was camryn's pick. which i found mildly amusing. [1] because i've only made it once and was shocked that she remembered it as it was back in october and [2] becuse her sister has a "thing" about spinach lately and insisting she doesn't like it. dinner should be interesting…
thursday : chicken and wild rice soup. i made this soup the week after christmas from one of the five new cookbooks i received. i *heart* me a great cookbook. a nice, hearty soup that everyone enjoyed and easier for leighton to eat with the rice instead of noodles.
friday : chicken nachos. andy's selection for the week and an easy one to throw together. for the record, i enjoy this best as a quesadilla filling. the girls side with daddy as they enjoy the treat of having chips for dinner.
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