Oh man. My last family meal post was over a month and a half ago, right before Ben went on vacation. He was on vacation for three weeks and during that time, I handed all my cooking duties over to him. He is much better in the kitchen than I am! We didn’t really meal plan and he was just going with the flow. There is one significant difference when he is in charge of the kitchen… we eat a heck of a lot more vegetables. Seriously. We all love it too. I think one of you commented once, that you meal plan around your vegetable dish. I really like that. I think that will be a new goal. Well, for next week. This week I am going with my usual and next week I will plan my meals around a vegetable dish. Thank you to whoever shared that tip (if it was you, please let me know here so I can properly thank you!).
The pictures above are just a little sampling of things we have eaten these past few weeks. Besides a lot of veggies (though I get too many pictures of them), we had a whole lot of homemade pizza. The girls got really good at making them (see above pictures). With Ben back at work now, I have slowly started taking back the reins in the kitchen again, so expect my regular meal planning menus to be back.
Week 8/8 – 8/12
Monday: Chicken Fried Rice and Bok Choy
Tuesday: Leftovers
Wednesday: Tequila Lime Chicken and Steak Fajitas
Thursday: Chicken Pho (my friend Liz gave me a recipe that I am so excited to try out!)
Friday: Wedding food (My best guy friend is getting married this day, so we’ll be busy celebrating!)
With it being Autumn and all, I probably should start getting into the seasonal foods, but it’s still unbearably hot over here that I can’t imagine anything but Summer, so it’s preventing me from getting in the Autumn spirit. Ugh. We even had lunch the other day and for music the girls requested their Rudolph album. With it being over 100 degrees outside, though I obliged, that just felt wrong. When the weather does finally cool down, what are some good Fall recipes you recommend?
This recipe is really great, just made it!! http://www.marthastewart.com/317958/chicken-and-sweet-potato-hand-pies
And this recipe too! 🙂 http://www.juliasbookbag.com/2012/10/spaghetti-meatballs.html
Hope it cools down for you all soon!! xo
Just saw this Spiced Lentil Soup through Sprouted Kitchen: http://www.sproutedkitchen.com/home/2012/10/2/spiced-lentil-soup-with-coconut-milk.html
Also a big fan of quinoa and black bean stuffed peppers, roasted cauliflower, roasted butternut squash, slow cooker chili, veggie lasagna…yay, Fall foods!
I love anything with squash in it for the fall. Butternut squash is great but I also loveee spaghetti squash. I also like to use hominy & chocolate plus a TON of beans to make chili in the fall. Chili and fall are so perfect together!
It’s California! It’s always hot through October (and sometimes into December). You wouldn’t complain that it wasn’t “Fall weather” in Hawaii, would you? Enjoy it! We live in a semi-desert, not a temporal forest. We don’t have to drive on snowy roads or have to worry about pipes freezing. A little bit more of warm weather is worth it.
The signs of Southern California Fall are there, you just have to notice them. 🙂
Thanks for the photo of the poached eggs in tomato sauce! I forgot about that recipe. I made it again last night, it’s really one of my faves. My kids aren’t the biggest fans of it, but they’re not the biggest fans of anything that isn’t mac n cheese.
these look gourmet! but definitely do able. they are next on my list of recipes to try, especially the pizza!
man, homemade pizza…making me drool just looking at the picture. i think i would have the patience to make it every night. if only my husband can live without rice even for just a day
sharyl, you guys have rice every night? oh man. i am so not used to that anymore! lol. maybe make a pizza on rice!
u know it! we are Filipinos all the way. even when i cook pasta or pancit, he still eats it with rice. LOL!
no way!!!! that isn’t possible! seriously?!!
hahaha! i am dead serious. true story. so sad, but so true.
Oh I’m excited to hear about the Pho! I can’t get enough of the stuff and would love to try making it at home!
Yum, I love the simplicity of the photos
The pizza look great! Already kitchen queens at that age 🙂
oh my gosh… drool! what kind of bread did you use for the pizza dough? some kind of flatbread? i def need to recreate this!
we had this:
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Herb-Roasted-Sausages-and-Butternut-Squash-108951
the other night- easy, fast and everyone liked it- which is saying alot!