I thought I would try something new and start a food blog. I feel like every mom out there struggles with the never-ending question, what's for dinner? I love to cook and try new things but I certainly have those weeks where I find us eating take out more than I want to admit, then I feel bad for spending extra money where I know I could do better. My hopes for this blog are to just provide some encouragement to those who struggle with meal planning and hopefully some accountability of myself. I have a master list that I made a year ago taped to the inside of my cupboard made up of only dinner ideas that my family likes a lot, You know for those days where u can't even remember what you like to eat! I admit that when I tire of that list I usually turn to pinterest for new ideas. My family is not picky but I do have several food sensitivities that I have to work around so no matter what recipe I follow i always am changing it slightly. Thanks to my mom I feel like I meal plan pretty well it's just a matter of taking the time. I have found that if I cook more than 3 or 4 dinners in a week we end up with to many leftovers.
This weeks meal ideas are
Tacos
Enchiladas
Hamburger steaks
Omelettes
Mac and cheese w/ kielbasa
My goal is to try and pair more vegetables with our dinners, my kids are good about eating them but I kinda forget about them in my excitement for the main dish. I'm salivating at the thought of home made Mac and cheese so I might have to make that one tonight, I found the recipe on pinterest and I grew up on home made Mac and cheese so it is in my comfort zone without having to look at the recipe. Since I'm gluten free and dairy free I will buy a packaged Mac and cheese from New seasons made by Namaste foods and add the kielbasa to make it similar. Also I try to use kielbasa that does not have msg as they often do, I have a daughter who reacts badly to that.
For tacos and enchiladas I will buy 3 large chicken breasts and boil them slowly in chicken stock with a half a cup of salsa, garlic and onion powder and keep in the fridge to use later. White rice and pinto beans are the other main ingredients in our tacos, I buy soft corn taco shells and fry them slightly in olive oil, sometimes we add some fresh tomato or olives, whatever u like. In a day or two I assemble the enchiladas filling them with white rice, black beans, green chilies, olives cheese and smother in home made enchilada sauce. For myself I omit the cheese and will add extra sauce so they are more moist and if course cook in a seperate pan.
Hamburger steaks: I never ate these growing up but my husband introduced me to them and we love them. You have to start with a good hamburger, I usually buy the ground Angus burger and mix in an egg, Worcester sauce, garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper. Mix together make into patties and cook up in a pan, if your meat is real lean you can use some butter so up don't burn your drippings in the past, u want to use those to make gravy.
Omelettes: breakfast for dinner is one of the easiest meals I can think of, most of us don't have time to make big elaborate meals for breakfast so sometimes dinner is the only time we indulge, plus everyone gets to add whatever they want.
I hope this isn't boring and well I guess if it is than don't read it :). I will try to add pics and updates on a weekly basis but we will see how it goes, I'm excited about this new blog and look forward to hearing Comments. Please know I'm terrible at grammar and punctuation so i hope I don't get picked apart.
