Today was one of those grocery shopping trips where I needed everything and still managed to forget garlic (I mean how on earth do you forget garlic?!?!) Had to run back to the store half way through sauteing the onions cuz I had no garlic to add… doh
So, this weekend I cooked… we’ve got salmon pate for tonight’s shindig for NYG ADULTS, yay grown up party! Good thing I called the hostess with the mostest, DH and made sure about the pecans, never good to get the allergies going…
Made a giant batch of chilli, should be eating on that for a month and tried a fun new recipe for a baked pasta chicken casserole which could be totally boring so I dumped parsley and herbs in there like no tomorrow, dumped a bag of mozzarella in there too… Added some sun dried tomatoes and am wondering if capers or olives wouldn’t have been a nice addition. We’ll see.
All I’m saying is that I should be buying shares in Gladware…
So, here’s my beef… (none this week thanks…) I spent about $35 (including 10 new containers that go from freezer to microwave) and am going to get about 18 meals. Well, I’m going to have to throw a salad together or nuke some veg or something but really, why are we buying those little meals in those black trays? I know absolutely exactly what went into my meals (I can pronounce all the ingredients, thank you very much!) and it only took me about 90 minutes to make all these meals. The kitchen is already cleaned up, the dishwasher is running and I’m blogging about cookings, see, super easy. I really wonder why people are so intimdated by cooking. I know it’s like trying to do math when you’re math challenged. Trust me, cooking is way easier then math (ask my kids about how well I do math, it’s not pretty… that’s all i’m saying). I wish folks would give it a try. okay, getting off the high horse or the soap box, which ever you percieve that little rant to be about… it’s okay.
okay, live blogging moment here: just pulled the chicken/pasta/tasty herb casserole out of the oven and it smells great. We’ll still have to wait and see if it needed something else for zip.
Got an email from one of the Dinner Club women inviting me over to be her personal chef during her maternity leave, boy would i love to spend a weekend doing that. Might have to get my act together and get myself north for a few days to get my cook on!
Oh yeah, in addition to the get together tonight (with salmon pate goodness on it’s way) I’m feeding the high school ministry team. Happily I’m feeding many many this weekend!
Peace, love and tasty morsels.
A.
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