new food week: day 1
[dinner tonight]
Last night, I went to the market with a hearty grocery list full of dinner ingredients and returned home with enough food for the week. And so begins our little challenge — to eat dinner at home Monday-Thursday this week. Perhaps this is routine for you, but for the M household… it’s far from normal. We’re a pick-up, eat-out, “omg let’s get ikea meatballs!” kind of twosome. So let’s see if we can live up to the challenge!
Last night, I quickly whipped up these chicken roll-ups, which were amazingly simple and got a big thumbs up from Mr. M. That was, of course, after he suspended his disbelief that I had created these on my own. I gave myself a small pat on the back, and even had time to prepare the ingredients for tonight’s crock pot meal.
One night down… three to go!
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Oohhh… good for you! I love the crock pot meals… coming home to a house that smells of a long day of cooking is super gratifying, especially when you’ve been gone all day and can still take the credit for the yummy meal!
@Cathleya – I need to pick up that crockpot book you told me about. And lots of crock pot liners! I really think this may be my new best friend!
I love that there was disbelief, because honestly, that looks amazing and not easy.
@leah – It was seriously so easy! I bought chicken cutlets, seasoned w/salt & pepper, placed down a few greens, and sprinkled in the goat cheese and ROLLED. That was it!
I couldn’t believe it myself!
What do most people do? Eat out, or take out? My husband refuses to acknowledge that he is a slave driver by forcing me to cook dinner completely from scratch for him 7 nights a week AND pack his lunch every day — he thinks this is “normal” and that every wife does this. I think he grew up watching too much Nick at Night. Not that I think cooking is bad — it’s far cheaper to cook than to eat out — but the recognition that he is darn lucky and fortunate would be nice!
@Julie – your husband better be providing major favors for that labor of yours! Mr. M was just used to his bachelor life of eating out 7-days a week, especially in the years we dated due to a messy roommate. So, eating out was the norm instead. And I’d like to try and break that habit now that we have a pretty kitchen to cook in!
I do all the cooking in our house. But my husband does all the swiffering, dusting, laundry, ironing, vacuuming…in fact, come to think of it…I really am making out like a bandit
@otherpiecesofme – especially the swiffering part
Our family began this challenge a couple of months ago. Everyone loves it. Friends were over this weekend and I got the nickname “Martha”. Now that’s a seal of approval! Wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t started the “cook from recipes challenge”. Plus were are saving so much money!
@Nette – I’m really interested to see how much money we save in the end… and scared as well?
I’m really going to need to figure out how to keep it up!
That chicken looks so good! I want to start cooking more as we eat out a whole lot each week.
@Stacy – With your pretty new kitchen I’m sure you’ll stay in more!