Days of Gratitude -- Day 9, 2011

Day 9 - Today I am grateful for a gracious, understanding mother who lets me go home early when I'm sick.


Boy oh boy this sickness is ravaging me -- I'm totally exhausted and can't quite seem to kick this bug no matter how hard I try.  


Oh well....I'm making this roasted tomato soup that Krystal shared! This is one of the 4 NEW recipes I'm making this week.  I'm definitely looking forward to trying it.  And to add some greatness with it, and because it's the fall...we're adding a classic grilled cheese sandwich to the mix.  Ahhh....I'm already excited about it!
New recipes scare me -- but what the heck, I'm going for it!
How do you approach new recipes??
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Cooking At Home

We've be kind of lax over the last few weeks about cooking at home.  We wanted to start cooking at home more for financial reasons but also because it's just fun to try different things.  Get some recipes under our belt that we could do with our eyes closed once we have kids.

So this last week we made out our meal plan for this week before we head out of town & thus far every dinner has been great.  Bearcat Wraps on Sunday, Shrimp Fajitas yesterday & Steak Salad tonight with this  balsamic tomato concoction. Thank you Gina's Skinny Recipes for the inspiration!

  It was SO DELISH! Like extremely yummy - not something Isaac and I had thought of before but it was perfect for our dinner tonight.
And tomorrow you might be wondering what is on our agenda for tomorrow & Thursday... Well here it is: Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork sandwiches with coleslaw & corn, and Thursday will be bringing mini Turkey Meatloaf & Quinoa Salad.  Gosh I'm SO looking forward to the next two nights!  So along with trying to cooking more at home, where we have the most control,  we are going to incorporate more work outs in to our life.  I desperately need to get back on track with my weight lifting, and especially my running!  I know I can handle long runs - I just have not given myself the chance to do them lately.  But I'm thankful that Isaac has offered to join WW so that we can hold each other accountable to that plan and to the weigh ins.  Because we both want to be in the most healthy place possible before we start having children so we can be the most prepared & ready for those little ones.  I have a pretty fantastic husband
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Cooking Adventures - Results #1!

Alright gang...
I stuck to my goal and completed the Chicken Cutlets & Tomato Saute!

Here are pictures of the process!

Chicken breast - salt & peppered, waiting to be put in the skillet

Cooking the chicken in good ol' EVOO

Chicken's done - now time for those tomatoes!

Sauteed tomatoes, Sauvignon Blanc, scallions & tarragon leaves

The spread!

My Dinner -- pretty DARN proud of myself

Alright...now to find cooking adventure number 2!

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Cooking Adventures!

Ok - time to buckle down and get to domestic business...  I will be renewing my cooking adventures.  I briefly started a while back during football season and had some success with my home made meatloaf & sesame asparagus.  But admittedly, marrying a wonderful chef puts a bit more pressure on a new chef.  So I took a step back and made whatever effort I could while he was cooking....and confession, I just really enjoy Isaac's cooking!

So I'm going to start small and start tomorrow (I have a bible study tonight that will keep me out late)!  And here is a picture of the recipe I'm going try:

Chicken Cutlets with Tomato Saute

Seems easy enough - chicken, tomato, olive oil, white wine.  Can't really go wrong.  The plan is to serve either with mashed potatoes or wild rice.  We shall see! 

Wish me luck!  I'll post on Friday how things turn out with photos of my progession... :)

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