cook at home more often

Just got out of a 2-year relationship, during which I ate lots of lovely food. I stopped cooking, as my ex did more of it, but I kept baking.

Now, 3+ weeks after the breakup, I have started cooking more/making more of my own lunches. It feels good, and keeps my mind more at ease.

Today’s adventure in the kitchen:
2 lasagnas
1 big casserole of potatoes, pasta, onions, mushrooms, rice, etc.
1 acorn squash (sooo good!)

And I’m about to make a cheese and broccoli potato soup. Should get the two of us set up for lunches and dinners all week.

We’ve been eating at home a lot more lately because of finances mostly, but it’s a good thing.

Tonight was kielbasa, cabbage, onions and boiled potatoes.

Hmmm…typing it all out makes it sound nasty, but it was good. LOL

When I am home… It’s nice to cook a meal and enjoy it together!

With fresh greenbeans and mashed potatoes. One of my favorate meals and perfect for a Sunday night.

So the nights that we are both home together, we have been trying to cook. I have been working a lot of nights so it’s going slow. Last night though we both had the night off and made tenderlion, mashed potatoes and corn. Very tasty!

Well I asked Kevin to make me a food list for when I went shopping and I messed up. It said three pounds of hamburger and that is what I bought. So last night we made three dishes for the hamburg that we will be eating all week: Penne Tomato Basil, Taco Mix and burgers. All becasuse to use the burger we had to defrost it all. Oops, now I know better for next time.

Chicken Pesto:
Prep Time:10 min Total Time:35 min Makes:4 servings
1/3 cup KRAFT Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1/4 cup pesto
1/4 cup GREY POUPON Dijon Mustard
4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Mix 1/4 cup of the cheese, the pesto and mustard until well blended; set aside.

ARRANGE chicken in single layer in 13×9-inch baking dish. Spread pesto mixture evenly over chicken; sprinkle with remaining cheese.

BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until chicken is cooked through (170°F).

Calories 250 Total fat 13 g Saturated fat 3 g Cholesterol 75 mg Sodium 570 mg Carbohydrate 2 g Dietary fiber 1 g Sugars 0 g Protein 29 g Vitamin A 4 %DV Vitamin C 0 %DV Calcium 10 %DV Iron 8 %DV

I got the recipe From Kraftfoods.com It was very easy to make and taste good too!

I haven’t been cooking a lot at home because I always got fed at work. (I work in a restaurant) and it’s boring cooking for one. But now that I’m moving in with my boyfriend I want to cook more at home. We both have cooked a couple of times for eachother but we usually order or eat out. (He’s a sous cheif and cooks all day) He said he wants to teach me how to cook. So it should be fun and I think in the long run it will save us money.

Why can’t I make this happen? It’s so weird. Even to have someone ask me, “What’s for dinner tonight?” makes me feel kind of itchy and irritable.

I bought a cookbook and everything but I can’t seem to make myself do the process of buying the food, storing the food, and making the food.

My poor kids are going to grow up thinking everything comes pre-cooked from BJs.