cook one new dish a week

i consider this goal finished.we have enjoyed this culinary adventure, the grocery bill has gone down alot, also we spend so much less on take out. plus my hubby has been helping me alot. he really turned into a great baker…

it has been a joy to try new dishes, maybe thats one of the reasons my weight is going up. but we do eat a lot better, more fresh foods and less fast food, plus my hubby has joined me in my quest, he has been busy baking up a storm. plus we have been saving money, since we make a meal plan and only shop for what we need that week.

I tried a simple recipe for chicken using tenders tonight. It was ok, but it called for mandarin orange slices and I think perhaps fresh oranges might be better. In addition, I think I need to tweak a few other things. In other words, it needs a bit of improvement if I’m going to make it again. Still, nothing ventured, nothing gained! It was at least a healthy recipe!

I’m going to try a lemon-garlic baked chicken and a white wine – raspberry chicken. Both are healthy recipes; now I just hope they turn out well.

And I won’d be doing it next week – at least I doubt it – since I’ll be in a time share with two sets of parents (and they aren’t adventurous). Anyway, I’ll pick this up again in two weeks.

For my son – and I’m enjoying them. This isn’t exactly exotic, but it is nice to have fresh green beans rather than canned! (Not to mention the other veggies I’m steaming)

I made “healthy” chicken parmesan – fat-free marinade, some breadcrums (Italian) mixed with a little parmesan cheese, then baked in the oven. It was so juicy and flavorful! I’ll be making that one again!

I’m trying this one tonight. It is from a “healthy cooking” cookbook – so I’m just hoping it is edible! :-)

Edit: it was pretty good, but I found a few things about the recipe that need “tweaking” so I’ll try it again after a while.

I am trying about 6 new things…assuming I actually get around to cooking them!

still doing a dish a week, am getting better at this cooking buisness, this week i made pumpkin cranberry muffins, yummy!