Yesterday we had Chili Mac. I took 4 cups of the leftover chili, added 2 cups of water, 1 Tbsp of chili powder, and 3 cups of pasta (rotini). Put it in a pot; brought it to a boil; then turned down the heat to medium for about 25 minutes.
Veggie=green beans, fruit=apple slices
daughter7-said she wasn't hungry; ate everything; wanted seconds on mac.
son5-had cheese on side; ate green beans, apples, and cheese; ate one bite of mac
son3-had cheese on side; ate apples and cheese; told him he had to eat beans and then did
mom-ate everything (cheese on top of mac); had seconds of mac.
It was good, but needed more flavor. Dad wasn't home for dinner, but took a bite of the mac to help me figure out what was missing. He thinks I should use tomato juice/sauce instead of water. I will have to try that next time.
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Salad
One of our favorite family meals is salad. I know that is probably weird since we have little kids, but they all eat it. I cut up the lettuce and tomato. Put them in a bowl and then have the extras on the table to add in. Tonight we had cheese (Colby/Jack), pepperoni, bacon bits, croutons, and Ritz crackers. Our fruit for the evening was pineapple.
dad-had everything with Ranch on top
daughter7-salad with tomatoes, pepperoni on side, and Ritz; ate everything she took
son5-salad no tomatoes, everything on side including ranch and Italian dressing, ate all he took and half of pineapple
son3-had a little of everything; wanted to stop after pineapple, but finished salad when we told him he had to
mom-ate everything yum-yum!
No leftovers
dad-had everything with Ranch on top
daughter7-salad with tomatoes, pepperoni on side, and Ritz; ate everything she took
son5-salad no tomatoes, everything on side including ranch and Italian dressing, ate all he took and half of pineapple
son3-had a little of everything; wanted to stop after pineapple, but finished salad when we told him he had to
mom-ate everything yum-yum!
No leftovers
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Chili
Today was a cold snowy day so chili seemed like the perfect dinner. I took the recipe I found for chili seasoning and altered it a bit. I am looking for a simple but good chili recipe. Maybe this blog will help me find it. Here is what I did today:
1 lb of hamburger, browned
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/2 Tbsp seasoned salt
1 tsp cumin, ground
1/2 tsp oregano, ground
1 beef bouillon cube
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Mixed ingredients all together then added:
1 (15.5 oz) can Mexican style Chili beans
3 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
2 (pint) jars canned tomatoes
I put it in my slow cooker on medium for about 6 hours.
I also made:
rice
corn bread
caned pears
(the tomatoes in the chili was our vegetable)
dad-said chili and corn bread were good; ate everything but rice
daughter7-ate everything except rice; even started a second bowl of chili; no cheese on top
son5-ate some of chili with cheese, ate corn bread and pears
son3-only ate pears
mom-not what I am looking for in chili; try adding onions and more tomatoes
leftovers: everything
How I felt about cooking dinner-nice to have in slow cooker so I could forget about dinner for a while. Felt good to have day one started.
1 lb of hamburger, browned
1 Tbsp chili powder
1/2 Tbsp seasoned salt
1 tsp cumin, ground
1/2 tsp oregano, ground
1 beef bouillon cube
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Mixed ingredients all together then added:
1 (15.5 oz) can Mexican style Chili beans
3 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
2 (pint) jars canned tomatoes
I put it in my slow cooker on medium for about 6 hours.
I also made:
rice
corn bread
caned pears
(the tomatoes in the chili was our vegetable)
dad-said chili and corn bread were good; ate everything but rice
daughter7-ate everything except rice; even started a second bowl of chili; no cheese on top
son5-ate some of chili with cheese, ate corn bread and pears
son3-only ate pears
mom-not what I am looking for in chili; try adding onions and more tomatoes
leftovers: everything
How I felt about cooking dinner-nice to have in slow cooker so I could forget about dinner for a while. Felt good to have day one started.
A New Start
I have a goal for 2008. I want to learn to enjoy cooking for my family. Yes, I will admit it. I don't like to cook. I heard a friend of mine say that one of her sons asked her what she didn't like about being a mom and she said the cooking (my sentiments exactly). Her son then told her that since she had a lot of meals still to cook she should learn to enjoy it. I have thought of that a lot since I heard her say it; and realize that I need to do the same. There are A LOT of meals that need to be cooked in my home for the next several years, so I might as well enjoy it.
As part of my effort in this goal, I have started this blog to track my progress. I have the goal of cooking a good meal for my family for five of the seven days of the week. The last two days can be leftovers, a frozen meal, order in, or go out, or someone else cook. Each meal will have a vegetable and a fruit with it. My husband stayed with a family a couple of summers ago and admired that they had a vegetable and fruit with each meal. Seems like a worthy goal as so we will officially start that too.
Each day I will blog what we had for dinner and how it was received. For each person that eats, I will report on how well they ate it. I will describe each person as follows: dad=dad, daughter7=7year old daughter, son5=five year old son, son3=almost 3 year old son, mom=me. I will also post things I will changed for when I make it again.
So here we go!
As part of my effort in this goal, I have started this blog to track my progress. I have the goal of cooking a good meal for my family for five of the seven days of the week. The last two days can be leftovers, a frozen meal, order in, or go out, or someone else cook. Each meal will have a vegetable and a fruit with it. My husband stayed with a family a couple of summers ago and admired that they had a vegetable and fruit with each meal. Seems like a worthy goal as so we will officially start that too.
Each day I will blog what we had for dinner and how it was received. For each person that eats, I will report on how well they ate it. I will describe each person as follows: dad=dad, daughter7=7year old daughter, son5=five year old son, son3=almost 3 year old son, mom=me. I will also post things I will changed for when I make it again.
So here we go!
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