I recently wrote down all of the meals I could think of that I make. I came up with a list of 52. That was more than I was expecting. You'd think I wouldn't be sick of them all with that many, but I am. I still make them, of course, and I do still enjoy eating most of them. It's just that the thought of making something from that list no longer excites me, which makes cooking feel like an even bigger chore. Anyway, I am going to post the list mostly for my own sake. I think that years down the road I might actually enjoy looking back on this list, just like I sometimes enjoy thinking about the things I made when we were first married and I had no idea how to cook. Here it is:
(Sorry--the list is cut off when this posts and I don't know how to fix it. Hopefully you can still figure out what they are!)
1. roast chicken
2. beef stroganoff
3. pork chops
4. chicken and stuffing
5. chicken taco soup
6. black bean soup
7. corn chowder
8. chicken noodle soup
9. tortellini sausage soup
10. creamy cauliflower soup
11. white bean soup
12. chicken cacciatore
13. mango salsa chicken
14. baked orange chicken
15. stir fry
16. asian chicken salad
17. fried rice
18. black beans and lime rice
19. refried beans and Spanish rice
20. burgers and fries
21. baked potatoes
22. crepes
23. cornflake chicken
24. beef tacos
25. chicken tacos
26. fajitas
27. taquitos
28. sub sandwiches
29. BLTs
30. chicken enchiladas
31. spaghetti
32. beef stew
33. sweet pork
34. chicken parmesan
35. chicken and mushrooms
36. pizza
37. paninis
38. asian roll-ups
39. mushroom risotto
40. spiced beef brisket
41. roast beef
42. french dip
43. baked spaghetti
44. Mediterranean salad
45. café rio pork
46. baked ravioli
47. tomato artichoke pasta
48. spinach feta pasta
49. pasta salad
50. baked chicken penne
51. murkha dal (lentils)
52. indian tomato chicken
Now, if anyone wants any of these recipes I would be happy to send them to you (or give you the link). BUT, you must send one of your favorites to me in return! As you can see, I have a lot of Mexican-type meals already, so unless it's different from one of these and really good, none of those please. If you have any good vegetarian meals, those would be greatly appreciated. Not only are they typically cheaper and healthier, but for some reason I am sick to death of cooking meat lately (I am not pregnant!). Also, I do occasionally cook fish but I haven't lately because we are trying to save money right now and it seems to me that it has gotten a lot more expensive. I used to be able to get a bag of salmon filets from Costco for like $13 but now that same bag is over $20. Maybe I'm just imagining that, but I thought that was the case. Is there a cheaper way to get fish that I don't know about?If you haven't noticed from my blog already, I love Our Best Bites. Many of the above recipes are from them, including the black bean soup, tortellini sausage soup, and baked chicken penne (except I used roasted red peppers). They are good. I love pretty much all of the recipes of theirs that I have tried.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)
5 comments:
For dinner tonight we had corned beef and cabbage for the first time to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! I didn't know if I'd like it, but it was good and a nice way to switch it up. Your list looks better than mine. :)
I tried a mango chicken recipe a few weeks ago, and it was NASTY. I can eat just about anything and I couldn't finish it. I would like to try your recipe. I laughed when I saw that and knew I'd ask you for it and then read I'd have to give you one of my recipes. I'll message you a recipe on facebook. It'll be hard not to be mexican, because I love to cook mexican too. By the way, have you tried Our Best Bites' taquitos? Divine!
You know that chicken dish that you made us last year? Chris to this day talks about it and is like "If the Atkins invite us over do you think they'll make that chicken dish again?" I'm telling ya, he requests it all the time.
Chris and I like to make chicken with the Wingers recipe. It's so good and not healthy but it's good.
I was going to say Our Best bites but then I read until the end! I just got their cook book and love it! I also like Rookie Cookie and she has a Moroccan Chicken recipe that is to DIE for. Our list changes with the seasons. In the summer time we do tons of yummy salads which I love and fits the vegetarian theme. Have you tried the White Chicken Chili from our best bites? Best. soup. ever.
My friend started this blog:
http://www.dinnertimeideas.blogspot.com/
She has some good recipes. I am also sick of cooking but that is nothing new. Ash you are a fabulous cook and everything you have made us or that we have had at your house is always DELISH!! :)
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