Getting ready

During the first three month after I gave birth to both Porgie and Izzy, John and I were completely unable to cook dinner. I was tired and stressed and overwhelmed, so I didn't even really consider cooking. I eagerly gave that responsibility over to John. Of course, he was tired and stress and overwhelmed too, so we just ended up eating out ALL THE TIME. That my friends, is a very expensive habit.

With this baby, I would prefer not to throw money away on fast food every single night. So, I am going to attempt to prepare a few weeks worth of meals and freeze them. I have some dishes in mind, but I am not sure if they all freeze well (like the mac n' cheese). If you have any advice or suggestions, I would love to hear them. Here is my list of meals so far...

Chili (x2)
Gumbo
Lasagna (x2)
Cincinnati style chili (x2)
Marconi and cheese
Broccoli casserole
Tamale Pie
Gnocchi (x2)
Pizza dough (x2)

If I can successfully make all of these meals before the big day, we should have at least two weeks worth of meals. By that point the baby will be about a month old (because John will be home to cook during the first 2 weeks). Then (hopefully) I'll be able to resume my normal cooking duties without too much fuss. I also want to have at least 6 loaves of bread baked and in the freezer.

Wish me luck. I have lots to do before the big day!

Food tastes good

This is the best recipe for potato soup. Seriously, it is super yummy. You can thank me later.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving my lovely readers.

Better Know a Dessert (because I am still not in a cupcake mood)

Remember all those carrots I told you about? Even after making vegetable soup (which didn't turn out that great), I still had quite a few carrots to use. So, being the chubby girl that I am, I decided to make a vegan carrot cake...Yummy! I really love carrot cake, so I was in hog heaven with this tasty dessert. Here is the recipe (just in case you love carrot cake too!).

This week I also made vegan blueberry streusel muffins for my husband. They looked extra yummy, and it was hard to not eat up the whole batch...I have been baking a lot lately (probably a little too much). Dessert seems to be the only meal that I look forward to. I have such a sweet tooth. It is the reason I will never be thin. I just love sugar too much.