Week of June 27th

Sorry, we were gone last week and so I didn't do any cooking at home! For our anniversary, we went to a local, independently owned bookstore. I have heard good things about So Easy by Ellie Kriger, I thought I would give it a try. Before purchasing I asked my husband to look at the pictures (which there were a lot) to see if he would try the new recipes. Here are some new ones...

Monday: Roasted Tomato & Black Bean soup

Avocado-mango salad

Tuesday: Salmon Florentine & Quinoa Pilaf w/ Pine Nuts

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Four-Cheese Baked Penne w/ Romaine Hearts Mediterranean

Friday: Chicken w/ Warm Tomato Corn Salad

Saturday: Leftovers

Week of June 14th

Ok, I am trying to get settled into my summer routine and it has been hard, but I have had lots of ideas! Summer will be sporadic as we may just pick up and go. So don't be too surprised if I am missing a week here or there! Like the end of this week, we have several plans so I won't be cooking as much.

Sun: Salmon Patties w/ veggies

Mon: Taco Salad w/ black beans

Tue: Tilapia w/ veggies

Wed: leftovers

Hints:

Monday's recipe is a quick and easy to go recipe. I usually keep salmon on hand for this purpose.

Tuesday's recipe is nothing special. I just brown lean hamburger with onions, cumin, or what other spice you would like to use. Then I just gather all the other toppings I like: lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, etc. This way my husband I can make it however we like. Black beans are "make ahead" unless you used canned. I like to reduce the liquid in the crock pot then use a food processor and blend all ingredients after cooking to make homemade black beans instead of soup.

Tried something new...

Ok, today I attempted to make homemade Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and it turned out terrific! I even portioned some of it out to freeze for a later time. I had never roasted anything before, but I found these directions very easy for roasting red peppers.