Read All About It!

Check out http://www.dailylit.com if you're online or on your iPhone fairly often and would like an excuse to do a bit more quality reading during your day. I just signed up for a Berlitz daily Spanish lesson to be delivered to my inbox. Sounds perfect! The topics and reading categories are like a visit to your local library or BN. And it's free.

How does this relate to cooking? Not sure. There are probably some cookbooks available through the site. Yeah. That's it.

Week 44--winter wind-down

Mon – spinach souffle
Tues – BBQ chicken
Weds – meatballs w/rice avgolemono (Greek Cooking NY Style)
Thurs – steak stir-fry w/broccoli
Fri – catfish, cornbread & chickpea tomato soup (soup from Once Upon a Tart)
Extras – canned beef & noodles; chili
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Winter seems like it's wrapping up soon, or should be. I therefore wanted to get a couple soups on the menu, and some oven recipes that I know I won't be in the mood for once spring breezes are here.

This blog is likely wrapping up soon as I near the 1-year mark. For now, the race is on as to whether I'll have my third babe or reach week 52 on the blog first. Based on past due-date performance, the blog should win by a couple weeks. Not that I'll stop cooking and meal planning. I just have to set an end-date for this thing sometime or, knowing me, it'll go forever. Like the daily calendar I've kept since I was 7 years old. Maybe this weekly menu-planning thing is for a slightly obsessive personality type? Hmm... Happy cooking.

Oops. Lent!

Ok. Realized that Lent starts today and reviewed my menu for meatless options for today (Ash Weds) and Friday. Hm. Might need to rework a bit and pull out the last of my salmon from my Sam's purchase for Friday. As for tonight, the kids dove into toast and cereal, by popular request. Will be a good opportunity to focus more on meatless and seafood menus during Lent. Now I have to find some new recipes to try!

Week 43 -- Late Entry

Mon – turkey & peas mac & cheese (based on bistro mac-n-cheese from Taste of Home)
Tues – chili and veggies w/dip
Weds – sloppy joes (Deceptively Delicious -- includes sweet potatoes & squash)
Thurs – 1-pot spaghetti (Better Homes & Gardens)
Fri – dirty rice
Extras – breakfast
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Almost forgot to post this this week! Happy cooking.

Nervous

I'm getting nervous. It's been a long time since I've used the tag "kitchen mishaps" for a blog posting. What's coming? Are the number of "mishaps" I experience related to the age of my children? In which case, will the number suddenly shoot up again this summer when there's a new member of the Corral on the scene? Maybe my definition of what constitutes a mishap is just a whole lot more extreme now than it used to be, as dumped flour and eggs on the floor are taken in stride as part of the cooking experience.

Time will tell. Meanwhile, I'm knocking on Formica counter-tops.