Little Suzie Homemaker
For reasons which I choose not to disclose, I promised Him last week that I would do my best to make him happy and make our home as comfortable as possible. Seeing as though my previous post is about enjoying my sleep, this housekeeping thing is a huge sacrifice for me. However, it has been worth it.
I've found myself a new hobby. It's cooking. I mean, I've always known how to cook and make sure we weren't starving. However, I was all out of ideas and would cook the same things over and over again. This made the activity dreadful rather than enjoyable. So, I decided to break out the cookbooks and try some new recipes.
The first thing I realized while skimming the pages of my many books was that I was in need of some staple items. I went to the supermarket last week and spent over an hour browsing the aisles. I left $170.00 poorer, but satisfied with my purchases. So far, I've made quite a few dishes. I made some turkey meatballs with a mushroom sauce over pasta. The meatballs were great, but the sauce was a bit bland. I made a chicken and butternut squash stew with a peanut butter base. I know, it sounds kind of weird, but is actually pretty tasty. I baked a lasagna a few days ago and not only was it delicious, it wasn't full of fat either. I substituted the beef with chicken, the full fat cheeses with lowfat versions, and even replaced half of the ricotta with cottage cheese. He didn't realize the changes I made until I told him. That's a sure sign that the lower fat version works well! I made a red wine beef stew on Friday evening. It turned out well too. It also has gottent tastier by the day since all the flavors have mixed together. I just finished baking some banana bread. I'm not really into baking, but we had some overripe bananas that I didn't want to throw away so I figured why not make some bread with it. He and I just had a couple of slices straight from the oven and the bread was yummy.
Considering that I am now set on trying all the recipes I can, my body is going to pay for it. We were on our way out the door today and this is the exchange that took place:
Him: Did you dry your jeans?
Me: No, why?
Him: They look tighter.
Me: *silence*
Him: Errr, I was just kidding.
So, I guess my new hobby keeps His tummy satisfied and my waistline expanding=/
I've found myself a new hobby. It's cooking. I mean, I've always known how to cook and make sure we weren't starving. However, I was all out of ideas and would cook the same things over and over again. This made the activity dreadful rather than enjoyable. So, I decided to break out the cookbooks and try some new recipes.
The first thing I realized while skimming the pages of my many books was that I was in need of some staple items. I went to the supermarket last week and spent over an hour browsing the aisles. I left $170.00 poorer, but satisfied with my purchases. So far, I've made quite a few dishes. I made some turkey meatballs with a mushroom sauce over pasta. The meatballs were great, but the sauce was a bit bland. I made a chicken and butternut squash stew with a peanut butter base. I know, it sounds kind of weird, but is actually pretty tasty. I baked a lasagna a few days ago and not only was it delicious, it wasn't full of fat either. I substituted the beef with chicken, the full fat cheeses with lowfat versions, and even replaced half of the ricotta with cottage cheese. He didn't realize the changes I made until I told him. That's a sure sign that the lower fat version works well! I made a red wine beef stew on Friday evening. It turned out well too. It also has gottent tastier by the day since all the flavors have mixed together. I just finished baking some banana bread. I'm not really into baking, but we had some overripe bananas that I didn't want to throw away so I figured why not make some bread with it. He and I just had a couple of slices straight from the oven and the bread was yummy.
Considering that I am now set on trying all the recipes I can, my body is going to pay for it. We were on our way out the door today and this is the exchange that took place:
Him: Did you dry your jeans?
Me: No, why?
Him: They look tighter.
Me: *silence*
Him: Errr, I was just kidding.
So, I guess my new hobby keeps His tummy satisfied and my waistline expanding=/
posted by Leslie @ 9:11 PM
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