cooking for one sucks...so lets see.. sandwich.. bowl of canned soup. or add water to a stuffing chicken box hit the microwave a dream of turkey.. i so miss my family get together.... my granny had 5 girls. ... never seen anything like the girls have to prove they have more or better personal relationships than the rest... Man.. Glad I had a young man. But hes no different than the tom cat I have... come in .. clean.. bitch.. and leave.so.. I do kinda wonder where do I fit
I will look at this one day on go lawd.. give me a beer and let me giggle

pineapple chicken
fried rice
walnut brownie w/vanilla ice cream

Thai chicken curry -- packet of red Thai curry simmer sauce, can of lite coconut milk, already cooked chicken that had been languishing in the freezer, fresh mushrooms and onion. All thrown into the crockpot on high for an hour or so.

Brown rice -- boil in bag. 8 minutes

water to drink

Dessert -- gluten free vanilla cake with dairy free frosting (meh, but dessert still)

Eaten while watching Death in Paradise, the episode in which Richard dies. *sob*

It was pizza night - pepperoni and Italian sausage
Ice cream sandwiches for dessert

Chicken spaghetti with a salad and tea to drink

chili and crackers because it's freaking cold outside!

Dinner Tonight
 

Mmm enchiladas. We did a majority of the meal prep for them last night!

I made an incredible vegetable soup. It's cold even here, so I figured this would hit the spot.

It did. :)

Left over Thai chicken curry. I bought lime today to brighten it up.

Nothing for dessert yet. The cake does not tempt me, and it's a waste to make anything else when there is already cake.

I've been eating carrots for days, but I broke down and had crab puffs and pizza (tonight).

Homemade chicken enchiladas and salad.

Tomorrow (tonight, technically) , we're going out for tacos with another couple. Yum! I'm way excited for them.

I sauteed up fresh spinach, mushrooms, and diced tomato with some basil pesto and garlic....served over spiral pasta

tonight is sweet potato and lentil chili.

I am visiting my mom so there will be really good food eaten tonight:

salmon patties
braised savoy cabbage
fried apples
cornbread

yesterday: these minus the mushrooms but with added ginger, garlic, sugar peas.
tonight: seared pork belly, mashed sweet potatoes, sauteed spinach w/ pine nuts & shallot.

we do a modified Paleo...
 

I have come to the realization that I would rather cook all day one or two times a week, than every single day. I suspect I'm not a domestic diva. Always thought it was lovely image, but the reality of never ending domestic service on a daily basis brings me to tears. So for me do it big, make it pretty open a bottle of wine, turn up some good music, cook and move on....

for the next few days it is

fresh homemade salsa
hummus
2 kinds of chicken sausage
one batch made into a zucchini casserole
one batch cut and ready for salads or eggs over the week
lightly steamed a big batch of veggies; green beans, asparagus, broccoli
fresh chicken salad
cilantro lime chicken (really yummy)
big basic salad to dress up
tahini dressing

It's wonderful the next day to open the fridge and see it full of healthy, all ready cooked yumminess. Heat and rinse dishes, feed them to the dishwasher, and voila, several days of kitchen reprieve.