Hiyaaaa! So excited to see everyone this weekend!
I hear ya about Blue Apron- so nice to do new recipes and not have to worry about going to the store, but def can be more time consuming. I really loved not having to buy a whole bottle of a condiment and just getting the tiny premeasured size instead. We did Blue Apron from the time that Reed was born (you heard that right- I was cooking with a newborn 3x/week!!! Ryan wasn't that impressed but really shoulda been) and we just got our last box. Taking a brief break. But I cooked soooo many new recipes over the last 11 weeks- kinda awesome.
Sun- Capellini with hatch pepper meatballs and salad
Mon- Crab cake on salad
Tue- Broccoli rabe & ricotta ravioli and salad
Wed- Chicken and veggies
Thur- Work event, Ryan on his own
Fri- Chili then HOUSTON!
Going on a date on Sat night to Provisions and sooo excited about it. A real grown-ups-only dinner! I loooove our nanny but her weekend rates are too high- really need to find a weekend babysitter here so we can start having date nights where we don't bring the baby :)
Monday, August 24, 2015
...Is this thing on?? Weekly Menu!
Hi friends! So much is happening in everyone's life (babies! wedding! more babies! home renovations!). We're so grown up. This is real life.
Home renovations have been chugging along, for better or worse. We had #tilegate last week - red veins and cracks in our master bath tile that weren't supposed to be there; but we ended up using it anyway. They'll be done with the tile soon. Hardwood floors, cabinets, and counter tops are next. Eek!
We're still in the rental, which I'm ok with - close to our work, close to the school, doorman, pool, etc. Still, would love to not have to pay rent + mortgage :)
We've been doing low key cooking, AND some Blue Apron. Here's my take on Blue Apron - I like it because it forces me to up my game (if I could roast chicken every night I would). However, it does take an additional 1 hour at least to cook. They bring me a huge eggplant, two squashes, an onion, and tomatoes to dice up to make ratatouille. I would never make ratatouille on any given weekday. Who's got time for that? So we've been doing it on the weekends and I actually do love it. Amelia sets the table, Will has made a specialty cocktail to go with it. It's nice. But again, for us it's better for weekends. The final product has been SO yummy! A pan seared cod one day, chicken with a delicious salad another day. Really have loved it.
I've wanted to start posting again to get strict on 4HB because Cris' wedding is a month away (where did the year go!?) and I had a very loosey-goosey summer.
This is what we have going on this week - it's a shortish week because we're headed to Houston to see ALL OF YOU AT THE SAME TIME AND MY UNIVERSE WILL EXPLODE!!! While we're gone, Will leaves for Argentina until the following Thursday (right before Labor Day) so it's going to be an interesting week!
Monday: I have a JL volunteer event so I made ground beef and veggies for Will to heat up for him and the girls
Tuesday: Chicken and Mushrooms with Roasted Broccoli
Wednesday: Chili
Thursday: Out
Friday - Sunday: IN HOUSTON!
xoxo
Home renovations have been chugging along, for better or worse. We had #tilegate last week - red veins and cracks in our master bath tile that weren't supposed to be there; but we ended up using it anyway. They'll be done with the tile soon. Hardwood floors, cabinets, and counter tops are next. Eek!
We're still in the rental, which I'm ok with - close to our work, close to the school, doorman, pool, etc. Still, would love to not have to pay rent + mortgage :)
We've been doing low key cooking, AND some Blue Apron. Here's my take on Blue Apron - I like it because it forces me to up my game (if I could roast chicken every night I would). However, it does take an additional 1 hour at least to cook. They bring me a huge eggplant, two squashes, an onion, and tomatoes to dice up to make ratatouille. I would never make ratatouille on any given weekday. Who's got time for that? So we've been doing it on the weekends and I actually do love it. Amelia sets the table, Will has made a specialty cocktail to go with it. It's nice. But again, for us it's better for weekends. The final product has been SO yummy! A pan seared cod one day, chicken with a delicious salad another day. Really have loved it.
I've wanted to start posting again to get strict on 4HB because Cris' wedding is a month away (where did the year go!?) and I had a very loosey-goosey summer.
This is what we have going on this week - it's a shortish week because we're headed to Houston to see ALL OF YOU AT THE SAME TIME AND MY UNIVERSE WILL EXPLODE!!! While we're gone, Will leaves for Argentina until the following Thursday (right before Labor Day) so it's going to be an interesting week!
Monday: I have a JL volunteer event so I made ground beef and veggies for Will to heat up for him and the girls
Tuesday: Chicken and Mushrooms with Roasted Broccoli
Wednesday: Chili
Thursday: Out
Friday - Sunday: IN HOUSTON!
xoxo
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