So, it is no secret that Josh does most of the cooking around our house. He does it for many reasons, but mostly because if he didn’t we would eat every meal at Red Robin. I do NOT like cooking. Never have, but hopefully someday will. My biggest hang up with cooking is the intense pressure of getting it right. If you come upon me cooking dinner with more than two items being served you will see my twirling around the kitchen (think less ballerina more hurricane) with a spatula in one hand, whisk in another, dishes piled to the ceiling and one, if not two crying children being ignored underfoot.
I have been able to relax a little bit more in the kitchen after hearing some genius advice: “You don’t have to cook everything on high”. What a difference that has made. Anywhoo, getting on with it.
Josh is a fairly healthy eater. He works out regularly and always has a race ahead of him that tends to keep him on a pretty healthy eating track. Nothing crazy like tofu and mung beans but he sticks to lean protein, veggies and low carbs. These are the types of dinners he makes for our family. This is great for him and me but it is sometimes a struggle to get a 4 year old and one year old to fill up on chicken breast and broccoli. I came home from yoga the other night and Josh was flabbergasted that Ella wouldn’t eat her turkey patty and edamame… Plus this kind of eating isn’t super cheap. We try and stick with lean cuts of meat, we used to do organic but that’s out the window, and good quality vegetables and fruits. It adds up.
Well, daddy’s out of town this weekend, the first in awhile so mama’s cooking! For dinner Friday night we had WAITFOR IT… Top Ramen. I mix in frozen peas and carrots, boil, season and serve. No hurricane, one dirty pot, no crying children. Keaton was shoving food into his face with both hands and signing for more while his bowl was still full. Ella proclaimed that this was her favorite dinner and she could eat it every day. I ate a small portion along with some yogurt and grapefruit. Cooking dinner took 5 minutes, eating dinner took 5 minutes, and I think it cost about .05 cents a serving. Doesn’t get much cheaper than that!
When I do cook I am more of a casserole, slow cooker, one pot wonder type of gal. My goal for this weekend is to find a few recipes that are healthy, one pot easy, and frugal. I will share my findings.
PS. I took ramen bliss pictures but can’t find my card reader, so please check back.
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