J decided that for the month of September we are not going to eat out. I think this is a great idea, not just for saving money (those $5-7 lunches add up quick, plus dinners out sometimes too) but more for spending that time at home and setting a good example for our son. (which will also include actually eating at the dinner table, but more on that in a later post after renovations are complete)
The 1st big problem for us with this plan is that we typically only have about 8 meals that we rotate through, so new recipes are in order. I have printed off a stack of about 20 or so, hopefully at least a couple of these will turn out and we can add them to our weekly menus.
Weekly menus are another thing we have to get better about. We buy the same stuff at the grocery store every two weeks and when it comes time to decide “What’s for dinner” we basically just peek in the cabinets and see what’s there and what’s easiest. I know as we get better with planning meal that this will our spending at the grocery store and hopefully help cut out some of the junk food we by on impulse!
So here is my 1st new recipe…
Feta and Bacon Stuffed Chicken from allrecipes.com
It turned out okay. J said he liked it but I wasn’t all that impressed. To me it was a little salty and part of my chicken was dry. The dry part could just be my cooking skills, which hopefully will also improve by the end of the month! The time it takes to make this dish is good (about an hour, I cut some time by buying the already cooked bacon) but you will have a sink or dishwasher full of dishes before you even sit down to eat it.
I plan to periodically post the Good and the Bad of my TRAILS BY STOVETOP! If you have any great recipes or cooking tips PLEASE share!!
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