Day One hundred and thirty-eight

Dinner: Turkey and black bean burritos (with shredded zucchini and pureed sweet potato, on whole grain wraps), green beans, and fresh strawberries. This was one of those freezer-saved-me dinners. I was not in the mood to cook what I had planned, and did not want to end up eating take-out. I dug into the chest freezer and pulled out a bag of turkey taco meat of which I had made extra a while back. I defrosted it, along with a bag of shredded zucchini from the summer's garden harvest, and dinner was ready before I knew it. Phew.

Day One hundred and fourteen

Dinner: Turkey and black bean tacos (with pureed sweet potato), romaine lettuce, shredded cheddar cheese, light sour cream, and avocado; and a side of frozen blueberries. This is one of those meals where I could just kiss myself for thinking ahead. Last week when I made turkey nachos, I froze two extra batches of taco meat. When my afternoon went awry today and I had to abandon my original dinner plan, I quickly thawed a batch of taco meat, prepped the sides, and bam, dinner. I will also thank my husband for investing in the chest freezer, allowing us to have space to store said taco meat. ;)

Day One hundred and seven

Broccoli and cheese omelet muffins. My friend Kristi turned me on to these-- they are cool b/c they are carb free, which doesn't matter to us too much, but it's nice for an occasional change. There are tons of recipes online-- they're very easy to make.

Kids' cooking project: Oatmeal raisin cookies (recipe: Annabel Karmel). I made these w/my younger daughter and a friend of hers, and they had such fun baking together.


Dinner: Nachos (turkey taco meat with pureed sweet potato, salsa from our favorite Mexican restaurant, refried beans, mashed avocado, cheese sauce, sour cream, and green beans). Don't ask where the chips are- somehow they didn't make it into the picture.

Day Eighty-seven

Lemonade. Despite it being frigid here, my kids wanted to make lemonade after reading a storybook about a character who made some. So, their loving dad bought them half a dozen lemons, and away they went...

Dinner: Quesadillas (whole grain tortillas with diced chicken, pureed sweet potato, shredded zucchini, black beans, and diced tomatoes), guacamole, sour cream, jasmine rice, and clementines. A few weeks back when I made quesadillas, I tripled the recipe and froze the extra cooked chicken and sweet potato in two bags. Tonight I was fortunate enough to be able to defrost one, add some fresh ingredients, and heat up the griddle. It made for a much quicker dinner, and less mess, which I love!