Not To Be Trusted With Knives

Dinner

August 22, 2012 by Beth

Now that I’m in an organization-y type of mood, I’ve been thinking about meal planning. After a long day of work, we rarely have the mental energy to decide on something so complicated as what to have for dinner. As well, when you actually plan your meals, you make can then make sure that you actually have the ingredients you need to make said dinner, thus avoiding many last-minute trips to the grocery store when you are hunger or the “Meh! I don’t have what I need to make what I want, so let’s cook whatever happens to be in the freezer.”

Whenever Devon and I do make a new meal, though, if we like it, we’ll jokingly say, “That’s going into the rotation!” And while we don’t have an actual rotation, we do have a few go-to meals, but I feel like we’ve been relying on them a little too much (see aforementioned indecisiveness), resulting in a lot less variety – and much fewer veggies – than I’d like.

In no particular order, our usual suspects tend to be:

• roast chicken ((Safeway makes a tasty roast chicken. The ones from Costco are usually plumper and more tender, but the Safeway ones have better spices on them.)) or chicken stuffed with cheese & brocoli ((From Costco.)), usually with mashed potatoes and a veg ((Steamed asparagus, when it isn’t insanely expensive, or green beans or corn-on-the-cob when its in season.)).
• tuna melts ((Devon’s specialty.)) or grilled cheese sandwiches
• nachoes with black beans, salsa, guacamole
• spanokopita ((From Costco. It’s delicious.)) with Greek salad
• chili
• pasta ((I know this will come as a surprise, but Costco sells a delicious tortellini that we like.))
• salmon with mashed potatoes and a veg
• chicken burgers and fries

Things that I know how to make but haven’t made in a while:

• stuffed green peppers
• tacos
• burgers
• burritos with spinach/cilantro rice
• quesadillas
• homemade pizza
• chicken pot pie
• pork chops
• homemade oven fries
• quinoa ((My friend Kim gave me a great recipe for quinoa with chick peas and tomatoes.))
• cabbage casserole
• risotto – or risotto torte
• quiche
• dal/curry

Things I want to learn how to make:

• eggplant parmesan
• lamb roast
• cornish hen ((Not like for an everyday thing. But its something I’ve always wanted to try making.))

OK, now it’s your turn. What meals should I add to my rotation?

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