We eat a lot of chicken. I can't deny that. There have been weeks when we've eaten chicken 5 or 6 days in a row because it was on sale that week at the grocery store. What can I say? I love chicken and I'm a sucker for a good sale. My family starts to get suspicious after the third consecutive chicken day though. 😂 If you ask my kids, they will tell you that we eat chicken "All The Time". The truth is, we normally eat it no more than once or twice a week. (Unless it's on sale of course.) I have a meal schedule that I follow to plan our meals every week. I've published this before but for those of you who might be new to the blog - here it is again. Monday - Fish Tuesday - Chicken Wednesday - Soup, Salad or Sandwiches Thursday - Beef or Pork (Vegetables for me) Friday - Pasta Saturday and Sunday - anything goes To a lot of people it might seem a little rigid to plan meals like this but if you know me at all - you know that I thrive on (over)planning EVERYTHING. 😂I've been menu planning like this for years and it works great for me. And those unplanned weekend meals - even though the uncertainty gives me anxiety sometimes - they often turn out to be the best. There are times when I make things on the weekend that we've been craving and sometimes I just pull together a meal based on the leftover ingredients that are already in my refrigerator. Last week, I had a package of chicken in my refrigerator, more than a dozen leftover hard boiled Easter Eggs, a few slices of turkey bacon and a garden that was absolutely overflowing with home grown lettuce. Throw in a ripe avocado, a few tomatoes and I had everything that I needed for a delicious Grilled Cobb Salad. Grilled Cobb Salad 1/4 cup blue cheese 1/4 cup + 2 T. olive oil 3 Tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 3 romaine lettuce hearts, cut in half 2 avocados, halved 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 8 ounces cherry tomatoes, halved 4 hard (or soft) boiled eggs, halved 6 slices turkey bacon, diced
Top with bacon and drizzle with dressing. What do you have growing in your garden this month? I've got lettuce, parsley, basil, rosemary, strawberries and 1 raspberry plant. I started some pumpkin seeds in pots on the porch last month and they're already starting to sprout. I have plans to move them to the garden as soon. I can hardly wait to see how many pumpkins I end up with this Fall. 🎃
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Are there foods that you like in one form but not another? Do you like the flavor of almonds but dislike almond extract and or prefer almond extract to whole nuts? I raised 2 children who adore ketchup and salsa but have an extreme dislike of fresh tomatoes. 🤷🏻♀️ It defies logic but sometimes there's no rational explanation for why we like the foods that we like. As for me, I love the flavor of bananas but I don't like to eat them plain. 🍌I crave banana bread, banana muffins, banana ice cream, frozen bananas, banana pancakes, banana smoothies, banana oatmeal and banana cookies but I don't ever eat plain bananas. There's no good reason why the brilliant yellow fruit doesn't appeal to me. (pun intended) It's a potassium rich food that's naturally protected from germs and it doesn't crunch - it should be my favorite fruit! 😂 I will never stop buying fresh bananas even though I don't like to eat them plain. I actually enjoy watching them ripen to perfection in the fruit basket on the counter. They're the perfect natural sweetener for my baked treats and they give everything a nice soft consistency. These Cinnamon Banana Oatmeal Cookies are one of my new favorite ways to use those perfectly ripe bananas. The combination of bananas and cinnamon chips is absolutely amazing. I could go on and on but I'd rather have you just try them for yourself. Cinnamon Banana Oatmeal Cookies 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 cup mashed banana 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour 2 cups quick oats 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 cups cinnamon chips
I would like to tell you how long these cookies stay nice and fresh but they didn't last past day two in our house. They really are delicious and a great way to use up that extra banana that's sitting in your fruit basket getting dark spots. Remember, the darker the banana - the sweeter it is.
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