Leftovers...

I worked until 6 and got to pick up J from school on my way home..

Thankfully I anticipated being tired and hungry after the long day, so I had already planned on leftovers. I didn't think I'd feel like it, but I knew I had almost half an eggplant left to cook too if need be..

Jeremy was his usually patient self and sat in the kitchen (on the step bc there's no chair) to hang with me and tell me about his day. (He also posted some project pics to his flickr!:)

The eggplant and leftovers hit the spot! This time we dipped the eggplant in pesto & tomato sauce and it was delicious! (marinara may have been better, but I didn't splurge on that... no matter because 

tomato did the trick:)...

And guess what else.. I tackled allll the dishes while Jeremy got started on his work. All of them. Done. Loading the dishwasher never held so much gratification!! 

There were so many they took up the whole clean side of the sink AND our entire counter space (which isn't much, but still!;)

By the time supper & dishes and 10 minutes of snuggling were through it was 9pm, so I treated us to some hot tea and pulled up next to him on the couch [while he finished reading for school] for a few minutes of down time before bed. <3

Love you!
Thanks for cheking up on us!!

For Thursday I'm making something with black beans!! (prob just rice & chicken:)

Turkey wraps...

Our breakfast toast & pb was good as usual.. And I kept with the habit of simultaneously making lunch since I got to work during the DAY!! :) 

I even gave myself turkey for this day... Didn't rest very well, so I figured I could use all the energy I could get- and I'm out of avacado.. :)

Unfortunately I didn't take time for last night's dishes either.. So there they sat all night and day!

Meal plan...

My messy plan through Tuesday..

Chicken with artichokes...

From my favorite cookbook ever..

We love this meal... It's worked every time I've tried it and it's pretty simple!
I do everything the recipe says except I do skip the onion.. & salt & pepper.. I'd usually rather add those later:)

We had it with noodles tonight. The really thin ones.. Also good with rice..

I work every day for the rest of the week, so I'm praying for some easy stuff to fill our tummies! <3

Coffee, breakfast, & lunch...

Same ole, same ole around here in the mornings.. We usually make the
coffee first thing and the breakfast & lunch at the same time (so
lunch is ready to go when we are)...

Jeremy's the easiest to feed. He never complains and is always so
thankful! What serious a blessing!!

Hope he's not tired of these same ole breakfast and lunches.. Maybe
I'll brainstorm a little and try to switch it up next week! <3

The usual, Spinach Tortellini, & roasted carrots

We had the usual PB toast with banana for breakfast today and
leftovers for lunch...

I had the day off so this evening I made us spiniach tortellini with
pesto, chicken, and sun dried tomatoes (a super simple package just-
add-boiling-water kind of meal from Trader Joes:)... And some roasted
carrots (first inspired by my friend Jessi from NaptimeDiaries.com)

Gormet Factory..

After church this week, we joined the Boyers and Galina & Michael (new
church friends) for delicious homemade sandwiches..

J and I ate here once before when we were mere visitors to Raleigh!

Still soaking in that we live here!

The best part of this meal is that there was so much we could both
only eat half, so this was also our supper for the evening! <3

Sunday mornings..

This is the joy that is our get-out-of-bed-just-in-time-Sundays...

Coffee and bagels provided for us at the church's cafe!

Lovely morning indeed!! <3

Supper...

To go with the eggplant, I made us some chicken cooked in soy sauce
and salads to put them on... One or here and one to-go. :)

Eggplant for supper...

I thought I'd try this easy little recipe today. I used bread crumbs,
grated parm, and oregano instead of panko (whatever that
is:) ...turned out totally delicious!

I love adding oregano to things bc it gives it a pizza-like flavor!:)

Yummy!

I'll be gone to work by the time J gets home tonight.. Hope he likes!!:)

Same stuff...

Lots of repeats with Breakfast and lunch these days!!! Love it though.
Very thankful! :)

Turkey & avacado..

Turkey, cheese, lettuce, and avocado for him.

Avocado and lettuce for me. :)

Think I need to lay off the sandwich/processed meat. 

Hopefully I can get him to the same place, but for now, I want to be sure to give him lots and lots of protein. <3

Eggs & Toast..

aka: breakfast of champions! :)

Turkey burgers

Got a cookbook from the library, went to Trader Joe's for groceries, and made my first turkey burgers.... and bake potato fries... my favorite comfort-food ever! <3

J loved them which made my day!

happy husband = happy me! :)

Greek Fiesta

with church friends and the Sewells!

I got a falafel hummus wrap. mmm. First time I've ever had falafel. Kinda like a spinach hush puppy! haha.

Fun times.

Feeling a little more and more like home every day.

<3

Dad's sauce..

First meal in our new place... Dad's sauce and noodles. Yep, I burned a few on the eye of the stove. oops.

We had this for lunch after J's first day of orientation.

Then I took some leftovers to work the next night and had to eat with a serving spoon because I forgot to bring a fork! Off to a great start, right!?

PB & J

Last meal in as we left MB..

(Pop showed me how to make it the right way - by mixing together the pb&j! :)

This was our lunch on the road. We stopped and ate at a rest area about 30 minutes away from our new place.