Recipe Week

I know you are probably sick of hearing how much I loved reading Large Family Logistics(on sidebar), but can I say it again? I LOVE that book. I have been using her methods for 13 weeks now and feel the honeymoon is over and I can still say it works*!   (*disclaimer - well, as well as it can be for 8 people at home all day, every day.)

Laundry, meals, shopping, baking, cleaning…it’s all  getting accomplished(again, see disclaimer). It is such a blessing to ME, my hubby and my sanity ;)

Thanks to LFL I now have a book filled with two months of our favorite dinner recipes that we cycle through, making meal planning a cinch.

So, I thought I’d do a Recipe Week, brought to you by Gracie and Elijah. Why them? Because the Devious Duo have given me some extra sit-down time. Gracie has decided to stop taking naps and play in her room, secretively, for her whooooole naptime….at the same time, Elijah has learned to scale his crib(and the fortified baby gate in his doorway) and join her. It was a constant battle keeping them separated at naptime and confined to bed. My legs can’t handle the repeated stair climb for consistent discipline. Gracie is too young to stop taking naps so I set up a bed on the floor in Elijah's room for her. I bring my knitting, book or laptop and sit in the rocking chair in their room. Inevitably, they fall asleep within 10min and get their much needed rest.

In the 10m of my rocking chair time, I thought it would be nice to post 5 of our all-time favorite meals.  

I am not gourmet cook, a creative cook or even a good cook. I am a cook-cuz-I-have-to-cook, so you may just find these old news and boring. No offense taken. My favorite cookbooks? Joy of Cooking, The Warehouse Gourmet and church cookbooks. See?

So, here goes nothing for the next week…