Feeling Hungry

There's an aspect of buying meat from a guy with a chest freezer in the bed of his truck that no one tells you about [I feel as though I've waited all my life to write that sentence!] - a serious decrease in meal planning.  When I was in the new-baby-induced stupor of the first month, this was welcome.  What are we eating?  Some defrosted meat and... well, whatever.

But now?  Now that the truck meat is almost gone?  Now that #RG has slept through the night for 6 nights in a row? [This is our current record.  We've done this about 4 times.  If she STTN tonight, we'll have a new champion - 7.  I may have just ruined it for myself, but I hate The Jinx and would punch him in the face given the chance, so... I'll take my chances.]  Well, now I'm feeling frisky, at least in the cooking department.  So I'm making a menu.

Whats that?

You want me to share it with you?

Well, if you insist :)

Thank you, 2P&tP.
Thank you.

• Garlic Chicken & Gnocci Pesto with Oven-Fried Broccoli.  If I may confess: I don't know how to spell broccoli.  I'm getting the hang of it, but I'm never sure if it's two c's or two l's.  Its two c's, in case you have trouble with that, too.  Also, everything in this meal is BOMB PHENOM DELISH.  BPD.  The chicken is just sauteed in butter & garlic.  The gnocchi is prepared like this.  The broccoli, well, it's my mama's recipe, and I'm gonna share it with you.  You might not be excited; you might think that broccoli can't change your life.  You'd be wrong.
• Grilled Steak Salad.  Gotta use up the last of the truck steak.  Also, don't forget the french fries.  You'd regret that for foralways.
• Pulled Pork Tortillas with peppers and Pan Fried Sweet Potatoes.  I've never had sweet potatoes like this.  Honestly, unless they're deep-fried and covered in powdered sugar & honey, I'm more of a regular potato girl.  But H loves them, so I'll keep trying 'em in different ways.
• Grilled steak & veggies with Zucchini Cornbread Casserole.  Seriously.  This casserole.  Its so good.  SO good.  I eat the leftovers for breakfast.
• Leftover Chinese Fried Rice.  Basically, its "clean out your fridge" rice.  The week's leftovers, some vegetables about to go bad, and boom.  20 minutes later, you've got dinner.  Cheap and filling, just how I like my meals.  Now if only I can remember to make the rice beforehand, since old rice works best.  Or maybe, I'll use this fancy recipe...

What are you eating?  Oh, and I'm gonna go shopping at our new Publix for the ingredients, because their produce section & I are having an affair.  Seriously.  Its so beautiful.  *swoon*

<3 M.