Dinner Collage

  This week is going to showcase my dinners from the last week or two!  I didn't use to make "real" food for my family.  I cooked what I knew and repeatedly cooked only that such as spaghetti or baked pork chop and potatoes and boxed food.  I never tried new recipes and everything was meat.

  I have come along way between using my food processor, spiralizer recently and the slow cooker.

  I now cook from my pantry and grocery shop every few weeks.  I incorporate meatless meals into each week and serve salads and soups as a meal!    My family likes the variety and my skills just improve along with my confidence daily!

                       Meatless Sloppy Joes

Pesto Pasta with Sausage 

Caprese Quinoa Bake

Shrimp Fried Rice

Fiesta Ranch Chicken Pasta

Garlic Zucchini Pasta

Shrimp with Couscous

Recipes for the above dishes can be found under my weekly menus.  Do you enjoy cooking?  What's the one dish your proud of making? 

Meal plan 11/16 - 11/20

  Here we are another week another starving tummy or 6?  Each week my goal is to share recipes with you of what we are eating for the week.  My recipes are NOT original rather just ones I have dug up and am going to cook for my family for the week.  Most of them will not be repeats but if the meal was a real success or super easy it may show up again.

  By sharing these meals with you it offers you a new idea of what you could make, shows you its easy (and hopefully quick) to make.  My meals also help you from surfing the net for your next meal.  I have done all the work for you except bought your groceries and cooked.

  Though out the week I post random teasers on instagram and twitter about the meal of the night.  I invite you to join me to catch a sneak peek even though you already know what the meal is.

  Each week will vary in ingredients, from cooking with the crock pot to meatless nights as well.  This week will be 2 crock pot meals and 1 meatless dinner.

11/16 Monday
Tacos!  Pretty self explanatory.  We will have hard shells and burritos, refried beans and all the fixings
Rice: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/33385/best-spanish-rice/

Beans: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/222177/rush-hour-refried-beans/

11/17 Tuesday ***crockpot***
Corn and Potato Chowder with Ham
http://www.fivehearthome.com/2014/02/26/slow-cooker-corn-potato-chowder-with-ham/

11/18 Wednesday **meatless**
Salmon, couscous and spinach
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/21176/baked-dijon-salmon/

11/19 Thursday chicken with pasta
http://www.plainchicken.com/2013/05/chicken-lazone.html?m=1

11/20 Friday Pulled pork and coleslaw
***crockpot***
http://www.recipechart.com/recipes/main-dish-recipes/carolina-style-slow-cooker-pulled-pork

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/creamy-cole-slaw-recipe.html


There you have it folks.  Another week down.  Happy eating!