What's cooking ...

What's cooking ...

Monday, December 29, 2014

New Year, New Ideas, New Beginnings

I have not really cooked a decent week day meal since August. I started a new job and had a huge learning curve thrown at me. But I am ready and excitied about starting 2015 off by getting back in our groove. We have commented to each other so much lately about how much better we both feel when we are eating healthy and clean. Time to jump back on that wagon.

I have acquired so many new cookbooks and I want to try so many new recipes ... I also renewed my membership to The Fresh 20 so I will be getting weekly recipes and shopping lists from them also. I have decided this year to document what we cook, what we really like and what we want again in a personal cookbook so I have some great go to recipes available. I am trying to figure out just how hard that will be to make it weekly/shopping friendly when all is said and done.

I also want to pursue finding or reworking recipes to make them Kosher. My son and his family are Jewish and my daughter-in-law is a very busy working Mom. I bought her the The Fresh 20 kosher subscription and she just loved it. But it is only 16 weeks and not the full year. They also don't have a new addition for 2015.

First things first. I have until January 5th before I head back to work. We are leaving to spend New Year's Eve and our Anniversary, January 1st, in Florida. We should be back the 3rd. I will start then. But still keep an open dialogue going on what we are consuming. I have lost several pounds and have several to go, so I am excitied about eating clean again and feeling the rewards from doing so.

Tonight, our leftover Lasagna from Christmas and a nice full flavored Zinfandel is "What's on the menu!"