Family Cookout

This summer we're trying to make an effort to have family over for dinner as often as our schedules will allow. We invited SP's sister, her husband and their two sons over for a cookout and, surprisingly, the weather actually cooperated.


I grilled up some cheeseburgers and hot dogs and made my potato salad. We also boiled some corn that was nice and sweet. I'm still amazed that the corn has been pretty decent. A delicious meal, although I ate way too much and paid for it later with stretching pain above my belly button. My eyes are definitely bigger then my stomach these days.

Breakfast for Dinner

SP had to work late one night and I didn't have much energy to cook dinner, so I threw together a breakfast for dinner using the rest of the deli ham.


Scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes and sliced tomato rounded out the plate.

Lasagna and Arugula Salad

In addition to the roast chicken SP made when I got home from my work conference he also made a huge lasagna for dinner later in the week. The night we decided to eat it I cut us both large chunks of the pasta, meat sauce and cheese:


SP knows I love cheese and he added plenty to this lasagna. It was utterly delicious, with a great tomato sauce (he's a wiz at tomato sauce) and lots of cheesy goodness. To cut the richness of the lasagna I made a quick arugula salad with shaved pecorino cheese, red wine vinegar and oil:


I love when SP cooks. We were able to each take a portion for lunch the next day and then freeze four more portions for another time.

Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli

I wanted to use up the leftover roast chicken and broccoli for dinner without having the exact same meal. I decided to make a stovetop mac & cheese and diced the leftover chicken and broccoli to toss with the pasta:

Day Off Brunch

I had off from work the Monday after my conference so I took the opportunity to sleep in. By the time I woke up it was that strange time between breakfast and lunch. I didn't know what to have so I scrounged around in the fridge to see what looked good. I found some deli ham and decided to make a big breakfast platter for myself.


Since I'm pregnant I need to heat all lunchmeat until steaming. This means I don't eat lunchmeat sandwiches these days (who wants to eat a steaming turkey sandwich? Not me.) I was really excited to have the ham, so I sliced it into threads and cooked it in a pan until it started to brown around the edges. I also cooked up some breakfast potatoes with onion and scrambled eggs. I rounded out the plate with sliced tomato. A delicious and filling brunch.

Roast Chicken Dinner

The day I came home from my work conference SP was hard at work in the kitchen. He had a chicken roasting in the oven (it smelled heavenly) and he whipped up some mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli to go with it:


The chicken was moist and tender, the potatoes fluffy and creamy and the broccoli perfectly cooked. There's nothing like a homecooked meal when you've been away for five days, especially when you don't have to cook it!

Chicken Parmesan

SP loved the chicken parmesan I made a few weeks ago so when I didn't know what to make for dinner one night with the chicken I'd defrosted I threw this together.


It's a simple meal and I love that SP thinks it's the best thing I've ever made.