Yummy food at our house

I love to cook! I acquired this love after Steve and I were married about 4 years. I know he wishes it was sooner, but it did happen none the less.

I like easy recipes for when I am in a hurry or the kids just aren't cooperating.

And yet, I like a challenge as well.

I like to plan ahead and prepare things for the week and I also like to spend an hour in the kitchen pulling together a great meal.

I used to rely solely on recipes, but have ventured out into creating my own meals.

I just wanted to share a few of the things I have made recently...

Chicken Chimichangas (thanks to my friend Rachel)

and Green Pea and Cilantro Rice

Vegetable Soup (My mom's favorite)

This time, I used sweet potatoes instead of white because I didn't have regular potatoes. I was making sweet potato fries to go with our homemade sloppy joes so I cut up a few and put them in the soup. It was really good.

Then I made up a version of Vegetable Lasagna. It was pretty good. I need to tweak it a little and make it better.

Cooking is so much fun for me and I wish I had known how much I would love it. I would have gleaned more information from BOTH of my grandmothers while they were still alive. They would be so proud now.