Recent Eats

Hello! I’m sharing a few of my eats and go-to recipes recently. Since having Avery, I’m all about the quick cooking.  Some day I’ll get back into more complex recipes, but for now, it’s just eat and repeat!

I’ve always been an overnight oats person (mostly because I love them as a base for peanut butter) so breakfasts have been the same as always.  I rarely get tired of this breakfast and it’s been great for mornings after sleep deprived nights because I just have to microwave it. Recently, I’ve switched out the outs for the Bob’s Red Mill muesli mix for a little something different.

Lunches are the meal I’m struggling with the most.  I usually come home from picking up Emerson or some kind of outing and want lunch fast!  I’ve been eating leftovers (if we have them), or salads topped with rotisserie chicken, but am still kind of grossed out by my own salad greens and never quite have enough toppings on hand to make the salad I’m dreaming of.  Since the weather has turned cold, I also enjoy having a hot lunch – I really like veggie bowls, so maybe I just need to do more meal prep on Sundays to have some grains and veggies available during the week.

For dinners, I’ve been relying a bit more on pre-packaged items, while still trying to keep ingredients clean (note, this word means chemical free to me, not low in calories – I know there is some differing opinions of the word) and not too processed.  One of my favorite finds has been this ginger garlic stir fry kit from Whole Foods.

The veggies take 5 minutes to cook in a skillet and then I reserve some of the sauce as a glaze to drizzle on top of salmon – I cook the salmon on the skillet (about 4 minutes per side) at the same time and it comes together so fast.  Served with rice, this has become a weekly favorite.

Another go-to is a box of Banza with any combinations of frozen veggies and protein added in – we like broccoli or peas, chicken sausage, and sometimes roasted sweet potatoes (obv. takes a bit more time).

Emerson actually likes all the items separate, so I just prepare everything and the mix it together at the end.

Another recent discovery is this brussels sauté kit that made a simple meal of bbq salmon and tater tots more interesting.

And lastly, I’ve been making this super easy lentil chili that a friend brought me a few weeks after Avery was born.  I asked her for the recipe and couldn’t believe how simple it is (basically lentils, chicken broth, crushed tomatoes simmered for an hour and you can vary the add-ins).  It’s flavorful even without chicken, Emerson likes it, and it makes for good lunches.

I also just remembered my  Throw-in-a-Pan Veggie Curry – I was taking a break from this during the end of pregnancy, but might be ready to eat it again:)