Cooking

For the last ten days or so I have been trying to be the best housewife I can be. I have been trying to make sure we get up and dressed at a reasonable hour and that I have put at least some extra effort into my own appearance. Some days I choose to give my hair ten extra minutes or maybe to slap some makeup on my face. I wish that I could go all Donna Reid with the pearls and heels but that just isn't practical in our day. I've also tried to keep up on dishes and sweeping the floors. I've continued with the scrubbing project in the kitchen which is making my arms and ass hurt so at least there's an added benefit there.

But the biggest thing I've been trying to keep up with is meal planning and cooking. Each week I sit down and go through my cookbooks and try to find something, anything that my picky husband might eat. Then I make grocery lists and shop accordingly. This helps me to get to know my new grocery store as I'm constantly looking for something different and not just wandering around aimlessly. I have to change some of the recipes to fit Mike's craziness and some to fit the items that aren't available in such a small town. I've also been trying to make sure to put out all my ingredients earlier in the day so that there's time if I need to run out and grab something I forgot and I reread the recipe so I know if something needs to marinate or cook for way longer than I expected. As part of this, I'd love to know if you have any suggestions for a good cookbook AND if you'd like a cookbook of your own, go to Small Town Mommy and enter her giveaway. Or don't, cuz I'd like to win and you entering really doesn't help my chances any. So never mind, don't enter, but still go there if you'd like. She's also from a small town so maybe she can let me know what recipes to avoid because I won't be able to find the necessary foodstuffs.

What I'm going to start doing, at least on the days I write, is to let you know what's for dinner at the end of each post. If I'm writing after we've eaten I'll let you know how it went over. This probably won't interest anyone but might lead to me posting more regularly because my people will NEED to know what we ate! Ha!

What's for dinner: Cheesy chicken enchiladas- got the recipe online somewhere and it's my first time cooking with chiles, I'm scared.