Sunday, May 17, 2009

I AM BACK. Sorta. Slowly. Getting there.

You might wonder why I've been gone for months and months. WELL. I took some advice given to me by a friend: "You can be miserable and just complain, or you can do something about it." For some reason those simple words struck a nerve and I realized that I was allowing a situation that I thought was unavoidable turn me into a negative person.

I am back!

I have a new job and my family and I have moved to Western New York. We are still unpacking, but we have a functional kitchen again and I am so excited to resume my OAWC lifestyle. This week's menu is very simple:

White chicken chili using leftover smoked turkey instead of chicken
Stuffed peppers in the crockpot
Willard bean soup in the crockpot
ground turkey tacos
grilled sausage and oven fries with steamed vegetables

Today is shopping/food prep day but since most of the meals are crockpot meals, I have little to no cook ahead duties - it's like I planned it that way!

Back later to fill in my shopping list.