Food, Glorious Food

This last week was quite a food week. It began with me making a delicious minestrone soup. I didn't happen to notice how big the recipe was till halfway through when I was transferring the soup into a stock pot in order to add the second half of the ingredients. The recipe served 10-12. needless to say, it served 4 that night, we froze 6 servings and I ate it at least three times as leftovers this week. This was just the beginning.

Jeremy and I decided to start trying a few new recipes each week and actually grocery shop for a menu. So this week we made 3 new main dishes: zucchini stuffed with quinoa, a beef and sweet potato dish (I thought it seemed African and my sister thought it was Morrocan, so either way it seemed like an ethnic dish), and pumpkin pasta with a gorgonzola sauce topped with pears and pecans. All three recipes were fantastic.

Then today, we did a bit of catering. Jeremy and I are in charge of activities for our church and once every six months we have a mingle instead of Sunday School. We created fruit and cheese platters. I have been wanting to make some baked Brie and this was the perfect opportunity. I placed pears on top and wrapped it in phyllo dough, tasty! Jeremy made his specialty apricot honey chevre, also a hit. I didn't get very many pictures...but here are a few.

Then tonight my mom and sister came over and we had whole grain waffles with a raspberry, cherry compote that my mom made, along with hazelnut Italian sodas. All I can say is, I'm glad Jeremy and I have also been making a conscious effort to get exercise everyday.