This Week's Menu

click on the links below for recipes. 


Chicken Paprikash
Shrimp with White Beans and Toast
Asian Beef and Mango Salad
Mushroom and Herb Strata
Balsamic-glazed Pork and Lentils

(:On weekends we usually have leftovers or I just add extra recipes to the list...up to you :)

All these recipes are very health and mmmm mmmm good! I LOVE Real Simple 's recipes because 1. they are so easy and fast to make 2. they are so tasty I feel like a real chief lol 3. I'm making food I usually wouldn't make and it gives us a different meal pretty much everyday; we are never bored with our meals now 4. and most important, I feel like I'm giving my family a healthier lifestyle. 
Now that we've switched over to pretty much all organic foods, we've realized that we do get sick off of fast food! Which is good and bad all at the same time because I love some fast food. Oh well, I'd gladly give it up if it means my family is healthier :)


If you are thinking of going organic please don't be scared. Start off with just a few things like fruits and veggies and see if it's something your family could get used to. I pretty must just jumped right into it and didn't really look back, but we aren't very picky eaters so it worked out for us. I really enjoy the experience of shopping organic. The food is so much tastier and I've noticed the people that work at the markets are friendlier! MOM's Organic Market in Maryland will even help you out to your car without even asking and they won't take "no" for an answer even if you only have one bag :) I think I might even try the local Amish market down the road sometime soon. And again for us, our weekly bill pretty much stayed the same and even went down! But I think it had a lot to do with me actually planning out meals and shopping weekly which definitely cut down on waste in our house.


The portions on these recipes are for 4 serving of "normal" sized portion. This was something we had to get used to since we are used to eating massive sized portions but we have no complaints now :)

I hope this blog finds busy people needing a fresh start or new ideas for dinners!

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Unitl next time...