Deceptively Delicious

Tori asked about this cookbook so here is my opinion. I really, really (see how much) like this cookbook. It has some great recipes in here, plus it made me get into the habit of throwing in some vegi purees into whatever I am making, whether I am using their recipes or my own. And if the idea of steaming, then blending/pureeing your own vegetables is holding you back––buy some baby food and you can throw that in instead. The steaming/blending thing is time consuming but really easy. I get a whole bunch of vegis to do at once and get the job done once my kiddo is sleeping. I have a tupperware container for them to store in my freezer and when I need one for a recipe I usually just throw it in a bag of warm water to defrost on the spot.
Here are some recipe titles (sorry, no time to type them all right now) we have tried and liked, just to give you an idea of what here; there have been none we have not liked.
*French Toast (w/ banana or pineapple or SWEET POTATO or PUMPKIN or carrot or butternut squash puree) plus flax seed
*Scrambled Eggs (w/ cauliflower puree)
*Pancakes (w/ sweet potato puree)
*Blueberry Lemon Muffins (w/ yellow squash)
*Chicken Nuggets (w/ BROCCOLI or spinach or sweet potato or beet puree)
*Mashed Potatoes (w/ cauliflower puree)
*Turkey Burgers (w/ CARROT or cauliflower puree)
*Quesadillas (w/ butternut squash puree)
*Grilled Cheese Sandwiches (w/ SWEET POTATO or BUTTERNUT SQUASH puree)
*Tacos (w/ sweet potato or CARROT or butternut squash puree)
*Chocolate Pudding (w/ avocado) ––let this one cool or else it does like avocado and not choc.
*Frozen Yogurt Pops (w/ berries)
*Chocolate Chip Cookies (w/ chickpeas) ––this has been posted previously

I think the book is totally worth it. Check it out.

Homework Assignment

Sunday–Breakfast for Dinner (Deceptively Delicious french toast, turkey bacon, scrambled eggs, mixed fruit). 

Monday–Sunday leftovers.

Tuesday–Pizza Cups (refrig. biscuits, gd. turkey, tomato paste, cheese), mixed veggies.

Wednesday–Tacos (Deceptively Delicious style), cornbread

Thursday–Wednesday Leftovers

Friday–In-N-Out

Saturday–Subway

Homework Assignment

I didn't keep track very well, but here's what I remember eating for dinner:

M - Chicken w/ mushrooms and prosciutto (but I used bacon)
T - PDub Lasagna
W - Leftover Lasagna
Th - Italian Chicken Parmesan
F - Little Caesar's
Sa - I had Pasta Roni, Chris had leftover pizza (woohoo)
Su - Breakfast burritos

Homework

I was pretty lazy this last week in the dinner area. Recording it just made me realize it even more. :)
Breakfast: We usually eat cold cereal, oatmeal, yogurt with fruit and cereal, green smoothies, or hot cereal and fruit. Sometimes we have pancakes or eggs.

Lunch: Leftovers or PB sandwiches and various snack foods/ fruit or froz. mini pizza or froz. taquitos, or soup- anything easy. I just add fruit or carrot sticks/ peas to it to make it healthier.

Dinner:
M: Dinner over at in-laws
T: Pasta, veggies and Peanut Sauce, and orange slices
W: Frozen chicken pasta mix from Costco, canned peaches
Th: Chicken enchiladas and salad
F: Out to eat- Bombay House
S: Pasta and Pesto sauce
Su: Hawaiian Haystacks

My Homework

Here's what was on our menu last week!

M- Ham and cheese roll-ups (with crescent rolls) and homemade cole slaw
T- Beef Taco Salads
W- Shepherd's Pie
Th- Baked Ziti
F- Leftover Ziti

Your menus are so interesting! I feel rather blah this week!

My Homework

Well here is my list. For breakfasts we usually have cold cereal, oatmeal, french toast, or pancakes (from a mix). Once in a while I make muffins. For lunch we usually have leftovers, pb and honey sandwiches, ramen, lunch meat sandwiches, or the kids have chicken nuggets and I have something else. Here's my dinner list from last week:
M-Mom's Breakfast Dessert
T-Chicken and Cucumber Wraps (They were supposed to have cilantro, but I forgot to buy it)
W-Ham and Noodle Toss
Th-Pancakes
F-Little Ceasar's Pizza
S-Sour Cream Enchiladas (with chicken added)
S-Paul's Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Pear Bunnies (Easiest Homemade Mac and Cheese Ever).

Homework for Katie

I feel like, in the interest of full disclosure, I should make a preliminary note that my week's eating was more vegetable-laden and Food Network-inspired than usual (partially because we had guests over three times this week--hence the presence of desserts). Also, I'm not including breakfasts, because for breakfast I always eat either GrapeNuts or leftovers.

SUNDAY
D- Tofu-broccoli lasagna (original recipe to come), garlic orzo, cucumber-cabbage-celery ranch coleslaw, coconut-chocolate pudding pie

MONDAY
L- Leftover lasagna
D- Haystacks, salad with green peppers, cracked wheat rolls, passionfruit mousse and coconut cookies

TUESDAY
L- Brown rice, sauteed beet greens and red potatoes
D- Chicken burritos (leftover haystacks sauce wrapped up in tortillas and topped with cheese), green salad

WEDNESDAY
L- "Pink stirfry" made of brown rice, roasted beets and red potatoes
D- Upside down vegetarian pizza, cucumbers

THURSDAY
L- Whole-grain pasta, tofu sauteed with asparagus and grape tomatoes
D- Ranch chicken straws, strawberries

FRIDAY
L- Whole-grain pasta, braised kale with garlic
D- Tofu cannolini (original recipe to come) with tomato sauce, barley with kidney beans and corn

SATURDAY
L- Whole-grain pasta, roasted beets and roasted sweet potato
D- Hominy-vegetable soup made with sweet potato puree and chicken broth, chocolate cupcakes (applesauce instead of oil)

SUNDAY
D- Mexican chicken lasagna with corn and tomatoes, barley and black beans, green salad with cucumbers, key lime bars