It's been awhile since I posted...in fact, not since the big snow in January. Well, life is happening all around me and no time to blog. I'm either teaching, preparing to teach, practicing, or cooking. Well, there are other things like laundry & vacuuming, but cooking is my favorite. I really am happy when I'm in the kitchen.
If you have eaten at the Nobles home, then you know I'm not a gourmet chef. I like home-cooking that is easy to prepare, and tasty for my family. Over the years my repertoire has increased, and I thought I would share some of my menus here. I recall when the rotation included: Manwich, spaghetti, tacos, hotdogs, and a roast on the weekend. I also remember when most everything I cooked came from a box!
Cooking is like everything else in life...the more you do it, the easier it gets! It also helps to have some girls that can help prepare it. I do the prep, they finish cooking it and get it to the table. Today I had Aaron put the chili on! I had made it the night before in the crock pot...mixed it together. He just had to take it out of the frig and turn it to low before he left for class. (On a side note, Aaron is no longer working at Chick-fil-A, but is a host at Olive Garden...hoping to get some of those recipes soon!)
Here are some things we have had over the past 3 weeks. Note that nothing has been repeated! With the mouths I feed, there are not typically enough leftovers for an entire 2nd meal, but they make for great lunches for one or two people.
Potato Soup
Chicken Marengo
Lasagna
Hamburgers/hotdogs on the grill
Pork Chops, sides include potato & broccoli
Chicken Pot Pie
BBQ (quick meal...buy from Sam's!)
Southwest Soup (also known as taco soup)
Chicken Tetrazinni
Pizza & salad (I make my own dough)
Stir Fry
Chicken & Rice
Tortellini Soup
Jambalaya (in the crock pot - Carrie's speciality)
Tilapia & potatoes
Chili
Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken Wings (buy from Sam's, serve with vegetables)
Whenever we have soup, we have grilled cheese!
Do any of these look good to you? Want the recipe? Email me or leave a comment. Some of our favorites (like the photo at the top of the post) aren't even on this list! I can't tell you that these are economical, because I'm cooking for 5 - 8 people on a regular basis. But, it's certainly more cost efficient than eating out, and tastes better than Sloppy Joes.
Yes, I even cook when we are on vacation!!
All of those look yummy! I'd love the jambalaya recipe! I feel stretched pretty thin and though I'd like to learn to enjoy the kitchen, but something has to give and I'm afraid it's in the kitchen. :(
ReplyDeleteyou're my cooking hero! :) ready to taste some of that for myself.
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