But this post is about my progress with my New Year's resolution. At the end of the year, I decided I really needed to do more of the cooking around here. Fernando has been the primary "chef" of the house for the last few years, but I think I need to help out a bit more since I'm not working as much as I did in previous years. So, with the help of Pinterest (I can write a whole blog post about how Pinterest is really helping me to life-hack!), I've made the goal of cooking at least one new recipe per week in 2013, for a total of at least 52 new dishes I've created/recipes tested for the future.
So, without further ado, here are the results of my first five weeks of 2013:
Recipe #1: Southwestern Stuffed Peppers
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| These were a winner; Fernando loved them and they reheated beautifully |
Recipe #2: Cheesy Vegetable Chowder
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| Another winner--Fernando loved this recipe |
Recipe #3: Kale, Tomato, and White Bean Stew
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| Super yummy and deeply flavorful. Fernando liked it, but lamented the lack of meat |
Recipe #4: Martha Stewart's One Pot Pasta
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| This was a little bland--I will definitely use less pasta next time for a more even broccoli to pasta to "sauce" ratio |
Recipe #5: Tuxedo Chili
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| We both liked this recipe for the most part, but will definitely use a lot less cinnamon the next time we make this |
