A few months ago, Rich and I decided to learn from our experiences and to start trying to eat healtier...meals with less sodium, low-fat, but lots of flavor. We've struggled with this a little due to being busy with work and life, but have finally made the committment in March to get healthy! Our goal is 5-fold...5 home cooked dinners together each WEEK! I know, seems like a lot to ask, but with a little planning we think we can be successful!
This weekend we tried a couple new recipes and both turned out great! From sparkpeople.com, we made a Skillet Lasagna (with ground chicken and pesto). The flavors molded together very nicely and we were pleasantly surprised. It was even better as left-overs on Sunday for lunch.
Tonight for dinner, we made Chicken Marsala, Mashed Potatoes and sauteed brussel sprouts. I have always wanted to make chicken marsala at home and I think we nailed it. We improvished from a recipe at Allrecipes.com, and eliminated the half a stick of butter and excess salt. Very delicious and fits into our plan! Over the past few months, I have become a HUGE brussel sprout fan. I'm not sure what it is, but I could eat them multiple times a week!
Along with all this healthy eatting...I've also decided to get back into the groove at the gym. All these changes just help Rich and I have some quality time together cooking, plus, as an added bonus we will work on slimming down our mid sections! Double Bonus!
Now, if Chukar stopped counter surfing and trying to eat our delicious meals...then life would be perfect!
We are ready for spring at the Meyer house and have a fun month in store...lots of work to boot, a trip to Kennewick to celebrate Shawn's 21st birthday, Jenn & Danny coming to visit, and of course, March Madness!
