Cooking Up A Storm

Monday: weights

Remember those resolutions goals for 2013 we talked about a month ago?

I'm proud to say that we have been doing really well with some of them!

Most notably the following: 

• Waste less food
• Cook at home together more often
• Meal plan
• weight train consistently

We have been very successful with meal planning and cooking together at home which has helped us not to waste as much food!

Last week we did not eat dinner OR lunch out once! Go us!
 

Typically while eating breakfast on Sunday morning we figure out some meals to make for the week and write our grocery list. We like to go to the gym later in the day then swing by the grocery store on our way home (late enough that it's not quite so busy anymore!).

I really despise the grocery store on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

Last night I had a few bananas that needed to be used up so I made these banana muffins. 

Via

I used plain greek yogurt in the muffins instead of banana.

I bet banana or strawberry yogurt would be delicious though! 

I've enjoyed trying new recipes in our effort to cook more too. We've found quite a few that are making their way into our regular rotation now!

Did you make any goals for this year? How are they going so far?

Two Recipe Tuesday

Monday workout: 2.5 mile treadmill run
Tuesday a.m workout: 3 mile treadmill run

Monday night's workout was short and sweet. I just wanted to get a little cardio in, but I was also STARVING after work. So, 2.5 miles it was! Easy peasy.

Tuesday morning I got another 3 miles in.  I am really trying to balance out my cardio/running with my weights. I think I've made progress in the last week!

We've been trying some new recipes at our house! I try to make at least one thing new each week, but sometimes I am not very successful. 

HTB loves ground meat. Luckily he doesn't care if it's beef, turkey, chicken or buffalo. So I substitute chicken and turkey 99% of the time. And of course he's Irish so he loves Shepherd's Pie.

Once again, Skinny Taste did not let me down!

I made this recipe Sunday evening while HTB did a little work. (He worked Sunday I worked Saturday - boo!)

Ground turkey, veggies and seasoning simmering away

 It took a little more time than I would prefer for a week night dinner, but it was perfect for a Sunday. Of course I didn't take any after pictures, so here is the one from the ST website.

I wasn't anticpating liking it much, but it was really tasty!

Sunday morning we also tried a new recipe for Banana Pancakes. I'd been wanting to try  them since hearing about them from  Jen.

The ingredients could not be simpler: 2 eggs and 1 banana.

Via

They cook very quickly (bonus for after workout breakfast!), so be careful not to burn them. We really enjoyed them and will make them again. I think my bananas could have been a tad bit riper to make it them easier to mash. I only had a fork to mash them with, but if they had been mashed a little smoother I think they would have cooked a little more evenly. I may have had the stove on a little too high as well.

But even with them not turning out perfect, they tasted amazing!

Have you tried any new recipes lately?