Trying New Things

 

Part of getting into a new habit means investigating your old ones.

I love to try new things! I however do NOT like to try new foods!

I've always been a Meat, Cheese, and Potato kinda girl. What's wrong with a Burger and wings. NO SALAD FOR THIS GIRL! I remember trying a few things growing up but I generally stick to the basics. When I met Bill he made me try everything...EVERYTHING. After a while, It was obvious I needed to try almost everything.

My short list would be; Ranch Dressing, Blue cheese dressing, pickles, french onion dip, any kind of beer he bought, basically any vegetable, and the list goes on and on.

Why I don't like these things, I don't know? I'm not allergic so I know it wouldn't literally kill me to try it. But at a restaurant, I won't order something I've never had because who wants to waste money. And same goes for the Grocery store.

So since I now have no logical reason not to try these things, I had to expand my menu options. Within a few months of Bill and I being married he would tell people on Monday I made Chicken and Noodles. Tuesday I made Noodles and Chicken. He'd say, "See, she thinks it's a whole different meal if you switch the words around" I know he loves me so I usually just laughed it off. It's true though. Bland Boring Meals. Food should be fun!

 

This summer I went to our local Farmers market and came across great deals for Zucchini, Squash, and Eggplant. I had no idea what I was going to do with this. No Idea at all. I went home, jumped on the Internet and found an awesome recipe. For starters I had no idea how to even cut an Eggplant??? Or Squash??? You know that saying "fake it til you make it" Yeah that's me. I ended up making an Eggplant Lasagna. With all the above ingredients. I think all It needed after that was Tomato sauce and seasoning. I was leery about trying it but It was delicious. I had been hiding from these ingredients for no reason at all and better yet, they are great for you!

 

So in light of all that (and my new menu planning) our Menu for this weekend:

 

Last Night: Buffalo Chicken Garbage Bread and Potato Skin Sliders

I realize there are no vegetables here, but both of these I've never made and I had never tried Sour Cream...it was a must.

 

Click HERE for the Garbage Bread Recipe

Click HERE for the Potato Sliders

 

Tonight: Tonight is date night so no Dinner at home. I promise I'm going to try something new at the restaurant! I promise! But this is what I had for Break fast.

I made these last night because it specifically says that this is a breakfast on the go.

Egg Muffins: Breakfast meat of choice (I chose ham) Vegetables of choice (I used onions)

Cheese and 12 eggs. Layer the ham, onions, and cheese and pour the eggs around it. Cook 25-30 minutes on 375. Store in the fridge and reheat as needed. It was Lightner family approved!

 

 

Saturday: I'm excited about this meal! Jalapeno Popper Chicken, roasted asparagus, and I found a copy cat recipe for Red Lobster Biscuits. If all goes well, I'll post the links!

 

Happy Eating!