I forgot to take pictures yesterday so you’re getting what I actually ate on Wednesday! I’ve been trying to clean up (or rather, green up) my diet lately and I think I’m making progress. Things are still busy but I’ve finally gotten into a groove of how to cook us fresh dinners every weeknight despite having night classes. My crockpot has never gotten such a great workout!
Breakfast: oatmeal with apple butter and chopped nuts swirled in, chai tea
I made some of my crockpot apple butter a couple days ago with the apples we picked over the weekend. I had to test it out, and what better way to do that then with a nice bowl of oats. It was heavenly alongside a hot cup of chai with milk and honey.
Morning Snack: sliced Fuji apple with peanut butter
One of the apples we just picked! Sweet and delicious.
Lunch: mixed greens salad topped with fresh cheese, nuts, dried cranberries, and roasted chicken
I went to Trader Joe’s today (to apply for a job, actually) and came out with this new-to-me bag of greens that I turned into a lunch salad.
One of the toppings on my salad was some fresh cheese that I made yesterday!
Before you call me crazy, making cheese at home is actually really easy. I’m going to share the simple tutorial tomorrow!
Dinner: roast beef, crockpot potatoes, romaine salad with tomatoes
While I was in Medical Malpractice class I let a roast beef rest in the oven and some potatoes cook away in a crockpot. When I got home all I had to do was throw together the salad.
The potatoes were so delicious this way! And more importantly, so easy.
Believe it or not, Virginia tomatoes are still amazing. I didn’t expect ones this late in the season to be very good, but this one was maybe the best tomato I’ve had all year.
A Woodchuck to wash it all down.
Dessert: magic
Seriously. These bars are even better the next day!
Thanks for reading!
-Lauren
8 Responses
Abby
You are truly the woman Lauren…full-time student, wife and home cooked meals every night for the hubby…hats of to you! I don’t eat red meat, but I am loving your salad and look forward to hearing more about the homemade cheese. Does this mean less trips to the cheese shop:)
Lauren
That means a whole lot to me–thank you! And you must be a long-time reader since you know about our Cheese Shop addiction! 😀 I don’t know if my homemade cheese will help that addiction any, but my wallet certainly hopes so.
Austin
Your meals look so great, as usual! I love following along to see what you’ve made. Your lunch salad is especially cool.
Lauren
Thanks so much! 🙂
Maria @ Little Miss Cornucopia
Your meals look and sound incredible! apple butter..homemade cheeses..and those pumpkin magic bars?! Mama knows best when it comes to the kitchen and her famiky, right?! My eating habits drastically changed after I had my son…Good on you for being a super busy Mom and a super healthy one too 😀
Lauren
Thank you so much for the compliment! I’m actually not a mom quite yet, but hopefully I will become one sometime in the next few years. 🙂
Lauren
Gosh Lauren, I don’t know how you do it! I can’t believe you made your own cheese. That is just too cool! I LOVE Woodchuck! I just put your spaghetti and meatballs on my menu for next week.
Lauren
Thanks Lauren! I’m a huge Woodchuck person. Have you tried the pumpkin flavor??? I hope you enjoy the spaghetti and meatballs, that’s one of our favorite meals! Though half the time I admit that I used jarred sauce along with the meatballs… 😉