Happy Meals

My friends all tell me how lucky my husband is - not only he gets organic home grown veggies, but he also gets very nice meals for dinner/lunch using those veggies. I try to balance the meals to include side of protein - seafood, eggs, beef, chicken, sausages or pork. Then add some starch like rice, couscous, pasta or potatoes. And of course veggies. What ever is in season, from salads, asian greens and bright asparagus in spring, to sweet potatoes and winter squash, beans, peas, peppers - whatever I have under my hands and in the fridge/pantry. Bake a loaf of fresh crusty bread to go with it and maybe a pie afterward and I have a happy hubby, which makes me happy at the end.
Some things are simpler than others like plain egg salad, or a stirfry, others more fancier like seafood - it all depends what kind of a mood I'm in and how much time I have once I come back from work. Either way he gets to have yummy meals. I however keep my veggies mostly raw or with minimal cooking, avoiding some of the heavier dishes I make for him (like meat and gravy). Works for both of us.
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  1. MarciaAugust 26, 2014 at 4:07 PM

    What a spread. Yes you should have one happy hubby. I do too!

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 27, 2014 at 4:52 AM

      I've seen your harvests and I'm sure your hubby is very happy at meal time :)

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  2. MargaretAugust 26, 2014 at 8:51 PM

    Holy cow - I feel like I'm looking at a restaurant menu, right down to the homemade bread. Those are some wonderful dishes - your husband is indeed a very lucky man!

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 27, 2014 at 4:53 AM

      I believe that we eat with our eyes first, and if brain gets message that it looks "yummy" then you're more likely to enjoy your meal with higher anticipation.

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  3. Daphne GouldAugust 27, 2014 at 3:38 AM

    I think he is a lucky man. I wish my husband would eat his veggies. What I eat and what he eats are very different things. He won't eat veggies for the most part. So he usually get some kind of chicken or fish (he doesn't eat red meat and low fat except for olive oil) with some whole grain. There are foods I can hide veggies in. Like chili (bean and turkey), pot pie, turkey loaf etc. But it has to be pureed for him to ingest it. I on the other hand eat a lot of veggies. So sadly to cook for both of us at the same time usually my veggies are separate from the rest of the meal. So very plain most of the time.

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    1. Jenny RottingerAugust 27, 2014 at 4:56 AM

      That's funny that you said he won't eat it unless you hide veggies - my hubby used to be like that. At most he'd have a broccoli or a carrot with his meal, but now after he tasted home grown veggies, he asks for asian greens in his stirfry :) And yes, keeping two separate meals is a pain to do every day :(

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