Joshua and I have both been meaning to write an entry about cooking for the past few months... and since I have ten minutes to kill now seems like a good time to ramble on about it.

Finding foods that we can share has proven to easier than previously though. Joshua's been open to trying new foods, and I've become much less strict about only eating what I considered "healthy" food. We've found that planning out our meals for every week makes everything a lot easier, even though we never stick to plan.


For a while we would have Mexican every Sunday or Monday (but I am feeling incredibly high-fat-and-salt-content-mexican'd out), so that will probably move to a twice a month deal. Fridays are always pizza & movie night, and Saturdays are leftover. During the rest of the week we try to switch it up, trying new things every week. Pasta usually falls in there about once a week, as well as grilled chicken.

Oh, I guess I should mention that we do (most) everything from scratch. Stews, soups, leavened breads, amazing pizzas, roasts, stir-fries, chips, fries, orzo dishes...

Necessities: