Chili and corn bread one night, curried potato and butternut squash the next.

hint: Cook in a large batch and freeze individual servings



Here's the curried potato and butternut squash recipe - you'll want to eat this!!!

Ingredients
2 TBS butter
1 Cup chopped onion
1 and 1/2 TBS grated peeled fresh ginger
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 Cups 1/2 inch cubed potato
3 Cups 1/2 inch cubed and peeled butternut squash
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 (14.5 oz) can whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
1 (14.5 oz) can fat free low sodium chicken broth (or veg broth for vegetarians)
3/4 Cup light coconut milk
1 Cup frozen green peas, thawed


Melt butter in large skillet (med-high heat)
add onion (saute 4 minutes) stir occasionally
add ginger & garlic (saute 1 minute) stir constantly
add potato, butternut squash, salt, cumin, & red pepper (saute 1 minute) stir constantly
stir in tomatoes and broth (bring to a boil) then cover and cook 5 minutes
Stir in coconut milk and peas (bring to simmer)
cook uncovered 12 minutes or until squash and potatoes are tender

Note: Peeling butternut squash is easy but takes a few minutes. Cut off the tip and use a good knife and peel lengthwise.

Turkey Wrap

Garden Spinach Herb Wrap
1/2 cup Mayonnaise
2 tsp taco seasoning mix
Colby Jack cheese, shredded
deli turkey, thinly sliced
tomato, thinly sliced
green leaf lettuce

mix 1/2 cup Mayonnaise with 2 tsp taco seasoning mix - you can store the left overs

Recipe courtesy of Mission Wraps, and this one is actually good!

Photo by Rebecca Watts - Utah 2010

Change the Menu

Cook something every night, even if you are short on time. There are several short cook time recipes available and cooking is one way to show your family you care. Further cooking is a simple way to engage your creative side and enhance your happy spirit. If your local store doesnt have the perfect ingredients change the menu. I once had ribs on the dinner menu and everyone was looking forward to ribs. So, even though the local store only had one package left and it didnt look very good, I bought it anyway; wrong decision. That experience tought me not to be afraid to change the menu, even if your loved ones are excited about what you've chosen to make. It's worth changing the menu if you can't find the perfect ingredients; especially when it comes to meat - freshness is EVERYTHING!. Change the menu based on the perfect ingredients you are able to find and make the perfect meal for your family.

It is also great to Change the Menu in general and cook things you've never made before. Add recipes from other cultures to your cooking repretrar. Search websites for the most exotic rare recipe you can find and give it a try. Let cooking be an outlet for inspiration, creativity, courage and LOVE for yourself and your family.