Bad mommy!

I suppose I shouldn't feel guilty for not cooking dinner for ONE night, but I do.  I feel like a bad mommy for not providing a nutritious, lovingly prepared meal last night.  Usually, even if I'm not hungry, I know the kids will be, so I prepare whatever it was I had planned and sit and eat anyway (yeah, that there's probably the reason for my weight gain over the last year...).  Last night though, I just couldn't get into it.  I was supposed to make turkey meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans with almonds and lemon and some crescent rolls (out of the tube...eeew, but the kids love them and they were on sale...they're a real treat around here...).  Instead, I combined leftovers from two different dinners:  penne with chicken and peas in a garlic cream sauce and pork kebabs.  I cut the kabob meat into smaller pieces, added it to the pasta with chicken, sprinkled with some bacon salt (which I just got the other day...it's new to me and I had to try it...it has a really funny sort-of bacony, sort-of bbq'd flavor with a hint of dried peppers of the sort you'd find in powdered soup mix...not altogether good, but not bad, either), and nuked it.  My daughter and husband were the only ones hungry, and they said the pasta was good.  My son ate a gogurt and I skipped dinner, but ate a bowl of oatmeal around 9.  Tonight will be have to be meatloaf night!

So long old ideas, Hello new ideas!

Well hello again! It's been ages since we've visited! I apologize for being absent for so long. My intentions were good, but time has been scarce. I am formulating a new mission statement for this blog, as life has taken many twists and turns since it was first brought to life.

So, without any further ado, I hereby declare that this blog, "What did ya eat?" will be a written journal of what I prepare to eat, in my home. I'll throw in occasional recipes and variations, meal plans, cost saving tips and recipe inspirations, photos and videos. I'll probably also talk about food I've eaten out, too.

I love to talk about food and am always willing to brag about my own culinary expertise. Seriously, I make some good stuff. I also make some so-so food and sometimes make things that are barely edible. I'll bring it all, the good, the bad and the ugly.

I hope any cooks out there looking to broaden their horizons or revisit old stand-bys will stop by and see what I've been turning out. Please share your creations, too. I love to gather ideas for new dishes and read recipes! I hope this becomes a place where we can learn and share our food knowledge and creativity.

I look forward to many conversations about food!