So, here’s what I had planned for this week:
Monday – turkey pot pie
Tuesday – roast beef ** (crockpot)
Wednesday – chicken and french onion dip pizza
Thursday- kielbasa and baked beans ** (electric skillet/microwave)
Friday – butternut squash and sage lasagna
Saturday – baked chicken breasts ** (toaster oven, microwave)
Sunday – FFY buffet ***
This week is a little more interesting than usual. Items that have an asterisk are still getting made. Unfortunately, my stove died on Thanksgiving…but then it completely crapped out just before we left on vacation. For a variety of reasons, it’s necessary for us to bulldoze our kitchen island and rebuild it to accommodate a new stove. So, we are completely without oven and cooktop for the forseeable future (although I expect to get quotes today). We’re living on crockpot, electric griddle and microwave. Mmmmm. So the rest of the week is still being re-planned (as is the rest of the whole year that I had planned).
Sigh. Bear with me!
It all started as a New Year's resolution for 2009. I wanted to start trying menu planning, a concept that I had stumbled across while looking for dinner ideas online. I dove into it with energy and unlike most diets, saw success immediately. The success only made me more interested in how I could improve, what new recipes I could find, etc. I started using my family blog for menu planning posts and it kind of started to take over. So, I decided to give my culinary fumblings their own home- and mygrandcentralkitchen.com was born.
Why "my grand central kitchen?" Well, I have 2 kids that are about 20 months apart. I have a husband who works from home. Cooking is a hobby for me. So you could say that aside from the playroom, the kitchen is the busiest room in my house and usually looks it. ;) It feels a bit like Grand Central Station, especially between 4 and 7 pm.
I hope that this blog gives me even more inspiration for my own home and the ability to inspire others in the kitchen, as well. I'll be posting not just menu planning and recipe links, but also interesting things I find online, things on my wishlist and recommendations. And who knows where it might go from there. :)
I certainly hope you enjoy the ride.
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