It's been a terribly cold February and a snowy start to March. It was still kind of cold this weekend when I prepped some meals for the week. I baked a handful of sweet potatoes (great for lunch with some almond butter or goat cheese and those roasted grapes I made on Friday), some Butter Chicken (I cheated and used a jarred sauce with chicken, peppers and onions. And by the way, if you are eating Indian and don't have any Major Grey's chutney, peach jam plus a cinnamon spice blend makes a pretty good substitute!) and this soup...
Creamy Pumpkin, Sausage and Kale Soup
which reheats extremely well. Sausage, onions, peppers, pumpkin, kale and some cream. I made it the first time a few weeks ago and I had been jonesing for it again. Only I couldn't find baby kale again so I got spinach this time...still tasty but a bit slimy--stick with the kale.
We were a bit late leaving school tonight as I was conferencing with a parent, so I'm very glad I had prepped for the week. And I am loovvving the time change and our new back yard!! The kids came through the house and straight out back when we got home. While I was heating dinner, hubby and I did that eerie thing married couples do...he said "where are the lawn chairs" at just about the same time I said "grab a blanket, we should have a picnic."
This picture sums up our evening...
And because I prepped, even though we got home late, the kids got to play with chalk outside, we had dinner, the biggest girl got two nights of homework and reading done, the littlest got a bath and I actually cleaned the kitchen all before bedtime! What a wonderful evening--we even got a cosmic high-five!!
Rock on!!
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